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Honduras

The IDB Office in Honduras aims to advance an agenda that contributes to institutional strengthening, expanding productive opportunities, and promoting greater inclusive and environmentally responsible growth, benefiting both Honduran men and women. The ultimate goal is to achieve sustainable improvement in social indicators.

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Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos Rep Honduras
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos
IDB Country Representative in Honduras
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Honduras is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with other member countries, Honduras appoints a Governor to represent its interests on the IDB Board of Governors.

For day-to-day operations at the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Honduras is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. The chair is led by an Executive Director, who is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. This arrangement ensures that Honduras has a key role in overseeing the bank's executive functions and strategic decisions.

Country representation

Executive Director: Karen Cis

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Total Contribution: 12,298,000

Number of votes: 64,819

of the institution's ownership

Address: Colonia Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Primera Calle

Tegucigalpa, Honduras
 

Apartado Postal No. 3180

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Phone number: (T) 504) 2290-3500

E-mail:  [email protected]

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Sep 15 - 16, 2025
2nd IDB Research Conference: Digital Technologies as Drivers of Growth and Well-Being in Emerging Economies
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
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Sep 18, 2025
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Strategy and Projects

The IDB’s strategy with Honduras for 2019-2022 aims to drive higher and more inclusive growth by implementing coordinated actions that enhance human capital, improve infrastructure and access to finance, and increase resilience to climate change.
To achieve these goals, the Bank focuses on three strategic pillars:

  • Strengthening Fiscal Institutions and Enhancing Public Spending Efficiency: Building robust fiscal institutions and optimizing the efficiency of public expenditure.
  • Accumulating Human Capital: Investing in education and skills development to build a capable and skilled workforce.
  • Expanding Productive Opportunities: Creating and expanding opportunities for economic development and job creation.

The strategy prioritizes targeted and coordinated interventions in critical sectors such as education, health, and transport, especially in areas with high poverty levels, to address gaps in social and productive services effectively.

Following the protocols established in the current guidelines for country strategies, the IDB Group (IDBG) and the Government of Honduras agreed to update the Country Strategy, which will remain valid until December 31, 2026. The key actions identified include climate change adaptation, improving water and sanitation services, and boosting the productive sector, in addition to the ongoing priority areas.

Update to the IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2025-2026
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IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2019-2022
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Extension of the Transition Period of the Country Strategy with Honduras
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Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
HO-T1489 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Strengthening Evaluability in the Forestry Portfolio Via a Quantitative Analysis and Capacity Building 400,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1474 EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION Technical and operational support for the design of the Program towards a more inclusive education: Transforming the Rural School 200,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1486 OTHER OTHER Evaluating the Impact of Metropolitan Police Station Reforms on Crime in Honduras 280,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1483 ENERGY LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Support for developing financial instruments for geothermal development 1,500,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1470 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Strengthening the Strategic Cross-Cutting Systems of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Honduras and the Institutional Capacities for the Implementation of Priority Digital Government Initiatives in Honduras. 680,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1487 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY Emergency Technical Cooperation – Emergency Support for rains in the municipalities of Dolores, Ocotepeque and Sinuapa, in the Department of Ocotepeque, Honduras 200,000.00 Implementation Aug. 7, 2025
HO-T1472 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Fostering holistic interventions for the prevention of violence against women and the proactive reduction of femicides in Honduras 900,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1484 ENERGY ENERGY SECTOR REHABILITATION AND EFFICIENCY Support for Acceleration of Energy Resilience 1,200,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1489 Strengthening Evaluability in the Forestry Portfolio Via a Quantitative Analysis and Capacity Building
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
HO-T1474 Technical and operational support for the design of the Program towards a more inclusive education: Transforming the Rural School
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 200,000.00
HO-T1486 Evaluating the Impact of Metropolitan Police Station Reforms on Crime in Honduras
  • Sector: OTHER
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 280,000.00
HO-T1483 Support for developing financial instruments for geothermal development
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 1,500,000.00
HO-T1470 Strengthening the Strategic Cross-Cutting Systems of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Honduras and the Institutional Capacities for the Implementation of Priority Digital Government Initiatives in Honduras.
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 680,000.00
HO-T1487 Emergency Technical Cooperation – Emergency Support for rains in the municipalities of Dolores, Ocotepeque and Sinuapa, in the Department of Ocotepeque, Honduras
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Aug. 7, 2025
  • Financing: 200,000.00
HO-T1472 Fostering holistic interventions for the prevention of violence against women and the proactive reduction of femicides in Honduras
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 900,000.00
HO-T1484 Support for Acceleration of Energy Resilience
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 1,200,000.00
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Country Office
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos Rep Honduras
Maria Jose Jarquin Ramos
IDB Country Representative in Honduras
[email protected]

 

Overview

 

Honduras is a founding member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). As with other member countries, Honduras appoints a Governor to represent its interests on the IDB Board of Governors.

For day-to-day operations at the IDB Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Honduras is represented on the Board of Executive Directors. This position is shared with Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. The chair is led by an Executive Director, who is elected for a three-year term by the Governors of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Belize, and Nicaragua. This arrangement ensures that Honduras has a key role in overseeing the bank's executive functions and strategic decisions.

Country representation

Executive Director: Karen Cis

ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):

  • Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio

ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

Total Contribution: 12,298,000

Number of votes: 64,819

of the institution's ownership

Address: Colonia Lomas del Guijarro Sur, Primera Calle

Tegucigalpa, Honduras
 

Apartado Postal No. 3180

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Phone number: (T) 504) 2290-3500

E-mail:  [email protected]

IDB Group Unveils the Finalists of its Superheroes of Development 2025 Contest
Over 790 high-impact projects have participated in the contest since it was launched in 2018, sharing lessons and knowledge to benefit other teams in the region.
IDB Launches Disaster-Risk Instruments and Expands Coverage by $2 Billion
SEVILLE — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest are scaling up financial solutions to help countries and companies manage disaster-related risks and strengthen long-term resilience. This expansion includes an increase in disaster-risk coverage and new instruments for both...
Honduras Transforms Rural Education with IDB Support
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $55 million loan to support Honduras in improving access to and the quality of education in rural areas and among vulnerable populations. The project, to be implemented by the Honduran Ministry of Education (SEDUC), aims to...
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Sep 15 - 16, 2025
2nd IDB Research Conference: Digital Technologies as Drivers of Growth and Well-Being in Emerging Economies
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Sep 16, 2025
Opening: Reach | Carolina Carubin, Argentina
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
United States of America - Washington, D.C.
Sep 18, 2025
IDB Cities Network Webinar: Data for Urban Resilience
06:00 AM - 07:30 AM

Videos available in Spanish

60 años del BID en Honduras: los protagonistas
Learn More
60 años del BID en Honduras
Learn More
Campaña Prevención Violencia Contra la Mujer - Honduras Spot 2
Learn More
Campaña Prevención Violencia Contra la Mujer - Honduras Spot 1
Learn More
Una reforma policial con cara de mujer: lecciones aprendidas en equidad de género desde Honduras
Learn More
¿Qué significa mejorar vidas en América Latina y el Caribe? Desarrollo de impacto con sello BID
Learn More
Integración y gobernanza: ¿cuál será el futuro de América Latina y el Caribe en el 2030?
Learn More
Strategy and Projects

The IDB’s strategy with Honduras for 2019-2022 aims to drive higher and more inclusive growth by implementing coordinated actions that enhance human capital, improve infrastructure and access to finance, and increase resilience to climate change.
To achieve these goals, the Bank focuses on three strategic pillars:

  • Strengthening Fiscal Institutions and Enhancing Public Spending Efficiency: Building robust fiscal institutions and optimizing the efficiency of public expenditure.
  • Accumulating Human Capital: Investing in education and skills development to build a capable and skilled workforce.
  • Expanding Productive Opportunities: Creating and expanding opportunities for economic development and job creation.

The strategy prioritizes targeted and coordinated interventions in critical sectors such as education, health, and transport, especially in areas with high poverty levels, to address gaps in social and productive services effectively.

Following the protocols established in the current guidelines for country strategies, the IDB Group (IDBG) and the Government of Honduras agreed to update the Country Strategy, which will remain valid until December 31, 2026. The key actions identified include climate change adaptation, improving water and sanitation services, and boosting the productive sector, in addition to the ongoing priority areas.

Update to the IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2025-2026
Download
IDB Group Country Strategy with Honduras 2019-2022
Download
Extension of the Transition Period of the Country Strategy with Honduras
Download
Project Number Sector Subsector Project Title Financing Project Status Approval Date
HO-T1489 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Strengthening Evaluability in the Forestry Portfolio Via a Quantitative Analysis and Capacity Building 400,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1474 EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION Technical and operational support for the design of the Program towards a more inclusive education: Transforming the Rural School 200,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1486 OTHER OTHER Evaluating the Impact of Metropolitan Police Station Reforms on Crime in Honduras 280,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1483 ENERGY LOW-CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES Support for developing financial instruments for geothermal development 1,500,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1470 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Strengthening the Strategic Cross-Cutting Systems of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Honduras and the Institutional Capacities for the Implementation of Priority Digital Government Initiatives in Honduras. 680,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1487 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY Emergency Technical Cooperation – Emergency Support for rains in the municipalities of Dolores, Ocotepeque and Sinuapa, in the Department of Ocotepeque, Honduras 200,000.00 Implementation Aug. 7, 2025
HO-T1472 REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE REFORM AND PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPORT Fostering holistic interventions for the prevention of violence against women and the proactive reduction of femicides in Honduras 900,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1484 ENERGY ENERGY SECTOR REHABILITATION AND EFFICIENCY Support for Acceleration of Energy Resilience 1,200,000.00 Preparation
HO-T1489 Strengthening Evaluability in the Forestry Portfolio Via a Quantitative Analysis and Capacity Building
  • Sector: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 400,000.00
HO-T1474 Technical and operational support for the design of the Program towards a more inclusive education: Transforming the Rural School
  • Sector: EDUCATION
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 200,000.00
HO-T1486 Evaluating the Impact of Metropolitan Police Station Reforms on Crime in Honduras
  • Sector: OTHER
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 280,000.00
HO-T1483 Support for developing financial instruments for geothermal development
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 1,500,000.00
HO-T1470 Strengthening the Strategic Cross-Cutting Systems of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Honduras and the Institutional Capacities for the Implementation of Priority Digital Government Initiatives in Honduras.
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 680,000.00
HO-T1487 Emergency Technical Cooperation – Emergency Support for rains in the municipalities of Dolores, Ocotepeque and Sinuapa, in the Department of Ocotepeque, Honduras
  • Sector: ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL DISASTERS
  • Project Status: Implementation
  • Approval Date: Aug. 7, 2025
  • Financing: 200,000.00
HO-T1472 Fostering holistic interventions for the prevention of violence against women and the proactive reduction of femicides in Honduras
  • Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 900,000.00
HO-T1484 Support for Acceleration of Energy Resilience
  • Sector: ENERGY
  • Project Status: Preparation
  • Approval Date:
  • Financing: 1,200,000.00
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