devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Gender Activity Philippines - Kalahi-Cidss Project - Gender Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Philippines II-Due Diligence Fund Philippines II: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Monitoring and Evaluation Philippines - Monitoring and Evaluation project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Philippines II Threshold-Due Diligence Fund Philippines II Threshold: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Philippines - FISCAL/PROCUREMENT AGENT - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Procurement Management Philippines - Program Administration and Control - Procurement Management activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable Philippines II - Education Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's education projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Program Administration Philippines - Monitoring and Evaluation - Program Administration activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
Enhancing Biodiversity Awareness and Improving Rural Livelihoods in Southern Belize The Maya Golden Landscape, a 770,000-acre area of public and private protected lands and Mayan communities in southern Belize, has recently experienced high deforestation rates due to unsustainable agricultural practices and the region's growing population. Rural communities are crucial actors in protecting these important conservation areas, yet many residents, especially youth, are not familiar with effective conservation-related practices. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunity and protecting natural resources in Belize. Our grantee partner, Ya'axche' Conservation Trust (YCT), is promoting best practices in sustainable forest management by involving local communities in capturing, analyzing, and sharing data on biodiversity on their farms. YCT is also strengthening the business skills of small family or community-run enterprises and stimulating rural children and youths' interest in being future stewards of their communities' forests.
Art for Justice Young people in low-income gang-affected neighborhoods in southern Belize City reflect the violence in their environment with violent and disruptive behavior which can interrupt their education and even lead to gang recruitment. Young people their parents and school staff lack the skills to address the traumas young people experience and resolve conflicts. At the IAF we support community-led approaches to enhance peace and security by creating safe environments in traditionally marginalized areas. Our grantee partner Love Foundation (LF) will work closely with three Belize City neighborhoods to convert vacant lots into community hubs for small businesses community gardens and academic enrichment where young people can connect to mentors and tutors. LF also trains young people and the adults in their lives to reduce violence.
School Gardens in Southern Belize Plenty BZ will support home and school gardens, school kitchens, and fairs in the Toledo district, improving nutrition for 3,620 Belizeans. (BE-110)
Building resilient communities in the Maya Golden Landscape of southern Belize Ya'axch Conservation Trust (YCT) will work with 72 farmers from six communities in the Toledo district to develop their leadership and organizational skills as well as their agroforestry practices. The farmers will learn techniques to apply to their cultivation of staple foods for consumption as well as cacao as a cash crop. The grant will directly benefit the 72 farmers involved and their families and will indirectly benefit another 350 farmers and their families.
Q'eqchi' Maya Demarcation and Land Use Project Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) will train residents of Crique Sarco, a Q'qechi' community located in the Toledo district, to map their land and resources and manage them according to their indigenous traditions and in compliance with Belizean law. With technical assistance from IAF Guatemalan grantee Sa Qa Chol Nimla K'aleb'aal (SANK), Crique Sarco's residents will survey their land, demarcate their boundaries and file these with the appropriate authorities. The collaboration will benefit 320 Q'qechi' directly and another 1,000 indirectly.
Empowering communities through social and economic inclusion in southern Belize Isolated rural communities in southern Belize struggle to meet basic needs, including food security. The COVID-19 pandemic has especially worsened conditions for underrepresented groups that make up the majority of these communities such as women, youth, Afro-descendants, and Mayan people, who have relatively few income-generating or leadership opportunities. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity. Our grantee Humana People to People Belize (HPPBZ) is working with community groups in Stann Creek and Toledo districts of Belize to expand income generation opportunities, increase access to services, engage underrepresented groups such as youth and women to lead community initiatives, and strengthen overall community awareness of gender equality, nutrition, hygiene, and natural resource management.This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders, and of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Small Enterprise Development for Marginalized Women in Belize BelizeFemale entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods around Belize City in Belize operate in an informal economy, with little access to capital or financial services to improve their businesses. They often lack the financial literacy they need to make their businesses efficient and profitable. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expand economic opportunity by encouraging small business growth and strengthening excluded communities, such as women, so they can participate equally in their nations economy. Our grantee partner Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology (BEST) will work closely with YMCA Belize City to offer enterprise development training, leadership training, and capital to small businesses to increase families incomes in high-risk neighborhoods and prepare them to operate in the formal economy.
Small Enterprise Development for Marginalized Women in Belize BEST- Belize. Female entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods around Belize City in Belize operate in an informal economy, with little access to capital or financial services to improve their businesses. They often lack the financial literacy they need to make their businesses efficient and profitable. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expand economic opportunity by encouraging small business growth and strengthening excluded communities, such as women, so they can participate equally in their nations economy. Our grantee partner Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology (BEST) will work closely with YMCA Belize City to offer enterprise development training, leadership training, and capital to small businesses to increase families incomes in high-risk neighborhoods and prepare them to operate in the formal economy.
Scaling Up IAF Pilot Project to Document Maya Lands and Usage in Southern Belize Uncertain land boundaries in southern Belize have often made it difficult for isolated Mayan communities to generate income on their land. Recent judicial decisions governing land titles hold promise for these communities to definitively demarcate their boundaries in order to undertake income-generating activities, but few resources are available to implement the decisions. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expand economic opportunities in Belize. Our grantee partner, Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM), is helping communities in southern Belize to map and register their lands. SATIIM is also building the capacity of community forestry operations and constructing a visitor center that will generate income to safeguard an internationally recognized wetland.
Building resilient communities in the Maya Golden Landscape of southern Belize Building resilient communities in the Maya Golden Landscape of southern Belize
Promoting inclusion of Belize`s LGBT population Our Circle (OC) supports excluded populations in Belize to play a more active role in improving their living conditions by learning more about their needs and experiences, and providing working capital to facilitate market access for their products. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Belize. OCs activities support excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate equally in a nations political, economic and social life.
Supporting a sustainable, rights-based traditional fishery and sustainable livelihoods in northern Belize Coastal communities in northern Belize rely heavily on both fish stocks and tourism for their livelihoods. After the COVID-19 pandemic crushed tourism revenue across the Caribbean including in Belize more community members turned to fishing to meet their food security needs depleting the local stock. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. Our grantee the Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development (SACD) will work with organized groups in Sarteneja in northern Belize to adopt a sustainable fishery model to recover fish stocks through structuring and regulating local fishing. It will also expand income-generating opportunities in tourism by helping community members to improve their services refine their products and market their eco-tours collectively..
Enhancing biodiversity awareness through citizen science and building capacity of sustainable community enterprise development of indigenous communities in the Maya Golden Landscape The Maya Golden Landscape, a 770,000-acre area of public and private protected lands and Mayan communities in southern Belize, has recently experienced high deforestation rates due to unsustainable agricultural practices and the region's growing population. Rural communities are crucial actors in protecting these important conservation areas, yet many residents, especially youth, are not familiar with effective conservation-related practices. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunity and protecting natural resources in Belize. Our grantee partner, Ya'axche' Conservation Trust (YCT), is promoting best practices in sustainable forest management by involving local communities in capturing, analyzing, and sharing data on biodiversity on their farms. YCT is also strengthening the business skills of small family or community-run enterprises and stimulating rural children and youths' interest in being future stewards of their communities' forests.
Promoting inclusion of Belize's LGBT population Our Circle (OC) supports excluded populations in Belize to play a more active role in improving their living conditions by learning more about their needs and experiences, and providing working capital to facilitate market access for their products. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Belize. OCs activities support excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate equally in a nations political, economic and social life.
Sustainable Fishery Framework and Community-based Tourism in Sarteneja, Belize Coastal communities in northern Belize rely heavily on both fish stocks and tourism for their livelihoods. After the COVID-19 pandemic crushed tourism revenue across the Caribbean, including in Belize, more community members turned to fishing to meet their food security needs, depleting the local stock. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. Our grantee the Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development (SACD) will work with organized groups in Sarteneja in northern Belize to adopt a sustainable fishery model to recover fish stocks through structuring and regulating local fishing. It will also expand income-generating opportunities in tourism by helping community members to improve their services, refine their products, and market their eco-tours collectively.
Transmitting Rights into Reality: Empowering Maya Leaders and Maya Women to Safeguard our Identity and Resources Julin Cho Society (JCS) will use community radio to convey information to the residents of Maya villages encourage traditional forms of decision-making and consensus-building further the participation of Maya women in community life and bring more visibility to the efforts of the Maya people to improve their well-being. The work will directly involve 120 residents of the 39 Maya villages served and benefit another 20000 residents.
Mapping Maya Community lands and land use near the Sarstoon Temash National Park Uncertain land boundaries in southern Belize have often made it difficult for isolated Mayan communities to generate income on their land. Recent judicial decisions governing land titles hold promise for these communities to definitively demarcate their boundaries in order to undertake income-generating activities, but few resources are available to implement the decisions. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expand economic opportunities in Belize. Our grantee partner, Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM), is helping communities in southern Belize to map and register their lands. SATIIM is also building the capacity of community forestry operations and constructing a visitor center that will generate income to safeguard an internationally recognized wetland.
Women's Small Enterprise Development in Belize District BEST- Belize Female entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods around Belize City in Belize operate in an informal economy, with little access to capital or financial services to improve their businesses. They often lack the financial literacy they need to make their businesses efficient and profitable. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expand economic opportunity by encouraging small business growth and strengthening excluded communities, such as women, so they can participate equally in their nation's economy. Our grantee partner Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology (BEST) will work closely with YMCA Belize City to offer enterprise development training, leadership training, and capital to small businesses to increase families' incomes in high-risk neighborhoods and prepare them to operate in the formal economy.
Transmitting Rights into Reality: Empowering Maya Leaders and Maya Women to Safeguard our Identity and Resources Julin Cho Society (JCS). JCS will use community radio to convey information to the residents of Maya villages, encourage traditional forms of decision-making and consensus-building, further the participation of Maya women in community life and bring more visibility to the efforts of the Maya people to improve their well-being. The work will directly involve 120 residents of the 39 Maya villages served and benefit another 20,000 residents.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant YCT will work with 72 farmers from six communities in the Toledo district to develop their leadership and organizational skills as well as their agroforestry practices. The farmers will learn techniques to apply to their cultivation of staple foods for consumption as well as cacao as a cash crop. The grant will directly benefit the 72 farmers involved and their families and will indirectly benefit another 350 farmers and their families.
Promoting inclusion of Belize`s LGBT population Our Circle (OC) supports excluded populations in Belize to play a more active role in improving their living conditions by learning more about their needs and experiences, and providing working capital to facilitate market access for their products. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Belize. OCs activities support excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate equally in a nations political, economic and social life
Empowerment of community-driven cacao agroforestry in Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve Working with partner organizations, TFCG will finalize its application for a concession in the Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve and develop its members' ability to farm the land. The project will directly benefit 35 farmers and their families.
Transmitting Rights into Reality: Empowering Maya Leaders and Maya Women to Safeguard our Identity and Resources Julin Cho Society (JCS) will use community radio to convey information to the residents of Maya villages, encourage traditional forms of decision-making and consensus-building, further the participation of Maya women in community life and bring more visibility to the efforts of the Maya people to improve their well-being. The work will directly involve 120 residents of the 39 Maya villages served and benefit another 20,000 residents.
Improving resilience of Mayan communities in southern Belize Isolated rural communities in southern Belize struggle to meet basic needs, including food security. The COVID-19 pandemic has especially worsened conditions for underrepresented groups that make up the majority of these communities such as women, youth, Afro-descendants, and Mayan people, who have relatively few income-generating or leadership opportunities. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity. Our grantee Humana People to People Belize (HPPBZ) is working with community groups in Stann Creek and Toledo districts of Belize to expand income generation opportunities, increase access to services, engage underrepresented groups such as youth and women to lead community initiatives, and strengthen overall community awareness of gender equality, nutrition, hygiene, and natural resource management.This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders, and of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Promoting inclusion of Belize`s LGBT population Our Circle (OC)supports excluded populationsin Belize to play a more active role in improving their living conditions by learning more about their needs and experiences, and providing working capital to facilitate market access for their products. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to creating inclusive societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. OCs activities support excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate equally in a nations political, economic and social life.
Scaling Up IAF Pilot Project to Document Maya Lands and Usage in Southern Belize Uncertain land boundaries in southern Belize have often made it difficult for isolated Mayan communities to generate income on their land. Recent judicial decisions governing land titles hold promise for these communities to definitively demarcate their boundaries in order to undertake income-generating activities but few resources are available to implement the decisions. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expand economic opportunities in Belize. Our grantee partner Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) is helping communities in southern Belize to map and register their lands. SATIIM is also building the capacity of community forestry operations and constructing a visitor center that will generate income to safeguard an internationally recognized wetland.
Education/Training Grant Julin Cho Society (JCS) will use community radio to convey information to the residents of Maya villages, encourage traditional forms of decision-making and consensus-building, further the participation of Maya women in community life and bring more visibility to the efforts of the Maya people to improve their well-being. The work will directly involve 120 residents of the 39 Maya villages served and benefit another 20,000 residents.
Small Enterprise Development for Marginalized Women in Belize Female entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods around Belize City in Belize operate in an informal economy, with little access to capital or financial services to improve their businesses. They often lack the financial literacy they need to make their businesses efficient and profitable. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expand economic opportunity by encouraging small business growth and strengthening excluded communities, such as women, so they can participate equally in their nations economy. Our grantee partner Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology (BEST) will work closely with YMCA Belize City to offer enterprise development training, leadership training, and capital to small businesses to increase families incomes in high-risk neighborhoods and prepare them to operate in the formal economy.
Strengthening the LGBT Community by Fostering a Greater Sense of Community In Belize it is often difficult for marginalized persons including those with non-traditional gender identities or sexual orientations to access the services they need and more fully participate in their local communities and economies. The IAF supports community-led approaches to promoting civic participation and creating inclusive societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our grantee partner Our Circle (OC)manages the first full-service Resource Center in Belize where marginalized communities can safely access counseling services education and networking opportunities and raise awareness of their rights among their peers and the general public.