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History

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Since 1961, USAID has provided more than $3 billion in economic assistance to Honduras. Assistance has focused on improving the socioeconomic development of the country by promoting economic stability, rapid and sustained economic growth, and the equitable distribution of the benefits of this growth. To achieve these goals, USAID has supported Honduran efforts to:

  • Strengthen citizen security
  • Strengthen democratic institutions
  • Diversify agricultural production
  • Improve food security and sanitary conditions
  • Expand exports
  • Promote microenterprise
  • Protect the environment
  • Strengthen and expand decentralized services
  • Increase access to health services
  • Expand and improve the quality of elementary and vocational education
  • Provide training opportunities for youth