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Empowering Autochthonous Peoples in Honduras : The Nuestras Raices (Our Roots) Program

The Nuestras Rais Program (NR) was created in Honduras in 1995 after massive ethnic demonstrations, in which people protested poor access to basic public services and demanded more access roads (and land rights). The government responded with the R...

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Main Authors: Traa-Valarezo, Ximena, Rodríguez, Jorge
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
POVERTY & ETHNIC MINORITIES
ETHNIC GROUPS
ROADS
PUBLIC SERVICES
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAND RIGHTS
FUNDS
LIVING CONDITIONS
DEMONSTRATIONS & PROTESTS
SOCIAL ASSESSMENTS
CULTURAL ASSETS
GENDER EQUALITY
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACCOUNTABILITY
ASSETS
AUDITING
CAPACITY BUILDING
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY BANKS
COMMUNITY GROUPS
EMPOWERMENT APPROACH
FAMILIES
GROUP EDUCATION
LABOR COSTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
PARTNERSHIP
PROCUREMENT
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
QUALITY CONTROL
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIETY
TRANSPARENCY
WAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/3259887/empowering-autochthonous-peoples-honduras-nuestras-raices-roots-program
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10379
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Summary:The Nuestras Rais Program (NR) was created in Honduras in 1995 after massive ethnic demonstrations, in which people protested poor access to basic public services and demanded more access roads (and land rights). The government responded with the Roads for Production (Caminos para la Produccion) program, which paid nominal wages to beneficiaries to open and rehabilitate small tertiary roads and paths. NR phases I and II was financed with domestic funds disbursed through mayors. Most beneficiaries were Lenca of the ONILH federation, the rest belonged to four other federations. NR's main goal is to improve the living conditions of Honduras' nine ethnic groups by helping build human capital, social and cultural assets, and gender equity. NR finances small-scale social and economic infrastructure projects identified, selected, and implemented by community groups.

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