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Country Factsheet

Honduras

This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Honduras. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.

Country Facts

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Population
10.28 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
48.00%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
11.97%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
12.70%

Programs

Number of economic inclusion programs
3
Institutional delivery (lead agency)
3
  • Nongovernment-led
  • Government-led
Geographic area
1
2
  • Rural only
  • Urban/peri
  • Mix (urban & rural)

Participants

Number of participants
1,808
Number of people benefiting
8,136
Participants served by government-led programs (%)

Main Program Objectives

Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

Participant Profile

Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support

ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED

Program Name Year program began Lead Agencies Program Description No. of Current Participants % Female Participants Poverty Targeting Digital
Empowerment through Protection, Develops Enduring Resilience (EMPODER) 2022 HIAS Honduras The program aims to strengthen household resilience and financial inclusion through self-savings and loan groups. 108 76-99% of participants Does not target by poverty level Yes
Improving the Livelihoods of Miskito Indigenous Peoples in La Moskitia 2019 Fundación Ayuda en Acción The project aims to improve the livelihoods of the indigenous Miskito population in selected territories by promoting productive socioeconomic activities. 1,200 51-75% of participants Targets poor broadly Yes
Prosperous Futures 2022 CARE International Honduras The project aims to increase economic security for women micro-entrepreneurs and producers in urban and peri-urban areas, and support the livelihoods of those in small and informal enterprises. 500 All (100% of participants are female) Targets poor broadly Yes

Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank