Honduras

The FCAS has worked in Honduras through nine programmes in which it has invested 45.7 million euros: in Comayagua, Choluteca, Santa Rosa Copán, Gracias Lempira, Siguatepeque and the departments of Valle and La Paz. The direct beneficiaries of these programmes are an estimated 300,000 people, added to which should be the indirect beneficiaries of improved water and sanitation services and infrastructure.

All programmes focus on three components: infrastructure, integrated water resources management and a strong institutional strengthening component.

One of the most important aspects of the Cooperation Fund for Water and Sanitation (FCAS) during the year 2020 was the approval of a new programme in Siguatepeque, the HND-20-B “Improvement of water resource management in water-producing micro-watersheds and improvement of drinking water and sanitation services in peri-urban and rural areas of the municipality of Siguatepeque, Comayagua”, for an amount of 3.26 million euros. The programme aims to improve conditions in the peri-urban and rural areas of the municipality of Siguatepeque through the implementation of a comprehensive project to ensure a quality drinking water and sanitation service, environmental protection of micro-watersheds, aquifers and watercourses where wastewater is discharged.