Honduras

Honduras

Years Active

2022-2025

HIAS Honduras has ceased operations

Due to the U.S. government’s decision to halt humanitarian assistance around the world, HIAS has been forced to cease our operations in Honduras. This is not something we anticipated or wanted, and we recognize the profound impact this will have on the communities we serve.

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Honduras faces multidimensional humanitarian risks in a state of extreme fragility. Recurring hurricanes and extreme weather conditions have exacerbated the damage of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increase of organized crime, widespread violence, and economic instability.

As a consequence, more Hondurans have become internally displaced, or are seeking international protection abroad. The country currently registers an estimated 247,000 internally displaced people.

In recent years, Honduras has received large numbers of returnees from abroad. According to the National Migration Institute, 147,151 individuals returned to Honduras from other countries between 2022 and 2023.

19,037

people in Honduras reached directly with services in 2023

Our Work in Honduras

HIAS Honduras used a comprehensive protection approach aimed at ensuring populations with humanitarian needs receive assistance that prioritizes access to rights and services. HIAS developed programs that provide people with legal support, economic empowerment, and social services.

Promote Economic Empowerment

End Violence Against Women and Girls

Support Community Mental Health
Promote Economic Empowerment

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, support for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and cash and voucher assistance (CVA) to over 17,500 people in San Pedro Sula and Choloma between 2021 and 2023.

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Partners

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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.