Rural schools in Copán: what changes when the investment arrives
A rural school repainted, with a concrete path, playground and a new classroom. What sits behind it: the IPA education programme and the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas.
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Every project has a story
Each project this club carries out is a story with a date, a community, partners, and a result. We tell those stories here.
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Water and sanitation, health, education, community, and the LVII Jornada Morazánica. Start wherever you like.
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Education Announcing Ruta de Vida: a free guide to plan your education and career
IPA-Copan and the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas publish the second edition of Ruta de Vida, a life-planning guide for students from rural communities.
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The Club How to Become a Member of the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas
How to join the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas: who can become a member, membership benefits, costs, how to apply, and FAQ about being a Rotarian.
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Community A Complete Guide to Volunteering in Copán Ruinas with Rotary
Everything you need to know about volunteering in Copán Ruinas: medical brigades, water projects, education, and construction. Who can volunteer, how to start, and what to expect.
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The Club Why Sponsor the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas
Why sponsor the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas: brand visibility, community impact, tax benefits, sponsorship tiers, and ROI for businesses.
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Community How to Donate to Communities in Honduras Through Rotary Copán Ruinas
How to donate to rural communities in Honduras: tax-deductible gifts, IPA Foundation, Rotary Global Grants, and how funds create impact in water, health, and education.
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Education School survey in Río Amarillo, Honduras: what the students told us
The IPA program surveyed students at the Río Amarillo IHER in May 2026. They rate their education 4.73 out of 5, and not one of them knew there was a library.
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The Club History of the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas: from 2004 to today
The club was chartered on June 3, 2004 in Copán Ruinas. This is its story: the Rotarian who dreamed it, the charter, and what came after.
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Health Medical brigades in Copán Ruinas, Honduras: 17 years with Rotary Asheville
Every February, a free dental and eye brigade serves Copán Ruinas. The story, the numbers, and how the operation works with the Rotary Club of Asheville.
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Water & Sanitation Clean water in communities of Copán: the Rotary Fort Mill partnership since 2008
From a thousand-dollar donation to a water and sanitation partnership across communities in Copán Ruinas: projects, global grants, and the communities they serve.
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Community The IPA partnership: eleven Rotary clubs and a counterpart in Copán Ruinas
How the International Project Alliance was born from a visit to Copán in 2011 and what it does today in 38 communities of Copán alongside the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas.
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Health Medical equipment worth over $350,000 for the Santa Rita Polyclinic, Honduras
Delivery beds, neonatal incubators, and hospital equipment donated to the Santa Rita Polyclinic, with Rotary World Help and Canadian volunteers.
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Education School libraries in Copán, Honduras: the Chispa Project
A school library with over 800 books in Cabañas, Copán, and the Chispa Project model: 127 libraries in ten years, with Rotary coordination.
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Community Clean cookstoves in Honduras: cooking without smoke inside the house
The eco-stove project with the Space Center Rotary Club of Texas: less smoke, less firewood, and less respiratory illness in community kitchens.
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Water & Sanitation Water and housing in 18 communities of Copán, Honduras, with Rotary Gastonia
Clean water for 18 communities of Copán, over 350 homes built with Habitat for Humanity, and school furniture for 44 schools: a years-long partnership with Gastonia.
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Health New laboratory and brigades: a year of health in Copán Ruinas
A new laboratory at the Health Center, free dental and eye brigades, and the brigade with CAMO Foundation: the club's health work.
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The Club What is Rotary? A brief guide for the people of Copán Ruinas
What a Rotary club is, what it does, where project funding comes from, and what District 4250 is. Explained without jargon, for someone who has never been to a meeting.
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LVII Jornada Copán Ruinas to host the LVII Jornada Morazánica
The national Rotary gathering comes to Copán Ruinas in September 2027. What the Jornada Morazánica is, why the club can host it, and how to register your interest.
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Community Rotary partners in Honduras: who makes each Copán Ruinas project possible
Fort Mill, Asheville, Gastonia, the IPA, Rotary World Help, Chispa, World Vision, and CAMO: who the Rotary Club of Copán Ruinas partners with and what each brings.
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Education Rural education in Copán, Honduras: a kindergarten in La Pintada
Building a kindergarten in the community of La Pintada, partnership with Schools for Children of the World, and support for community schools in Copán Ruinas.
Index
By topic
Water & Sanitation
Health
Education
- Rural schools in Copán: what changes when the investment arrives
- Announcing Ruta de Vida: a free guide to plan your education and career
- School survey in Río Amarillo, Honduras: what the students told us
- School libraries in Copán, Honduras: the Chispa Project
- Rural education in Copán, Honduras: a kindergarten in La Pintada
Community
- A Complete Guide to Volunteering in Copán Ruinas with Rotary
- How to Donate to Communities in Honduras Through Rotary Copán Ruinas
- The IPA partnership: eleven Rotary clubs and a counterpart in Copán Ruinas
- Clean cookstoves in Honduras: cooking without smoke inside the house
- Rotary partners in Honduras: who makes each Copán Ruinas project possible
The Club
LVII Jornada
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