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WSP in Honduras                                                               November 20, 2006
                   

                   




                  The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is an
                  international partnership to help the poor gain sustained
                  access to improved water and sanitation services. WSP
                  is contributing to reach the   Millennium Development
                  Goals (MDGs) for water and sanitation, which include
                  reducing by half the proportion of people without
                  sustainable access to safe drinking water and adequate
                  sanitation by 2015.

                  WSP operates in Honduras through its sub-regional
                  office for Central America, located at the World Bank
                  Resident Mission in the capital of Honduras,
                  Tegucigalpa. WSP has a wide range of engagements in
                  Honduras; among its core activities are:

                        Assisting the Honduran water sector authorities
                        in carrying out the sector reform and
                        modernization processes and implementing the
                        Water and Sanitation framework law, passed in
                        2003.
                        Supporting the authorities in improving and
                        strengthening information systems for the water
                        and sanitation sector.
                        Developing, in cooperation with other sector
                        authorities, a road map to achieve the MDGs in
                        water and sanitation.
                        Supporting the authorities in exploring
                        sustainable technical solutions and management
                        models to assist the urban poor in the
                        shantytowns of Tegucigalpa.
                        Documenting and disseminating best practices,
                        as well as producing knowledge management
                        products to boost information exchange and
                        knowledge promotion among the sector
                        authorities and professionals in Honduras.

                  For more information on WSP, including publications on
                  Honduras and Central America, please
                  visit  www.wsp.org.