Honduras

Country Director

Ely Melendez

Office Locations

San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa

Founded

2022

Staff Size

Contact

infohn@hias.org

Honduras faces a protracted multifaceted humanitarian crisis exacerbated by widespread violence, high rates of gender-based violence, the control of territory by criminal organizations and gangs, and poverty.

According to United Nations estimates, 2.8 million people in Honduras—27% of the country’s population—need humanitarian assistance, with women, children, LGBTQ people, and ethnic groups affected disproportionately. In 2021, 59,800 Hondurans applied for asylum, mostly in the United States and Mexico. Recent official figures indicate that at least 247,090 people are internally displaced due to violence.

Our Work in Honduras

HIAS works with internally displaced populations, irregular migrants in transit, and returned populations (deportees and voluntary return). We provide support and assistance for the protection and reinstatement of rights and services through interventions aimed at MHPSS, GBV, economic inclusion and cash transfers, and legal protection. HIAS is currently implementing, together with FUNADEH, a multi-sectoral program to address the humanitarian needs of Hondurans experiencing the impacts of violence, COVID-19, and hurricanes and tropical storms. HIAS plans to reach people through interventions in mental health, response to gender-based violence, and programming in economic inclusion mainly in the northwestern part of the country.

Impact Story

Two women stand outside their home while downpours from Hurricane Eta threaten to overflow the adjacent river and sweep their home away in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, November 5, 2020. (Seth Sidney Berry/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Community Mental Health Services Help Hondurans Cope

A community-based intervention implemented by HIAS Honduras, USAID, and, FUNADEH, the EMPODER program provided mental health support, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to over 17,500 people in San Pedro Sula and Choloma between 2021 and 2023.

Partners

FUNADEH

HIAS’ services are free. If someone tries to charge you for services claiming they represent HIAS, please report it at our confidential email address: ethics@hias.org. HIAS has a zero-tolerance policy on fraud and corruption.

For any other inquiries please email us at info@hias.org.

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