SEMUJER

What SEMUJER does

SEMUJER (Secretaría de Estado en el Despacho de Asuntos de la Mujer) is the government ministry of Honduras, created on April 6, 2022 by Executive Decree PCM 05-2022, responsible for promoting gender justice, equal rights, and full opportunities for women in political, cultural, economic, and social life, and for the elimination of all forms of discrimination and gender-based violence. Its competencies, organic structure, and Consultative Council were further codified under PCM 23-2023. The institution serves women and girls across Honduras — its primary beneficiary population — together with Municipal Women's Offices (OMM), women's networks (Redes de Mujeres), and over 90 public institutions receiving technical assistance on gender mainstreaming.

The institution operates a three-tier service delivery network: central headquarters in Tegucigalpa covering 135 municipalities, Regional Norte in San Pedro Sula covering 79 municipalities, and Regional Occidente in Santa Rosa de Copán covering 84 municipalities, collectively reaching 298 of Honduras's municipalities. Service products include the Línea 1-1-4 'Mujer Vivir Sin Miedo' 24-hour confidential hotline (with over 490 reports and 83 aggressors detained), the Módulos de Atención y Protección de los Derechos de las Mujeres (MAPRODEM), the Módulo de Educación Comunitaria (MEC), Casa Refugio shelters (including a new Distrito Central facility with capacity for 50 women and their children), and gender-mainstreaming technical assistance to municipal offices. Underlying technology platforms include the Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Evaluación (SIME) for gender-marked budget tracking launched in 2026, the Observatorio Nacional de Género, the Sistema de Información-Geográfica para el Análisis de la Violencia contra las Mujeres (SIG-ANV), and the Escuela de Género virtual training platform.

SEMUJER's business model is government budget allocation supplemented by international cooperation funding; all services are provided free of charge. It anchors the Política Nacional de la Mujer - III Plan de Igualdad y Justicia de Género 2023-2033, a ten-year framework with seven fundamental rights axes and an execution cost of L. 1,471,931,021. It is led by Secretaria de Estado Nolvia Patricia Herrera and maintains a dense partnership ecosystem with ONU Mujeres (UN Women), UNDP, UNFPA, UNHCR, OHCHR, FAO, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Canadian Cooperation, Spanish Government, KfW, OXFAM, Cooperación Valenciana, and domestic agencies including SAG and PAUCC.

Name

SEMUJER

Legal name

Secretaría de Estado en el Despacho de Asuntos de la Mujer

Website

https://semujer.gob.hn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEMUJER is Honduras's State Secretariat for Women's Affairs, a government ministry promoting gender justice, women's rights, and gender-based violence prevention across 298 municipalities through regional offices, hotlines, shelters, and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Services - Gender Equality

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Community Support Services (Case Management, Referrals) (EDAJAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student Safety, Wellbeing & SEL Technology (Monitoring, Reporting) (EDAJAMAJ)

Keywords

• Violence prevention programs
• Women's empowerment initiatives
• Gender equality policy
• Women's protection services
• Gender-responsive budgeting

Headquarters

HQ city

Tegucigalpa

HQ country

Honduras

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: SEMUJER is funded through annual government budget allocations from the Honduran state. The institution receives public funds for operations, programs, and initiatives promoting gender equality and women's rights.
2. International Cooperation Funding: Funding and support from international organizations and foreign governments for specific projects and programs aligned with gender equality goals.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SEMUJER is a Honduran government ministry that promotes gender justice, equal rights and opportunities for women, and prevention of gender-based violence. It delivers direct services through the Línea 1-1-4 'Mujer Vivir Sin Miedo' hotline, MAPRODEM and MEC community attention modules, and Casa Refugio shelters, and operates proprietary platforms such as SIME (gender-responsive budgeting monitoring) and the Escuela de Género for capacity building.

Product overview

SEMUJER (Secretaría de Estado en el Despacho de Asuntos de la Mujer) is a government ministry that operates as a unified institutional platform providing services for women's rights, protection, and empowerment. The core offering consists of the Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Evaluación (SIME) for budget gender marking, the Línea 1-1-4 hotline for emergency response, and Módulos de Atención y Protección (MAPRODEM) for direct service delivery. Supporting services include a Virtual Library, Gender School (Escuela de Género), Casa Refugio shelters, community education modules (MEC), informative bulletins, and the SER MUJER podcast. The institution maintains three regional offices (Central, Norte, Occidente) with coverage across 135, 79, and 84 municipalities respectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sistema Integral de Monitoreo y Evaluación (SIME) Technological platform enabling government institutions to register, monitor, and evaluate public budgets with gender marking for tracking investments aimed at reducing gender inequality gaps.
• Línea 1-1-4 'Mujer Vivir Sin Miedo' Free, confidential 24-hour hotline providing specialized attention, active listening, legal advice, psychological support, and referrals to women facing violence situations.
• Módulos de Atención y Protección de los Derechos de las Mujeres (MAPRODEM) Mobile service modules providing attention and protection of women's rights, offering psychological intervention, legal advice, and awareness sessions promoting a life free of violence, bringing services directly to communities.
• Módulo de Educación Comunitaria (MEC) Community education module working in coordination with Municipal Women's Offices and Women's Networks to deliver services and education in communities.
• Casa Refugio (Shelter Services) Protective shelters for women victims of violence providing temporary accommodation, psychosocial support, legal aid, education, and health services, including a new shelter in Distrito Central with capacity for 50 women and their children.
• Biblioteca Virtual SEMUJER Virtual library platform providing access to key documents and regulations on gender equality.
• Escuela de Género Virtual platform for gender education and training resources, part of SEMUJER's cooperation portfolio for gender training.
• Podcast SER MUJER Institutional podcast channel for disseminating information and stories related to women's issues, published on YouTube.
• Boletines Informativos Weekly informational bulletins documenting SEMUJER activities and achievements, with editions numbered 1 through 17 as of July 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 490 reports received through Line 114 with 83 aggressors detained
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• ONU Mujeres (UN Women)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Close partnership on women's economic autonomy, political participation, and care systems. ONU Mujeres supports SEMUJER through the MELYT project (Mujeres, Economía Local y Territorios) and coordinates on multiple initiatives including the Integral Protection Mechanism for women victims of violence.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on policies and public programs for rural women's empowerment, specifically in agro-food value chains and food security. Joint workshops conducted with SAG (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería).
• PNUD (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic cooperation on gender equality and women's empowerment. Participation in forums on electoral reforms with gender perspective and support for institutional strengthening.
• ACNUR (UNHCR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination on initiatives related to women's protection, contributing to comprehensive protection mechanisms for women victims of violence.
• OACNUDH (OHCHR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights oversight and support for women's rights initiatives, participating in coordination meetings for protection mechanisms.
• UNFPAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on reproductive health and rights, and protection mechanisms for women.
• Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation of workshops and programs for rural women's empowerment and agricultural development.
• Centro de Estudios de la Mujer-Honduras (CEM-H)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on electoral reform forums promoting women's political participation, with support from the European Union, ONU Mujeres, and PNUD.
• Foro de Mujeres Políticas de HondurasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of forums on electoral reforms and women's political participation.
• Dirección Nacional de Bienes del Estado (DNBE)minorOthersVehicle donation of 4 vehicles (1 minibus and 3 trucks) valued at approximately 2 million lempiras to strengthen operational capacity.
• Programa de Adaptación Urbana al Cambio Climático (PAUCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on climate change adaptation with focus on women's protection in humanitarian emergencies and disasters.
• FOROSIDA (Foro Nacional de VIH/Sida)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject 'Generando Transformación y Bienestar en la Vida de las Mujeres y Niñas' providing psychological support to women and girls and coordination on gender-based violence cases.
• Manos ExtendidasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on training and empowerment of adolescent women.
• Gobierno de Honduras - Primera DamamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with First Lady Lissette del Cid de Asfura on agenda for equality of rights and opportunities for women.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (INAM) - Guatemala: Guatemala's national women's affairs institution with a comparable mandate on gender equality, violence prevention, and women's empowerment. Operates with similar regional structure and is a peer institution across Central America, frequently partnering with UN Women and international donors.
• ISDEMU (Instituto Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo de la Mujer): El Salvador's women's development institute with an equivalent mandate to promote gender equality and address violence against women. Peer in the Central American region that participated alongside SEMUJER in the MELYT regional project.
• Ministerio de la Mujer - Paraguay: Paraguay's ministry of women with a comparable mandate for gender equality policy implementation, including shelters, hotlines, and economic empowerment programs. Similar structural setup as a dedicated ministry with regional service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• INMUJERES (Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres) - Mexico: Mexico's federal women's institute, a larger and more established government body operating in the same sector. Serves as a broader regional reference point for institutional design, gender budgeting, and violence prevention programs.
• Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables - Peru: Peru's ministry for women and vulnerable populations, a larger peer with an analogous mandate spanning violence prevention, economic empowerment, and gender policy. Operates with broader scope including vulnerable populations beyond women.

Regional players

• ONU Mujeres (UN Women) Honduras: UN Women's Honduras country office is SEMUJER's core strategic partner, co-implementing programs like MELYT and supporting gender mainstreaming. Functions as both a partner and a peer in the gender equality ecosystem with comparable programmatic reach.

Others

• PNUD Honduras (UNDP Honduras): UNDP Honduras partners with SEMUJER on gender equality, electoral reform, and institutional strengthening. While not a direct peer, it is a key ecosystem participant providing strategic cooperation on women's political participation and rights.

Emerging players

• Centro de Estudios de la Mujer-Honduras (CEM-H): Honduran civil society organization focused on women's rights research and advocacy. Peer in the gender equality ecosystem that collaborates with SEMUJER on electoral reform forums and policy advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/semujer_hn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Semujer_Honduras
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEMUJERHND
• Instagraminstagram.com/semujer_hn
• TikToktiktok.com/@semujer_hn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/semujerhn

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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