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Honduras

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

  • Establishing close relationships with United Nations (UN) agencies, in turn providing opportunities to work directly on other programmes (such as school lunches, resilience, and humanitarian assistance).
  • Opportunities to influence government policies so that nutrition is properly addressed in the country. This would increase the productivity of companies and have a direct impact on the country’s economic development.
  • A chance to join nutrition-focused programmes.
  • Greater opportunities for community outreach.
  • Contributing to the welfare of the population, employees, and children of Honduras.
  • Playing a role in helping fulfill the SDGs, especially SDG 2 and 17.
  • An ability to access the network’s expertise on nutrition, resilience, and other related topics. WFP will share its knowledge with members to help raise awareness around the adoption of healthy eating habits.
  • A chance to be a pioneer in the SBN to tackle the problem of malnutrition and food insecurity in Honduras.

“Different sectors must develop and share a common mission and vision to reach the objectives towards the improvement of nutrition and food security in the world.”

David Natarén, Policy and Programme Officer, World Food Programme (WFP)

How to Become a Member

SBN Honduras is open to applications from potential members who share the same nutrition-related visions, targets, and commitments. To apply, contact David Natarén via email at david.nataren@wfp.org. From here, you’ll be contacted by a member of the network’s committee to discuss your business and how you might work with and contribute to SBN Honduras. If your application is successful, you’ll be contacted and asked to sign a collaboration agreement.


    (This(ese) persons will be your organisation's focal point for the SUN Business Network)

    • Expectations: (If you have any priorities that you would like SBN to engage in with you, please include them here)
    • Accountability: (Provide the list of the main accountability mechanisms – related to nutrition – that your company is reporting to)

    Who are our Members

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    • Food Production and Processing

    Asociacion Nacional de Industriales / ANDI

    Non-profit business organization, created to represent and suppport the private sector in Honduras, advocate for its rights , design and implement solutions to problemas affecting the sector. San Pedro Sula
    Commitments :

    Non-profit business organization

    created to represent and suppport the private sector in Honduras, advocate for its rights design and implement solutions to problem as affecting the sector

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    Company Operations

    • Agriculture (input suppliers and farming)

    Azucarera Tres Valles

    One of the biggest sugar production in Honduras. Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    Committed to contribute in any way possible with the Scaling-Up Nutrition Network.

    They are already involved in a network similar to SBN; nevertheless

    They are willing to join this initiave to generate a bigger impact in the topic in the Country

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    Banco de Alimentos de Honduras

    This is an initiative in Honduras that collects food from donors, food is classified and sold to less favorable people at a minimum price, people in risk of malnutrition Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    Committed to collect, select and distribute nutritional food to vulnerable people located in rural areas.

    This Institution owns the necessary logistics for the delivery of the products through the Country.

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    • Financial Support

    COHEP

    he Honduran Council of Private Enterprise, COHEP is a non-profit institution founded in 1967 with the objective of providing the most appropriate macroeconomic, legal and institutional conditions to promote wealth creation and the socioeconomic development of Honduras, supported by the system of free enterprise and social responsibility. It is the business organization with the highest degree of representation in our country; It brings together 60 organizations representing all the productive sectors Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    The Institution already has objectives designed to work toward the nutrition betterness in Honduras.

    Join the initiative Scaling-Up Nutrition Network with strengthen their activities to produce an impact in the society.

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    FUNAZUCAR

    A non-profit organization born to favor people from vulnerable areas. Work in different aspects: Health and nutrition, community development, education and environment. Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    Committed to work in the same direction as the Scaling-Up Nutrition Network regarding contribution to a better nutrition in Honduras.

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    • Agriculture (input suppliers and farming)

    El Zamorano

    The Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School, generally known as El Zamorano or Zamorano, is a private, coeducational university located in the valley of the Yeguare river, Honduras. El Zamorano's main focus is agricultural and there are four different programs to choose from in the school Zamorano
    Commitments :

    Every year, Zamorano´s Students develop many pre-factibility and factibility studies in the agriculture sector, which are filed and not known by others who could develop the projects.

    Zamorano will share all those studies with the SME´s being part of the network so they can run projects with great success potential

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    FUNDAHRSE

    Non-profit, apolitical, non-religious organization whose main objective is the promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), understood as a continuous commitment of companies to contribute to sustainable economic development, improving the quality of life of its employees and their families, as well as the local community and society in general. San Pedro Sula
    Commitments :

    One of FUNDAHRSE´s objective is to work toward the accomplishment of the SDO #2 (Sostainable Development Objectives)

    This Institution will contribute by giving its time and logistics to develop workshops to raise awareness among the population to adopt good nutritional practices.

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    • Agriculture (input suppliers and farming)

    • Technical Assistance Provider

    FUNDER

    Contributes to improve the living conditions of poor peasant and indigenous families in the rural sector. Its main function is to promote, through its rural business development processes, equitable access for poor rural communities to: investments, training and technical assistance, thereby contributing significantly to improving food security, increasing jobs. and income and reducing the vulnerability of the rural environment Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    Committed to give technical assistance and time to members of SBN

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    Secretaria de Salud

    Government entity responsible for formulating, designing, controlling, monitoring, and evaluating national health policies, standards, plans, and programs: exercising leadership in the sector; orient the resources of the national health system; as well as promoting conducting and regulating the construction of healthy environments and the improvement of the living conditions of the population, the development and strengthening of a culture of life and health, the generation of health intelligence, attention to the needs and demands of health Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    Government Institution committed to work hand by hand with PMA to run the SBN in Honduras.

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    UTSAN / Unidad Tecnica de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricion

    The Technical Unit for Food and Nutritional Security (UTSAN), is an instance attached to the Secretary of General Government Coordination Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
    Commitments :

    Government Institution committed to work hand by hand with PMA to run the SBN in Honduras.

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    CCIC

    Cortes Chamber of Commerce is an Institution that represents the interests of the private sector of the Cortes area. San Pedro Sula
    Commitments :

    Intereseted to be part of the SUN Network, committed to spread the information about the initiative among the 2500 members they have.

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    BAPROSA

    BAPROSA is a producer of rice in Honduras with a share of 40% of the honduran market. Its main brand is "Arroz Progreso". El Progreso
    Commitments :

    Intereseted in developing a project to fortify the rice they produce and deliver nutritious rice to the population.

    They want to work in association with the WFP to develop a technique that allows them to accomplish their project.

    Member Name Location Member Description Commitments
    Asociacion Nacional de Industriales / ANDI San Pedro Sula Non-profit business organization, created to represent and suppport the private sector in Honduras, ..
    • Non-profit business organization
    • created to represent and suppport the private sector in Honduras, advocate for its rights design and implement solutions to problem as affecting the sector
    Azucarera Tres Valles Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. One of the biggest sugar production in Honduras...
    • Committed to contribute in any way possible with the Scaling-Up Nutrition Network.
    • They are already involved in a network similar to SBN; nevertheless
    • They are willing to join this initiave to generate a bigger impact in the topic in the Country
    Banco de Alimentos de Honduras Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. This is an initiative in Honduras that collects food from donors, food is classified and sold to les..
    • Committed to collect, select and distribute nutritional food to vulnerable people located in rural areas.
    • This Institution owns the necessary logistics for the delivery of the products through the Country.
    COHEP Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. he Honduran Council of Private Enterprise, COHEP is a non-profit institution founded in 1967 with th..
    • The Institution already has objectives designed to work toward the nutrition betterness in Honduras.
    • Join the initiative Scaling-Up Nutrition Network with strengthen their activities to produce an impact in the society.
    FUNAZUCAR Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. A non-profit organization born to favor people from vulnerable areas. Work in different aspects: Hea..
    • Committed to work in the same direction as the Scaling-Up Nutrition Network regarding contribution to a better nutrition in Honduras.
    El Zamorano Zamorano The Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School, generally known as El Zamorano or Zamorano, is a priv..
    • Every year, Zamorano´s Students develop many pre-factibility and factibility studies in the agriculture sector, which are filed and not known by others who could develop the projects.
    • Zamorano will share all those studies with the SME´s being part of the network so they can run projects with great success potential
    FUNDAHRSE San Pedro Sula Non-profit, apolitical, non-religious organization whose main objective is the promotion of Corporat..
    • One of FUNDAHRSE´s objective is to work toward the accomplishment of the SDO #2 (Sostainable Development Objectives)
    • This Institution will contribute by giving its time and logistics to develop workshops to raise awareness among the population to adopt good nutritional practices.
    FUNDER Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. Contributes to improve the living conditions of poor peasant and indigenous families in the rural se..
    • Committed to give technical assistance and time to members of SBN
    Secretaria de Salud Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. Government entity responsible for formulating, designing, controlling, monitoring, and evaluating na..
    • Government Institution committed to work hand by hand with PMA to run the SBN in Honduras.
    UTSAN / Unidad Tecnica de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricion Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. The Technical Unit for Food and Nutritional Security (UTSAN), is an instance attached to the Secreta..
    • Government Institution committed to work hand by hand with PMA to run the SBN in Honduras.
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