Fighting Poverty in Honduras

Poverty Continues

to Impact Families
Across Honduras

60.1%

Poverty
Rate

11 million people live below the National Poverty Line.

15.7%

Extreme Poverty
Rate

3.7 million people—struggle to survive on less than $1.90 daily.

17.9%

Malnutrition
Rate

17% of children under the age of five are stunted, and 7% have severe malnutrition.

$464

Monthly Minimum
wage

Low income families struggle to earn enough to meet their needs

Political Instability

Drug trafficking and gang warfare play significant roles in the prevalence of violence and homicides in Honduras. The repercussions of crime and violence reverberate throughout society, diverting valuable resources that could have enhanced food security or improved the educational system. Consequently, the cycle of poverty in Honduras continues.

Political Instability

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Honduras, one of the nations most susceptible to natural disasters, faces the relentless impact of hurricanes, heavy rainfall, floods, and recurrent droughts that wreak havoc on crops. The rural communities heavily rely on agriculture for their sustenance and economic stability. With bananas and coffee being the country's primary exports, the agricultural sector is crucial to Honduras' gross domestic product. However, when severe weather conditions or natural calamities strike, vulnerable populations are pushed into the grip of hunger and food insecurity, perpetuating the cycle of poverty within the nation.

Natural Disasters

Honduras, one of the nations most susceptible to natural disasters, faces the relentless impact of hurricanes, heavy rainfall, floods, and recurrent droughts that wreak havoc on crops. The rural communities heavily rely on agriculture for their sustenance and economic stability. With bananas and coffee being the country's primary exports, the agricultural sector is crucial to Honduras' gross domestic product. However, when severe weather conditions or natural calamities strike, vulnerable populations are pushed into the grip of hunger and food insecurity, perpetuating the cycle of poverty within the nation.

Natural Disasters

Food Insecurity

Honduras faces a severe hunger issue, with more than 1.5 million individuals experiencing food insecurity at some point each year. Chronic malnutrition compounds this problem, particularly affecting those living in rural areas, where approximately 48% of the population suffers from malnutrition. Shockingly, the stunting rate is 34%, meaning many children are shorter than the median height outlined by Child Growth Standards, and this is undoubtedly due to malnutrition.

Food Insecurity

How We Support

Families and Communities

in Honduras

Beyond the Plate Episode 1

Empowering

Honduras' Journey
Out of Poverty

Since 1982, Food For The Poor has actively fought the causes of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Recognizing the urgent need for transformation, we have developed programs that go beyond immediate relief. Through community development outreach and fostering self-reliance, we provide sustainable solutions. Join us in funding these programs to turn despair into resilience, promoting health, self-reliance, and breaking the cycle of poverty with simple, effective ideas that work.

Food Assistance

Food For The Poor works tirelessly to combat hunger and malnutrition by providing essential food supplies to vulnerable communities. Through strategic partnerships and community engagement, we ensure nutritious meals reach those most in need, improving their overall health and well-being.

Home Assistance

Our home assistance program is focused on cost-effectiveness and agility. In a very short time span, we are able to build a home for $12,300 in a place where sourcing contruction materials is difficult and expensive. The program targets displaced populations and families at risk. We keep striving to improve the performance of this program.

Education

We're committed to providing access to quality education by constructing and supporting schools and equipping classrooms with essential supplies. Through this pillar, Food For The Poor aims to break the cycle of poverty by empowering children with knowledge and skills, fostering their intellectual growth, and opening doors to a brighter future.

Malnutrition

Through strategic partnerships and community engagement, Food For The Poor strives to improve nutritional outcomes, enhance food security, and promote the overall health and well-being of Hondurans. We implement comprehensive programs focusing on nutrition education, access to nutrient-rich food, and health care interventions to address the root causes of malnutrition.

Health

We work to strengthen health care infrastructure, provide medical supplies and equipment and support health education initiatives. Through partnerships with local health care providers and community engagement, Food For The Poor aims to enhance primary health care services, reduce the prevalence of diseases.

Micro-Enterprise

Food For The Poor empowers individuals and communities through sustainable economic opportunities. We provide entrepreneurs with training, resources, and support to establish and expand their small businesses. Through this pillar, Food For The Poor is transforming lives, promoting economic independence, and paving the way for a brighter future in Honduras.

Together, We Can
Break the Poverty Cycle

Make a meaningful impact in the lives of families in Honduras. Fund our aid programs covering urgent or essential assistance. Together, we can empower our program participants to become self-sufficient and build stronger communities through sustainable development.

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Honduras Highlights

Empowering Communities
Through Sustainable Programs

2025

Food For The Poor delivered $34,902,340 in humanitarian aid to Honduras.
Continued developing the Vida Nueva Sustainable Community in Cucuyagua, providing 53 new homes, clean water, electricity, and a community center for families.
Supported the construction of new health clinics in San Juan, Guaimaca, and Monteverde through Operation Starfish.
Expanded permanent safe water systems and hygiene education through its partnership with Water Mission.
Funding from North Broward Preparatory School helped build a new school in rural Honduras, with additional fundraising underway for a community water well.

2024

Food For The Poor delivered $31,469,083 in humanitarian aid to Honduras.
Partnered with Living Water International to expand safe water and sanitation systems across 56 communities in Choluteca.
Celebrated the first anniversary of Food For The Poor's offshore office in Honduras, supporting regional program delivery.
Continued delivering wheelchairs through its long-standing partnership with Free Wheelchair Mission.
Expanded sustainable development initiatives that improve health, sanitation, and quality of life.

2023

Food For The Poor shipped 313 tractor-trailers of aid to Honduras.
The 2022-23 Ribbons of Love Women’s Cancer Treatment Project has helped 70 women receive life-saving cancer care.
The Food For The Poor Benevolent Program funds five active projects directly benefiting 1,703 people. The projects provide critical medical care for children and adults unable to pay for necessary procedures.
From 2013-2023, Food For The Poor successfully constructed 66 clinics (new and/or rehabilitated).

2022

Food For The Poor shipped $72,600,000 worth of aid to Honduras.
Food For The Poor completed the UNIOYOL Cooperative Bean Project, serving 10 farmers and their families.
The COMBRIFOL coffee production project, operated in partnership between Food For The Poor and CEPUDO, unites 145 low-income coffee farmers in a thriving cooperative. Participants, who work on their own farms, receive training, technical help, and the equipment necessary to reduce expenses and sell their harvested products directly to COMBRIFOL.
Food For the Poor completed the COPPROME Children’s Home Greenhouse Project and the Centro de Vida Infantil Greenhouse project, serving 61 youth living in children’s homes.
In partnership with Water Mission, Food For The Poor built three Living Water Treatment Systems for clean drinking water, benefiting more than 8,000 people, and completed two projects that provide running water for bathing, washing, and cleaning to over 10,000 people.
Food For The Poor completed Guanaja Hospital and the Hospital Mario Catarino Emergency Wing.
The Medical Center for Children with Cancer, built through a partnership between Food For The Poor, CEPUDO, and the Honduran Foundation for Children with Cancer, opened in Tegucigalpa. The center provides innovative medical treatment, chemotherapy, and palliative care to children with cancer at no cost.

2021

Food For The Poor shipped 346 tractor-trailers, including 40 specifically for COVID-19 relief, and 51 loads of hurricane supplies in response to back-to-back hurricanes to Honduras.
More than 120,000 families received a two-week supply of rice, beans, corn meal for tortillas, and MannaPack meals. These items were supplemented by donations of avocados, bananas, chickens, and medical items whenever available.
Food For The Poor completed four Agricultural and Animal Husbandry projects benefiting 682 people, with another seven additional projects in progress.
Food For The Poor donors funded a scholarship program for students attending the Puerto Cortes Transportation School through two programs – the Women’s Empowerment Scholarship and another program for men and women. Before donors provided scholarships, many of the women were forced to drop out to work temporary jobs to make ends meet. CEPUDO, the charity’s longtime trusted in-country partner, manages the project.

2020

After Honduras was hit by Hurricanes Eta and Iota, fishermen from 15 fishing villages used their Food For The Poor boats to assist in-country partner CEPUDO in the rescue effort. They helped save more than 3,000 people from rooftops, treetops, and isolated areas that Naval boats could not access.
Food For The Poor and CEPUDO established the Los Achiotes Sustainable Community Development for 74 families struggling to live in an area deemed uninhabitable and began planning for the second phase of the project.

2018

Food For The Poor donors built a 4,000-square-foot transportation truck school with a commercial virtual vehicle simulator, which simulates vehicle types, road conditions, weather patterns and other various driving scenarios. Students come from local impoverished communities and receive more than 480 hours of training that includes computer skills and email etiquette, as well as practical application.

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Since 1982, 6 Million Donors Have Made It Possible for Us to Provide:

More than 4.7 Billion Meals

96,381 Safe & Secure Homes

105,415 Tractor-Trailers of Essential Aid

Meal totals reflect food shipments from 2006–2025. Shipments from 2006–2015 were converted from pounds to meals (4 meals per pound) and combined with reported meal totals from 2016–2025. Home construction totals and tractor-trailer shipments represent cumulative impact from 1982–2025.