Our development workers in Honduras
Oscar Danilo Davila works with Popol Nah Tun to stop illegal logging on the Atlantic coast, providing training to the local forest committees on the implementation of the new Forestry Law, and supporting new agro-ecology initiatives.
Roger Diaz works with Comucap, a peasant women’s organisation, on irrigation and water resource management and the marketing of farmers’ produce.
Eli Escoto works with ISEN, supporting small-scale farmers from Marcala Zone to gain access to markets for their produce.
Irene Lindenhovius works with COMAL supporting ‘Ecosol’, a socio-environmental school that trains small-scale farmers and peasant leaders in solidarity, economy and fair trade. She is updating training materials and supporting research to help advocate for peasants’ rights.
Maria Pasquale works with Movimiento Madre Tierra (Mother Earth Movement) in Tegucigalpa, helping to build the capacity and skills of the Movement and to develop the Escuela EcovidaCompa, an alternative educative model involving the inhabitants of poor communities in the capital.
Jubenal Quizpe supports the Christian development organisation OCDIH in the development of advocacy schools on environmental issues including watersheds protection, monitoring of water resources, climate change and alternatives for agro-production.
Jose Ramos supports the creation and legalisation of the new municipality of Nahuaterique on the border of Honduras and El Salvador (see page 11 of Interact Summer 2009). He is advocating for the Nahuaterique population (7,000 people) to get dual nationality and land tenure.
Fernando Ruiz, an environmental specialist, works with Caritas in Santa Rosa de Copan to strengthen the capacity of local and municipal water boards and the citizens’ transparency commission in the use of environmental management tools and the implementation of the new Water Law that confirms water as a human right.
Marvin Zavala Ruiz works with COOMULP, a women’s co-operative for personal, social and business development, to train small-scale farmers in agro-ecology techniques that won’t harm the environment.
Read an interview with Marvin Zavala Ruiz.
Lincoln Villanueva works with Grupo Sociedad Civil to help civil society organisations make their voices heard in the development of the alternative national plan and regional poverty reduction strategies.
Nuria Zayas is working with Progressio to design a communications strategy to help raise the profile of Progressio’s development work in Honduras. She also supports Progressio’s international advocacy work on water and illegal logging.
