Creation and Strengthening of enterprises as alternatives to artisanal fishing in the Marcovia and Amapala municipalities

$31.5K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Unin Regional de Pescadores Artesanales del Golfo de Fonseca
Country	Honduras
Start Date	Oct 28, 2024
End Date	Dec 22, 2027
Duration	1,150 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`54105-36`

Grant Description

Website Communities on the coast of southern Honduras face particularly high rates of unemployment, food insecurity, and youth migration.

The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and worsening environmental conditions have made it difficult for people to earn a living. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expand economic opportunities.

Our grantee, the Union Regional de Pescadores Artesanales del Golfo de Fonseca (URPAGOLF) is working with women?s and youth organizations to develop environmental tourism and seafood processing enterprises in the municipalities of Amapala and Marcovia.

URPAGOLF is also supporting the organizations to expand community-based savings and credit groups to increase access to seed capital for additional small businesses. This grant is part of the IAF?s efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.