Lending a Hand Back Home: How the Honduran Diaspora is Contributing to Their Communities

On schedule is the building of new classrooms for the Jorge Lobo school in Aguas Preciosas, in the west of the country. Also, the general improvement of the Ramón Rosa preschool in San Miguelito, and a multipurpose room for the community of Linderos in Chinacla, both projects in central Honduras.

“We are happy to finally have an adequate space to prepare food for our children,” says Marlen Corea, a community leader in Guajiquiro, where the first project is underway.

Hondurans Connected shows the power of strategic partnerships for development between the diasporas, national governments, and international organizations like IOM. Currently, four Honduran diasporas in the USA have joined the initiative, in Dallas, Miami, Atlanta and New York.

“IOM is providing technical assistance to the Honduran Government to create ties with the diaspora abroad,” says José Pablo Andino, Project Assistant at IOM Honduras. The organization works closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Social Development to obtain and use the resources in a more organized way.