MDG: ANALYSISHonduras

POVERTY AND HUNGER

Second poorest country in Central America

1.5 million Hondurans face hunger

Natural Disasters (hurricanes, droughts)

Only one third of the Hondurans are unemployed but about 60% of Hondurans live below the poverty line

PRIMARY EDUCATION

Hardly 32 our of every 100 students actually finish primary school

Leave school to find jobs

School drop out age: 11 years

Not enough schools

Boys and girls alike get education

GENDER EQUALITY

Women hold 23 of the 128 seats in the unicameral National Congress

Loans

Women are entitled to own land

CHILD HEALTH

52% deaths happen in the first month

Overall: 23 for every 1000 children

Boy: 22 for every 1000 children

Girls: 17 for every 1000 children.

Honduras 75.6% of boys and 74.3% of girls under two had received their vaccinations

Preventable causes

MATERNAL HEALTH

Improvement of Health Conditions Loan

100 health clinics built

Over 300 health technicians

50% of maternal deaths are preventable

HIV/AIDS

Growing problem for Honduras

Disease goes under detected

Unawareness

70% percent of the population lives with HIV/AIDS.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Natural resources at risk for economic growth

77% of the population have improved sanitation facilities

87% have access to improved water sources

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

Aid

from other countries

UNICEF, WHO present in the country

Partnerships

Education

Health

Disabilities