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Tropical Storm Gamma has caused devastation across Honduras [CAFOD]

While the richest 20 per cent of Hondurans receive nearly two-thirds of the national income, the poorest 20 per cent receive less than three per cent

As in other Central American countries, many people depend for their survival on the money sent home by family members working abroad.

Those working in the US are now the country's largest source of income, reaching $862m in 2003

Maria Isabel Guzmán works for Puerta Abierta (Open Door), which provides home-based holistic healthcare for people with HIV [CAFOD]

Removing divisions of HIV

Maria Isabel Guzmán talks about how her personal journey with HIV has helped her better understand the needs and emotions of those she helps cope with the illness for Puerta Abierta (Open Door) in Honduras

Members of the COMUCAP co-operative making orange wine [Marcella Haddad]

Honduras: Key challenges

Almost 70% of the rural population live in extreme poverty and many small-scale farmers do not have ownership of their land

Honduran campaigners Pedro Landa and Rosa Giron at the launch of CAFOD's Unearth Justice campaign. [CAFOD]

Control at the local level

Pedro Landa, deputy director of Caritas Tegucigalpa, works to ensure local people have more control over their lives and can make their voices heard by the Honduran government

People in the Siria Valley speak out about the damage gold-mining has caused their community
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The San Martin mine in Honduras uses vast quantities of water, exacerbating water shortages in this drought-prone region. [Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD]

Honduras: poisoned water

For Berta Estrada and her family in the Siria Valley, gold mining has led to increased poverty and has endangered their water supply.

Removing divisions of HIV

Maria Isabel Guzmán talks about how her personal journey with HIV has helped her better understand the needs and emotions of those she helps cope with the illness for Puerta Abierta (Open Door) in Honduras

Small-scale miners work in treacherous conditions at Kanga-Usine mine, Democratic Republic of Congo [Richard Wainwright]

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Gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Pure Gold? exhibition website

Showcasing the best of our photos from the exhibition revealing the impact of gold mining on communities around the world - and includes ways for you to get involved in the campaign

Published on 05/11/2006, last updated on 09/05/2008

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