Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in the South-Western Border Region Project (PRO-LENCA)

Honduras

This projects aims at improving incomes, employment opportunities, food security and general living conditions for over 45,000 poor rural families with a focus on social inclusion, gender and youth development. The project will be implemented in 42 municipalities in the departments of Intibucá, La Paz and Lempira. Project activities will be divided into four main components: development and strengthening of rural organizations productive and business development support, which will provide farmers' organizations with access to financial services; training and technical assistance; investment in small-scale productive and commercial infrastructure and equipment rural infrastructure and management of natural resources, which will include rehabilitation of roads; construction of wells, water storage facilities and micro irrigation systems; provision of cooking stoves and a reforestation scheme project management and coordination Direct beneficiaries will include: small-scale farmers; rural artisans; small-scale vendors and micro-entrepreneurs. Special attention will be paid to members of vulnerable groups such as women, youth and ethnic populations.