View of a Honduran city with mountains in the background

Honduras

Honduras is a Central American country with a long Caribbean Sea coastline. It's one of the poorest countries in the Americas and relies heavily on agriculture.

HALO started work in Honduras in 2024. Our weapons management program includes training local personnel and restoring weapons storage facilities.

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Weight of ammunition destroyed in kg

HALO's work and impact in Honduras

Group of HALO staff inspect a collection of explosives in Honduras — HALO explosives inspection in Honduras

Since 2017, HALO has been working to create a safer future for the people of Honduras. We work on weapons and ammunition management, with a focus on destroying obsolete weapons and ammunition. This helps to prevent unplanned explosions and avoid firearms being diverted to organized crime.

We've established a transparent weapons destruction program and assisted with upgrading weapons stores to make them secure. We strive to ensure the meaningful participation of women and other minority groups in the security forces.

We deliver specialized courses in explosive ordnance disposal and safe handling of small arms and ammunition. These courses equip officers to adopt best practices for small arms and ammunition.

Francy Bolanos, a programme officer in Honduras poses outside a green hedge

Working for HALO in Honduras – disposing of weapons and ammunition – has allowed me to support the promotion of long lasting change in communities at risk

There is still a lot of work to be done but I am proud to be able to contribute to making it happen.

Francy Bolaños
Project Officer, HALO Honduras