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Prepared January 2018 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT in HONDURAS HONDURAS » THRIVE: April 2017 through September 2017 Prepared January 2018 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN HONDURAS PROGRAM UPDATE FAMILIES provided with access to economic empowerment activities by the end of the 14,000 program. 593 people trained on improved 8% Program target: 7,573 agricultural technology 416 people provided with increased access to fi nancial 6% Program target: 7,200 services 605 people provided with 8% Program target: 7,237 increased access to markets PROGRAM OVERVIEW This is the initial report on the and incomes of 14,000 vulnerable Honduras THRIVE (Transforming families to sustainably provide for Household Resilience in Vulnerable 40,000 children. Environments) program, which integrates World Vision’s most This program is providing hope to effective economic empowerment families who do not have enough food interventions into one program. It to feed their children. It is providing provides agricultural training, natural hope to communities that are losing resource management, and tools for their young people to emigration rural families to become more resilient because of a lack of economic in the face of crisis or emergencies. opportunities. THRIVE is built on a foundation of During this initial reporting period, providing families and communities the leadership team was hired and with training on building better community mapping was completed. relationships and with the knowledge they need to feel empowered to Please see page 5 for an update on the direct their own futures. country’s volatile political situation. The goal is to increase the resiliency 1 GOAL AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES Empower 14,000 vulnerable families to sustainably provide for 40,000 children by improving their resilience and increasing their incomes. 14,000 FAMILIES 40,000 CHILDREN Expected outcomes: Families generate Households and Children live in Smallholder sustainable communities families whose farmers and and diversif ed practice livelihoods are their families are increase in their sustainable on- resilient to stress transformed from incomes and of -farm and emergencies dependency to natural resource empowerment management and collaboration HONDURAS T e map def nes the project area. Honduran departments (states) and villages served are indicated in the key below.. Bay Islands Colón Atlántida Cortez Yoro Santa Bárbara Gracias a Dios Copán Olancho Comayagua Francisco Ocotepeque Intibuccá Morazan Lempira La Paz El Paraiso Tegucigalpa Valle Choluteca Francis COPÁN DEPARTMENT LA ESPERANZA LA PAZ DEPARTMENT OCOTEPEQUE DEPARTMENT CORQUIN SAN ISIDRO MARCALA LA LABOR JIGUA COPAN SAN JUAN MERCEDES FLORIDA COPAN YAMARANGUILA EL PARAISO DEPARTMENT SAN MARCOS LA UNION DANLI SENSENTI NUEVA ARCADIA LEMPIRA DEPARTMENT JACALEAPA SINUAPA SAN PEDRO COPAN BELEN MOROCELI COLOLACA TEUPASENTI SANTA BÁRBARA DEPARTMENT INTIBUCÁ DEPARTMENT GRACIAS SAN MATIAS NUEVA FRONTERA DOLORES GUARITA YUSCARAN INTIBUCA LA CAMPA JESUS DE OTORO 2 ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS Building on World Vision’s GEO proJect THRIVE is building on the Generating development clusters, and will include They have learned about crop Economic Opportunities (GEO) 220 communities. diversifi cation, reducing crop loss, project that ended in mid-2017. and staggered planting, among GEO targeted at-risk youth and their Here are accomplishments since the other technical topics. families in the dry corridor of western THRIVE program started: Honduras with some of the same • World Vision volunteers from interventions that are included in • Forty coffee producers have Lenca, North West, and Central THRIVE. received training and seen East community development demonstrations at World Vision’s areas mapped 1,044 community The project reached 2,583 families, model farm, aimed at improving organizations, including savings or more than double the original goal the quality of coffee through groups, water management to help 1,200 families increase their technical training aimed specifi cally boards, and producer groups. incomes and improve their quality of at coffee producers. Using a mobile app, they also life. Honduras THRIVE will continue identifi ed potential participants, to serve the families and geographical • Seventy-one producers of a approach strategies, and areas served by GEO. THRIVE will variety of crops have been trained geographical priorities for expand from two to fi ve community at four farmer fi eld schools. THRIVE. PRODUCERS LINKED FARMERS GRADUATED COFFEE SOLD Producers of tomatoes, Ten farmers graduated from The Cocrebistol cooperative chile peppers, and jalapeno Coffee Quality Control sold 448 pounds of specialty peppers are being linked to school. The participants, coffee to Pure Coffee national markets through from World Vision producer of Belgium, with a price the Fertile Land Program of groups earned diplomas, differential of $50 above the Walmart. at the school run by the New York Stock Exchange. Jicatuyo Foundation. 3 DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS At the beginning of a multi-year farmers and provides environmental capacity of farmers to manage and program, forming partnerships with stewardship. protect forests. other organizations is an essential step toward success. World Vision USAID Dry Corridor Alliance: The General Directorate of Irrigation will be working with partners that fi ve-year project, funded by the and Drainage: Government agency will contribute substantially to the World Bank, helps families craft responsible for the development, THRIVE program over its six-year business and food security plans and operation, and maintenance of life. Some of these partnerships share best agricultural practices, irrigation systems. continue from the GEO project, including irrigation, fertilization and and others are new. Each partner production diversifi cation. It focuses Intibuca Local Economic brings experience, expertise, and on the climate-fragile stretch of land Development Agency: Provides the connections that are needed by (or dry corridor) heavily impacted physical offi ce space for the THRIVE THRIVE participants. by the 2015-2016 drought spanning program. Central America’s Pacifi c Coast. This These partnerships include: overlaps with THRIVE program areas. CUROC/UNAH UNAH-TEC, Danli: Provides technical assistance as well Co. HONDUCAFE: Honduras’ USAID Markets: Coordinates as coordinating forums, fairs, and largest coffee exporter, dedicated technical assistance activities in the expositions for farmers, through the to the marketing and export of high departments of Copán, Octotepeque, Universidad Nacional Autónoma quality coffee for over 50 years. and Santa Barbará. de Honduras, the national public It supports farmers with training university of Honduras. and technical assistance to increase Forestry Conservation Institute: the profi tability and harvests of Organizes and strengthens the To our donors: In a context of citizenship insecurity, corruption, loss of hope, poverty, and environmental vulnerability, we fi rmly believe that THRIVE is a proposal that is relevant to this reality, because it addresses the problem comprehensvely working on the being, doing, and having individual responsibility and solidarity ... we thank God and our Lord Jesus Christ for the opportunity afforded to us, to continue working together in the strengthening of his Kingdom here on earth, and our prayer is that he continues to abundantly bless your life. —Cesar Zelaya, program manager This giant green pepper was grown by members of the World Vision-supported Fountain of Life Savings Group, now 48 members strong. The group began in 2003 with 18 people. Members farm the land owned by 66-year-old Jose Gustavo Benitez, the group secretary. The success of the proJect has attracted 30 new members, who helped it grow from a savings group worth $8,000 to $26,000. 4 POLITICAL CRISIS IMPACTS STAFF, FARMERS Political and civil stability in Honduras measure, a strong military presence working from home, using cell has deteriorated since the general was deployed in major cities and phones and the internet to presidential elections on Nov. 26, along highways, but the opposition communicate with area program 2017. Incumbent President Juan has continued to block roads and (AP) staff. Traveling to supervise fi eld Orlando Hernández ran for re- demonstrate. programs is limited by road blocks. election after several Supreme Court To date, there are no injuries or judges who allied with his party voted On-going demonstrations in the losses in World Vision communities. to overturn the constitutional ban streets have deteriorated into Program fi eld work continues limiting presidents to one term. He riots and vandalism, so banks and under the limitations allowed by has been accused by the opposition businesses are managing limited travel restrictions. World Vision is candidate, Salvador Nasralla, of service hours. This, along with closed currently limiting travel to Honduras manipulating the results of the roads, is affecting the country’s to essential personnel. election. capacity to carry out business. The situation in the country remains Initial voting results favored the Of particularly concern are tense. Until some level of dialogue opposition candidate, but the fi nal commerce and agricultural starts and agreements are reached count, after delays and electronic production. With roads blocked between the two opposing parties, a systems failures, placed the on a regular basis, the ability to return to normal security levels are current president as the winner move produce within the country is not guaranteed. by 1.5 percent of the vote.
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