Vida Verde Agroforestry works together with the Help Them Help Themselves Foundation, a charitable organization started by the Hiebert family to help those in need have better shelter, education and healthcare.

Help Them Help Themselves has been working in Nicaragua and other Central American countries for over a decade and has provided homes, schools, and medical clinics to communities in need. HTHT has also organized dozens of medical and dental missions providing tens of thousands of dollars worth of care to local people that simply do not have access to proper health care otherwise. In addition to providing these life changing effects for local people, we also provide much needed employment in remote areas where jobs are scarce. The photos to the left are photos of actual employees being trained on Avocado and Teak care by one of our botanist experts. This not only provides employment, but education in a growing industry as well.

Vida Verde Agroforestry is proud to work with the Help Them Help Themselves Foundation not only to provide a better life for people in the area of our projects but also for our furry and scaly friends as well! 

We have supported many spay and neuter clinics in the villages to help the dog and cat population. We are also very proud to have created Giant Sea Turtle sanctuaries that allow us to save turtle eggs from poachers and release the hatchlings into the ocean safely!

When Giant Sea Turtles eggs are left in nests in the wild, statistics show that they have less than a 5% chance of hatching and surviving to be adult turtles. But when cared for and released properly by a turtle sanctuary like ours, their odds jump to an amazing 95% survival rate!

Vida Verde Agroforestry and Help Them Help Themselves have released thousands of Giant Sea Turtles back into the ocean and are proud to be making a difference.

A portion of your purchase price into your agroforest will go directly to these causes and will continue to support our social responsibility efforts and be something you can be proud of!