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2.1 Participation in PRS implementation (overall perspective): CSOs and the private sector have been involved in ERP implementation. Government and external partners jointly organized the "Zamorano process" in 2003 and 2004, a series of roundtables to ensure the exchange of information and improved coordination on development assistance funded activities. 2.2 Participation in policy reforms linked to the PRS (specific perspective): No information available. 2.3 Participation in PRS monitoring: In the course of Progress Report formulation the government tried to broaden the basis for participation and to intensify the involvement of local actors. Accordingly, six regional workshops, pooling about 800 participants-including donors-were hosted (República de Honduras 2005: 13). The above-mentioned rejection of the official ERP by some CSOs, however, did not result in a negative attitude in terms of advocacy and monitoring; quite the contrary is true. A country-level M&E system is materializing, though still being very centralized. The ERP information system (SIERP; website: http://www.sierp.hn) provides broad access to information regarding ERP implementation, and, furthermore, systematizes progress made in implementation. The government has already validated first generation ERP indicators. PSIAs were carried out in order to assess the economic and social impact of tax reforms and the rise of oil prices. 2.4 Participation in PRS revision: No information available.
3.1 Structures: The PRS process bore structures assuring sustainability of the government-stakeholder dialogue: an ERP Consultative Council (set up in 2003 as an advisory body of the social cabinet) institutionalizes the consultative structures and oversight. It consists of six government representatives (finance, education, environment, governance, health, and agriculture) and twelve stakeholder representatives (labor, micro, small and medium sized enterprises, peasants, women, youth, the elderly, the social sector of the economy, the disabled, ethnic groups, neighborhood and community organizations, and NGOs.). "It is highly unlikely that this favorable environment of dialogue, accountability and validation is only transitory" (Cuesta 2003: 9-10). 3.2 Rights: The Poverty Reduction Law of 2004 legally protects the existence of the ERP Consultative Council, and, moreover specifies its functions. Over and above, parliamentary participation solidified. Now reporting of progress made to the National Congress is mandatory. Furthermore, the congressional budget committee has to oversee the alignment of the general budget with the ERP. 3.3 Legitimacy: Legitimacy of participants in the PRS process is not controversial between the various stakeholders and mutually accepted. Anyhow, questions come up if the "real poor" and other marginal groups such as ethnic minorities are adequately integrated. 3.4 Capacity: The government's institutional
capacity to implement the PRS is limited. Within central government the
lack of capacity on the local level is frequently stated as reason for
the exclusion of poor or local level groups. This in mind bilateral donors
engage in capacity building giving support e.g. for decentralization,
judicial reform, PSIAs, and Poverty Monitoring Systems.
4.1 Statistical data a. Developmental status
JICA (2003): Country Profile Study on Poverty: Honduras,
March. b. Indebteness Honduras reached the HIPC decision point in 2000 and has received US$ 1.6 billion in debt relief since. Progress toward the completion point was delayed because Honduras did not meet certain IMF conditionalities (http://www.jubileeusa.org/resources/honduras.pdf, August 14, 2005). For further information see the following links: Jubilee Plus - Honduras country profile Jubilee USA Network - Honduras country profile Paris Club - Honduras debt treatments World Bank: HIPC - Honduras Case World Bank: Honduras Estimated Debt Service Payments c. Further statistical resources Worldbank: Honduras Data & Statistics 4.2 Important documents a. Official PRS-related documents Government of the Republic of Honduras (2001): Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper. Tegucigalpa. Government of the Republic of Honduras (2000): Interim Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper. Tegucigalpa. IMF/IDA (2005): Honduras. Joint Staff Advisory Note on the
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Second Annual Progress Report. March
8. IMF/IDA 2004): Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper First Annual Progress Report. February 2. IMF/IDA (2001): Honduras. Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
Joint Staff Assessment. September 17. IMF/IDA (2000): Honduras. Assessment of Interim Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper. April 13. Republic of Honduras (2003): Poverty Reduction Strategy.
First Progress Report. Tegucigalpa, December. República de Honduras (2005): Poverty Reduction Strategy
Progress Report 2004. Tegucigalpa. República de Honduras / Foro Nactional de Convergencia
(1999: Propuestas de Estrategia de la Sociedad Civil para la Transformación
y la Reconstrucción Nacional, 27. February. b. Major donor-related documents Honduras HIPC Decision Point Document (June 2000) World Bank: Honduras Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) For further donor-related strategy documents see http://www.countryanalyticwork.net 4.3 Reports and analyses a. PRSP-related publications Bojö, Jan et al. (2004): Environment in Poverty Reduction
Strategies and Poverty Reduction Support Credits. World Bank, Environment
Department, Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 102, Washington
D.C., November. (includes data on Honduras) Bojö, Jan/Rama Chandra Reddy (2003): Status and Evolution
of Environmental Priorities in the Poverty Reduction Strategies. An Assessment
of Fifty Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. World Bank, Environment Department,
Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 93, Washington D.C., November.
(includes data on Honduras) Booth, David/Lukas, Henry (2002): Good Practice in the Development
of PRSP Indicators and Monitoring Systems. Overseas Development Institute,
ODI Working Paper 172, London. (includes data on Honduras) Boussard, Caroline (2003): Crafting Democracy. Civil Society
in Post-Transition Honduras, Lund University, Lund Political Studies,
127. Bradshaw, Sarah/Brian Linneker (2003): Challenging women's
poverty: perspectives on gender and poverty reduction strategies from
Nicaragua and Honduras. Catholic Institute for International Relations
(CIIR), London. Caillods, F./J. Hallak (2004): Education and PRSPs. A review
of experiences. A review undertaken with the support of DFID, UNESCO,
Interational Institute of Educational Planning, Paris. (includes data
on Honduras) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2001): Review of the Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper Initiative: Based upon the Experiences and Comments
of CRS Partners in Bolivia, Honduras, Zambia and Cameroon. December. Cornally, Jennifer/Tom Crowley/Sally O'Neill (2004): The
Impact of Poverty Reduction Strategies on the Rural Sector in Honduras
and Nicaragua, Study carried out by Trócaire for the International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Tegucigalpa, Final Draft, May. Cuesta, José (2004): The Most Difficult Is Yet To
Come: Achieving Pro-Poor Growth In Honduras. Country Report 2004: Honduras.
Executive Summary. Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSP) in
Latin America, Research project commissioned by SIDA, Institute of Social
Studies (ISS), The Hague, November. Cuesta, José (2003): Learning by doing: The experience
of the Poverty Reduction Strategy in Honduras. Executive Summary Country
Report Honduras. Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSP) in
Latin America, Research project commissioned by SIDA, Institute of Social
Studies (ISS), The Hague, December. Cuesta, José A. (2001): AIDS, Economic Growth and
the HIPC Initiative in Honduras. World Institute for Development Economics
Research (WIDER), Discussion Paper No. 2001/79, Helsinki, September. Dewachter, Sara (2005): The Participation Conditionality
under Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: The Joint Staff Assessment -experience.
University of Antwerp, Institute of Development Policy and Management,
IDPM-UA discussion paper 2005-6, April. (includes data on Honduras) Dijkstra, Geske (2005): The PRSP Approach and the Illusion of Improved Aid Effectiveness: Lessons from Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua, in: Development Policy Review, Vol. 23(4), July, pp. 443-464. Driscoll, Ruth/Alison Evans (2005): Second-Generation Poverty Reduction Strategies: New Opportunities and Emerging Issues, in: Development Policy Review, Vol. 23(1), pp. 5-25. Egulu, Lawrence (2004): Trade Union Participation in the
PRSP Process. World Bank, Social Protection Unit, Washington D.C. (includes
Honduras case study) European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD) (2002):
Private Sector Development - Pro-poor, or merely Poor, Service Delivery?
Brussels, April. (includes data on Honduras) Forner, Patricia (2002): How Is The Next Generation to Live?
The Enhanced HIPC II and a Strategy to Reduce Poverty in Boliva, Honduras
and Nicaragua, in: Alan Whaites (ed.): Masters of their own development?
PRSPs and the prospects for the poor, Monrovia/California: World Vision,
pp. 110-133. Fox, James W. (2003): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers:
Review of Private Sector Participation. USAID Development Information
Services (DIS), Washington D.C., October 31. (includes data on Honduras) Gass, Vicky (2002): Democratizing Development. Lessons from
Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction, Washington D.C.: Washington Office on
Latin America (WOLA), July. GTZ (2005): Making Poverty Reduction Strategies Work -Good
Practices, Issues, and Stakeholder Views-A Contribution of German Development
Cooperation for the 2005 PRSP Review May 2005. Eschborn, May. (includes
Honduras Good Practice sheet) Helmsig, Bert et al. (2003): Descentralización, Gobernabilidad
Local e Implementación de las Estrategias de Reducción de
Pobreza en Bolivia, Honduras y Nicaragua. Evaluation of Poverty Reduction
Strategies (PRSP) in Latin America, Research project commissioned by SIDA,
Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague Heidel, Klaus (2004): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
- blind to the rights of the (working) child? The (I-)PRSPs' perception
of child labour. A problem outline and annotated collection of source
material. Kindernothilfe/Werkstatt Ökonomie, Duisburg/Heidelberg,
March. (includes data on Honduras) Hewitt, Adrian/Ian Gillson (2003): Review of the Trade and
Poverty Content in PRSPs and Loan-Related Documents. Report commissioned
by Christian Aid, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. (includes
Honduras case study) Hunt, Sarah (2004a): Honduras PRSP Update. December 2004,
Tegucigalpa: Trócaire. Hunt, Sarah (2004b): Honduras Consultative Group Meeting.
10-11 June 2004, Tegucigalpa: Trócaire. Hunt, Sarah (2004c): The Strategic Impact of the Regional
Strategies for Combating Poverty, DFID-Trócaire-FOSDEH/ASONOG,
Tegucigalpa, August 13. IMF/IDA (2002): Review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper (PRSP) Approach: Early Experience with Interim PRSPs and Full PRSPs.
Prepared by the Staffs of the IMF and World Bank, Washington DC., March
26. (includes data on Honduras) International Labour Organisation (ILO) (2002a): Disability
and Poverty Reduction Strategies. How to ensure that access of persons
with disabilities to decent and productive work is part of the PRSP process.
Discussion Paper, Geneva, November. International Labour Office (ILO) (2002b): Poverty Reduction
Strategy Papers (PRSPs): An assessment of the ILO's experience. Governing
Body, Committee on Employment and Social Policy (ESP), 285th Session,
November. (includes data on Honduras) Knoke, Irene/Pedro Morazan (2002): PRSP: Beyond the Theory.
Practical Experiences and Positions of Involved Civil Society Organisations.
Draft for Discussion for the International GTZ-Conference "Beyond
the Review: Sustainable Poverty Alleviation & PRSP", Berlin,
May 13-16 2002. (includes data on Honduras) Ladd, Paul (2003): Too hot to handle? The absence of trade
policy from PRSPs. Christian Aid, April. (includes data on Honduras) Laterveer, Leontien/Louis W. Niessen/Abdo S. Yazbeck (2003):
Pro-poor health policies in poverty reduction strategies, in: Health Policy
and Planning, Vol. 18(2), pp. 139-145. (includes data on Honduras) Lathrop, G. (2004): Desarrollo Económico Local y
Alivio de la Pobreza en Bolivia, Honduras y Nicaragua. Evaluation of Poverty
Reduction Strategies (PRSP) in Latin America, Research project commissioned
by SIDA, Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague. Lucas, Henry/David Evans/Katherine Pasteur (2004): Research
on the current state of PRS monitoring systems. Institute of Development
Studies (IDS), Discussion Paper 382, Brighton, December. (includes data
on Honduras) Marcus, Rachel/John Wilkinson (2002): Whose Poverty Matters?
Vulnerability, Social Protection and PRSPs. Childhood Poverty Research
and Policy Centre (CHIP), Working Paper No. 1. (includes data on Honduras) OECD/DAC (2004): Role of Infrastructure in Economic Growth
and Poverty Reduction. Lessons Learned from PRSPs of 33 Countries. DAC
Network on Poverty Reduction, Berlin, October 27-29. (includes data on
Honduras) OECD/DAC (2003): Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) as of January 2003.
OECD, Global Forum on Knowledge Economy, Paris, 4-5 March. (includes data
on Honduras) O'Malley, Kate (2004): Children and Young People Participating
in PRSP Processes: Lessons from Save the Children's experiences. Save
the Children Fund, London. (includes data on Honduras) Possing, Susanne (2003): Between Grassroots and Governments.
Civil Society Experiences with the PRSPs. A Study of Local Civil Society
Response to the PRSPs. Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS),
Working Paper 2003:20, Copenhagen. (includes Honduras case study) Richardson, Lydia & Erin Coyle (2003): Experience with
Poverty Reduction Strategies in Latin America and the Carribean, PRSP
Monitoring & Synthesis Project (=Synthesis Note 5), London: ODI, February.
(includes data on Honduras) Schmidt, Mary Beth (2002): Review of the Integration of
Social Funds With Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and Country Assistance
Strategies. Consultant's Report to Human Development Network, World Bank
Group, Washington D.C, May 31. (includes data on Honduras) Seppänen, Maaria (2003): Transforming the Concessional
State? The Politics of Honduras' Poverty Reduction Strategy. Institute
of Development Studies, University of Helsinki, Policy Paper 3/2003. Social Forum on External Debt and Development of Honduras
(FOSDEH) (2001): Process and Experience for the Preparation of a Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper in Honduras. October. Trócaire (2004): Are PRSPs Combating Rural Poverty
in Honduras and Nicaragua? Lessons for a New Generation of PRSPs. Policy
Briefing, August. Vos, Rob/Maritza Cabezas (2004): Illusions and Disillusions
with Pro-Poor Growth. Regional Report 2004. Executive Summary. Evaluation
of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSP) in Latin America, Research project
commissioned by SIDA, Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague. Vos, Rob et al. (2003): Can Poverty be Reduced? Experiences
with Poverty Reduction Strategies in Latin America. 2003 Regional Report.
Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSP) in Latin America, Research
project commissioned by SIDA, Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague,
December. World Bank (2005): Poverty Reduction Support Credits: A
Stocktaking. Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), Washington
D.C., June 24. (includes data on Honduras) World Bank (2004a): Poverty Reduction Strategies: Their Importance for Disability. Disability and Development Team, Washington D.C., July 7. World Bank (2004b): A Review of Population, Reproductive
Health, and Adolescent Health & Development in Poverty Reduction Strategies.
Population and Reproductive Health Cluster/Health Nutrition and Population
Central Unit, Washington D.C., August. (includes data on Honduras) World Bank (2002a): Aligning Assistance for Development
Effectiveness. Promising Country Experience. Comprehensive Development
Framework Secretariat/Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), Washington
D.C., February. (includes short Honduras case study) World Bank (2002b): Participation and Civic Engagement in
Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRSP). Good Practice & Lessons Learned.
The Case of Honduras. Participation and Civic Engagement Group, Washington
D.C. World Development Movement (2005): Democracy and the Poverty
Reduction Strategy process: Country cases. May. (includes short Honduras
case study). World Health Organization (2004): PRSPs: Their Significance
for Health: second synthesis report. Geneva. (includes data on Honduras) World Vision (2001): Submission to the Comprehensive Review
of the PRSP Approach. Policy and Advocacy Department. (includes data on
Honduras) Zuckerman, Elaine (2002): Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming
in Advocacy Work on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). Synthesis
Report, Gender Action, May. (includes data on Honduras) b. Background reading Feiring, Birgitte/MRG partners (2003): Indigenous Peoples
and Poverty: The Cases of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicragua. Minority
Rights Group International. Shamsie, Yasmine (2003): Mutual Misgivings: Civil Society
Inclusion in the Americas. Prepared for: VOICES: The Rise of Nongovernmental
Voices in Multilateral Organizations. The North-South Institute, Ottawa,
October. UNDP Honduras (2003): MDG Progress Report 2003 (Informe
sobre las Metas del Milenio Honduras 2003). UNDP Honduras (various years): National Human Development
Reports Nationale (Informe Nacional sobre Desarrollo Humano) Wils, Frits (1995): NGOs in Latin America. Past strategies,
current dilemmas, future challenges. INTRAC Occasional Paper Series No.
8, May. 4.4 Links to stakeholders involved a. PRSP Government of Honduras: Sistema de Información de
la Estrategia para la Reducción de la Pobreza (SIERP) Research project on PRSP in Latin America (2003-2007), SIDA
& Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague/NL Congreso Nacional de Honduras (Parlament) b. Civil society Asociacion de Municipios de Honduras Association of Non Governmental Associations Federacion de Organizaciones (Privades) de Desarrollo de
Honduras Foro Nacional de Convergencia (FONAC): Propuestas de Estrategia
de la Sociedad Civil para la Transformación y la Reconstrucción
Nacional ONGs Centro América (Honduras) - Portal Centroamericano
de las ONGs Sociedad Civil en Honduras Directory of Development Organizations (national / international) c. Donors / International actors Aid Harmonization & Alignment Iniatiative - Honduras
country profile International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Honduras country profile World Bank - Honduras country profile United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Honduras country
office Trócaire Directory of Development Organizations (national / international) 4.5 General country information Development Gateway Freedom House - Honduras profile The Eldis Gateway to development information provides a comprehensive and up-to-date country website that can be accessed at http://www.eldis.org/latin/index.htm A further comprehensive collection of web links can be found at the University of Texas: http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/honduras/ 4.6 General links that also provide country-specific information European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) International Monetary Fund (IMF) The World Bank Group Paris Club
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