HONDURAS

CHF International has been working in Honduras for the past 20 years, implementing a variety of development projects focused on housing, sanitation, disaster mitigation, municipal development, environmental management, agriculture, sustainable tourism and economic development.

Fighting HIV/AIDS and Malaria

In May 2008, CHF became the principal recipient of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Honduras.  Through this Global Fund support, CHF is working with civil society organizations and national institutions to lead the Strengthening the National Response for Health Promotion and Protection of Health in HIV/AIDS. 

The goal of this far-reaching program is to reduce the risk of HIV infection in Honduras by contributing to the national efforts and ensure that the HIV prevalence rate in the general population continues to be less than 1% through 2014. This is being achieved through large-scale prevention interventions which target the general population, pregnant women, youth, men who have sex with men, prisoners, and other vulnerable populations.

Protecting and Supporting Victims of Trafficking

Trafficking of persons into and out of Honduras, most commonly for sexual exploitation and forced labor, has become a growing problem in recent years due to high rural and urban poverty throughout Central America. CHF International, in cooperation with the Honduras Office of Migration and Foreigners of the Ministry of Governance and Justice and local non-governmental organizations, is working to strengthen assistance to victims and to raise awareness of the problem with the general public.

Funded by the US State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in persons, through the Integrating Protection Services for Victims of Trafficking in Honduras program, CHF is supporting processes to coordinate and streamline victim services currently provided by public institutions. CHF is also helping to generate employment opportunities for victims to help them reintegrate into society and is raising awareness through a media campaign to prevent future trafficking. 

Engaging Women and Youth

Through the Latin American Women’s Initiative, CHF International is continuing its work in Honduras to support vulnerable women through the Wal-Mart Foundation funded Latin American Women’s Initiative. This program will work to help women in Honduras find sustainable, market-based opportunities for employment, helping them to support their families and empowering them in the workplace.

El Progreso is a major industrial hub in which youth face extreme difficulty in finding long-term employment. Limited educational and vocational training opportunities are huge contributing factors. Many disgruntled youth turn to gang activity as an alternative. As a result, CHF International is implementing the Youth Engagement for Advancing Hope (YEAH) program with the support of the Alcoa Community Foundation. Through YEAH, CHF is working with the private sector in El Progreso to identify gaps that can be filled by newly-trained youth. By linking training with actual employment needs in the local market, participating youth will have the greatest chance of success in obtaining long-term employment. YEAH is engaging vulnerable youth in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico as well.

Supporting Farmers in El Valle

With funding from the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) in Honduras, CHF is improving the agricultural productivity of El Valle by promoting crops that are more adaptable to the local climate and by building communal irrigation systems. Outcomes of the program include the construction of water reservior systems and piping grids, establishment of water management boards and agricultural training for farmers.

To learn more about our programs in Honduras, visit the CHF Honduras website or download the Honduras Fact Sheet.