Lenca
Lands
Western and southwestern Honduras (Intibucá, Lempira, La Paz and nearby departments) and eastern El Salvador
Countries Honduras, El Salvador
Facts 3
Today
COPINH runs Lenca community radio stations that share news bulletins, podcasts, interviews and training with Lenca communities.
As of 2025 Source: Cultural Survival, Las palabras haciendo eco en los caminos del pueblo Lenca: COPINH (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
COPINH, a community-based organization of the Lenca people that has worked for 30 years, is present in five departments of Honduras.
As of 2025 Source: Cultural Survival, Las palabras haciendo eco en los caminos del pueblo Lenca: COPINH (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
A community journalism program trained 24 Lenca women and 17 men as community correspondents, starting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of 2021 Source: Cultural Survival, Indigenous, Garifuna, and Feminist Community Correspondents Push for a More Inclusive Democracy (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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