Honduras Lost

Across Latin America, the sight of children living on the streets has become a painful reflection of systemic poverty, instability, and neglect. In early 2000s Honduras, this crisis reached a tipping point. First Lady Aguas Ocasio de Maduro led a national campaign to address the issue, aiming to remove children from the streets and place them in government-run care. This photo story follows that effort as it played out in one country—capturing the faces and places caught in the balance between well-intentioned policy and deeply rooted social challenges. From city sidewalks to institutional corridors, the images reveal a regional struggle through a Honduran lens—where vulnerability, resilience, and the limits of reform quietly unfold.