Hermandad de Honduras San Marcos de Ocotepeque, Honduras herdhond@hondutel.hn # of clients: 4,797 % women: 63% Outstanding Loans: US$ 2,507,000 Staff: n/a Founded: 1977 Director: Rommel Lopez Microcredit Programs: Started as a multi-sectoral organization with emphasis on social programs, especially education for children and adolescents as well as various social-economic community development efforts. Its microfinance program is well developed, efficient, and has grown at an unusually high (25%+) rate over the last few years. Credit methodologies include group lending (solidarity groups) and individual loans. HDH has seven branch offices that service clients across the departments of Ocotepeque, Copan, and six municipalities in the south of Lempira. << Back to map