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USAID addresses the economic, security, environmental, and governance challenges that drive irregular migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the United States. USAID focuses on the root causes undermining people’s hope for their futures in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and helps our neighbors to build the peace, prosperity, and stability they deserve.
The United States has a history of partnership with the people of these countries. USAID promotes greater government accountability and works with the private sector to advance economic and educational opportunities to those likely to migrate. We also help combat rampant crime and violence, tackle corruption and impunity, and mitigate the effects of climate change. We provide opportunities to the citizens of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras so that they can remain in their home countries and not be compelled to make the dangerous journey north.
Administrator Power officially launched USAID’s Northern Triangle Task Force on May 4, 2021. Led by Executive Director Michael Camilleri, the task force ensures a coordinated, unified, bold, and creative approach to addressing the causes of irregular migration, as directed by President Biden’s Executive Order.
Prosperity, Security, Governance

USAID programs in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras:
- Generate economic opportunities, including by creating jobs, fostering entrepreneurship, growing small businesses, and supporting smallholder farmers;
- Build secure communities, especially by working with youth at risk of getting involved in crime and violence;
- Promote greater government accountability to citizens, particularly by working with civil society and tackling corruption and impunity;
- Mitigate the effects of climate change; and
- Provide humanitarian assistance - including emergency food, shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection, and other support - in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to help the most vulnerable people respond to shocks and natural disasters. USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team to address rising humanitarian needs stemming from recurrent drought, severe food insecurity, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn more about our programs in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Stories
- I Would Have Been in the Caravan (English, Espanol)
- One Farmer's Story to Provide a Future for His Family in Guatemala (English | Español)
- Programming a New Life in El Salvador (English | Español)
- Growing Through Technology (English | Español)
- Helping Central Americans Weather the Storm (English | Español)
News and Information
Fact Sheet: Sembrando Oportunidades [English | Español]
Strategic Approach to Combating Corruption in Northern Central America
Press Release: Administrator Power’s Meeting With UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed
Press Release: USAID Administrator Samantha Power Travels to Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala
Press Release: USAID Administrator Samantha Power Visits Honduras
Press Release: USAID Administrator Samantha Power Launches New Challenge to Support Opportunities for Women in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Press Release: USAID Administrator Samantha Power Visits El Salvador
Press Release: Administrator Samantha Power’s American University of Armenia Commencement Address
Press Release: USAID Administrator Samantha Power Launches $39 Million Guatemala Entrepreneurship and Development Innovation Initiative
Press Release: USAID Administrator Samantha Power Visits Guatemala
Press Release: USAID Announces New Initiatives in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Press Release: Statement by Administrator Samantha Power on H-2B Visas for Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
Press Release: USAID Redirects Assistance for Salvadoran Government Institutions to Civil Society Groups
Press Release: On El Salvador
Press Release: Readout on USAID Administrator Samantha Power's Day Two Activities Focused on USAID Engagement in Central America
Press Release: United States Announces Increased Assistance for the People of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Press Release: USAID Deploys Disaster Assistance ResponseTeam To Address Rising Humanitarian Needs In Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
Fact Sheet: USAID Increases Efforts to Address Irregular Migration From El Salvador, Guatemala, And Honduras
Last updated: April 21, 2022
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