The Secretariat of Human Rights (SEDH) of Honduras today presented the results of the project "Strengthening the State of Honduras' Response to the Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons Affected by Violence," an initiative supported by the Department of Access to Rights of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), through the an initiative supported by the MIRPS Fund with the contribution of the Government of Spain.
Throughout its implementation, the project achieved concrete results that are making a tangible difference in the lives of internally displaced persons:
• Immediate humanitarian assistance for 113 people, who received temporary shelter, food, hygiene kits, transportation, psychosocial support, and legal counseling.
• Seed capital for 8 family-led initiatives, benefiting 22 people, with a focus on women entrepreneurs who promoted small businesses as a pathway to rebuilding their economic autonomy.
• Training and institutional strengthening for 27 public officials in La Ceiba and Catacamas, contributing to the future establishment of the Municipal Units for the Attention and Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons (UMAPPDEF, by its acronym in Spanish).
• Progress toward consolidating the National Response System to Internal Forced Displacement, as well as improved coordination among State institutions, local governments, civil society, and international organizations.
The initiative was financed with USD 100,000 from the MIRPS Fund, complemented by an additional approximately USD 210,000 in in-kind counterpart contributions from the SEDH.
