Cultivating Talents, generating income and ensuring food security through inclusive tourism development on the North Coast of Honduras

The COVID-19 pandemic and two hurricanes devastated the economy of the north coast of Honduras exacerbating the root causes of irregular migration. The tourism sector was particularly hard hit. With no income families could not meet basic food security needs.

The IAF supports community-led approaches to creating alternatives to irregular migration by expanding economic opportunity through enterprise development ensuring food security building social ties and helping communities recover from crises.

Our grantee Empresa de Servicios Múltiples Artesanos y Guías de El Pino (ESMAG-El Pino) is a leader in tourism development along the north coast of Honduras.

Its Ethics and Values Program is cultivating children and youth’s abilities in the arts and in understanding and communicating about nature. ESMAG-El Pino will expand its tourism offerings by adding agritourism as a new market niche. It will also support a collective of women entrepreneurs to strengthen their businesses.