DanChurchAid
Honduras
Partners: Food security
ASONOG Asociación de Organizaciones No - Gubernamentales
ASONOG is a network of 17 organisations whose main objective is to support advocacy processes. The advocacy agenda of ASONOG is concentrated on topics related to citizen participation, Food Security and the discussion and elaboration of Regional Poverty Reduction Strategies in the Western part of the country.
DanChurchAid’s partners OCDIH and CASM are the most important organisations in the network, which also includes local community and women organisations. DCA has also supported several of ASONOG’s member organizations within the Food Security Programme, among others the Ecological Association of San Marcos Ocotepeque (AESMO); The Integrated Development Association of Belén, La Iguala, Gracias and San Rafaelin in the Department of Lempira (APDI); and the Environmental Farming Cooperative of the Western Region (COPRAOL) in Santa Bárbara and Copan.
DanChurchAid started cooperating with ASONOG in 2000 and currently supports ASONOG in their advocacy work and networking for food security.
Visit website:www.asonog.hn
RDS- Red de Desarrollo Sostenible de Honduras
The Sustainable Development Network of Honduras (RDS-HN) is an NGO, which is part of a worldwide network of organisations working with research, dissemination and exchange of information and knowledge on development issues. RDS-HN has developed an internet portal (http://rds.org.hn ) covering issues such as migration and remittances, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection and resource management, among others.
DanChurchAid began cooperating with RDS-HN in 2004, supporting a study on the theme of migration and remittances in the Western region of Honduras. Furthermore, RDS-HN is carrying out capacity building of other of DanChurchAid's partners.
Visit website: rds.org.hn
Organismo Cristiano de Desarrollo Integral de Honduras (OCDIH)
OCDIH is a Christian based local NGO working with food security and indigenous populations. It is one of the strongest actors in Western Honduras in the areas of sustainable agriculture, advocacy and disaster preparedness. DanChurchAid's cooperation with OCDIH started in 2002 and since then has focused on projects that seek to improve food availability, nutrition and livelihood strategies. OCDIH provides technical assistance for sustainable agriculture, food storage mechanisms and productive diversification. The organisation is an active member of the Honduran ACT network, contributing to local institutional capacity strengthening, particularly in drought prevention, mitigation and advocacy work. The activities of OCDIH also include micro credit programme, administered in cooperation with la Asociación de Promotores Agrícolas.
OCDIH is an important cooperation partner, and one of the strongest and most important partners within the areas of sustainable agriculture and income generation and with a dedicated focus on the indigenous communities.
Visit website: www.ocdih.org
CASM- Acción Social Menonita
CASM carried out work in several regions of Honduras within the areas of emergencies and disaster preparedness, food security and citizens participation. It was one of the most important actors in the emergency after hurricane Mitch and is recognised for its work during other tropical storms. Since 2002, DanChurchAid has been supporting CASM's local offices in Lempira in Western Honduras under the Food Security Programme, and in the Aguán river watershed, located on the North-Eastern coast under the Disaster Preparedness Programme. CASM is currently implementing two projects that integrate disaster preparedness with the improvement of agricultural practices, micro-credit and capacity building of local organisations. CASM also participates in the regional ACT network.
CDH, Centro de Desarrollo Humano
CDH promotes local development alternatives based on justice, equity, inclusion and pluralistic processes of citizen participation. This includes work to strengthen small-scale farmers’ production and marketing, as well as income generating activities for rural women.
CDH has been supported under the DCA Food Security Program since 2006. CDH also is a member of the Network ACT Honduras and integrates disaster preparedness in its institutional agenda and projects.
Finca Loma Linda
The Loma Linda Farm is a sustainable agriculture teaching and learning center located near Tegucigalpa on the road to Valle de Angeles. The centre was founded by Lic. Jose Elias Sanchez and his companion Candida Osorio in the early 80's, based on his philosophy of the “Human Farm”. The philosophy and methods of the Loma Linda Farm led to the development of a network of rural Teaching and Learning Centers (CEAs). DCA supports the Loma Linda Farm to contribute to strengthening organic and sustainable agriculture movement in Western Honduras.
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty and Agrarian Reform (ANAFAE/SARA)
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty and Agrarian Reform SARA consists was formed by civil society organizations promoting policy changes for access to land and food sovereignty.
The alliance has presented policy proposals on food sovereignty in favour of the poor rural population to the Congress, and has arranged workshops, fairs and campaigns with focus on food sovereignty issues, including the right to food, access and control over productive resources, organic farming, genetic diversity and marketing.
During 2006 and 2007, DCA has supported this process along with other donors.
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