Browse Honduras Daily Stories

Honduras's child welfare agency (Senaf) reports 104 children are legally available for adoption, with 76 active cases underway, as the agency works to cut a two-year wait time and prioritize domestic families.

Honduras's child-welfare agency (Senaf) documented 62 pregnancies among girls and adolescents so far in 2026, attributing them to sexual violence, and warned that many victims do not report abuse or seek institutional help.

COIPRODEN, representing private child-welfare organizations, warns that hundreds of children in residential care are at risk because the National Child and Family Secretariat (SENAF) has not disbursed promised funds or signed cooperation agreements, threatening the organizations' ability to continue providing shelter and support.

Experts debated on national TV whether the Honduran state and families share responsibility for child pregnancy, with one in five adolescents aged 15–19 reported pregnant over the past 15 years.

Some 136 alternative-care centers housing vulnerable children have received no government disbursements or agreements from the child-welfare agency SENAF since January 2026, forcing them to rely on private donations amid at least 190 violent deaths of minors in Q1 2026.