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Building new leaders and promoting citizenship from the base Latin America has the highest rates of economic exclusion and violence against the LGBTI community in the world, especially in Central America, and nongovernmental organizations in the region are reporting more LGBTI migrants fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in search of safer living conditions. Asociacin Lambda (LAMBDA) will help improve the livelihoods of young LGBTI people through support to four incipient grassroots groups from the departments of Izabal, Jalapa, Quetzaltenango and San Marcos by providing training on management, governance, leadership and entrepreneurship. These groups, with support from LAMBDA, will develop strategies for including the LGBTI community in the broader economic and democratic life of their respective departments. Specifically, LAMBDA will coordinate three public events to discuss the state of affairs of the LGBTI population in the countryside and will also manage a sub-grant fund to create eight microenterprises. This grant is part of a broader IAF initiative focused on supporting economic prosperity, democracy, and governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America. Grant activities will benefit 100 people directly and approximately 500 indirectly.
B'e K'at Training Center (Weaving the Way) MBYL will work with community radio stations to develop better programming; to improve technical skills that enable member-stations to promote awareness of the rights of indigenous Guatemalans; and to inform the public of the need for a regulatory framework conducive to the operation of community stations. The project will involve 60 radio technicians and should reach 66,000 listeners.
Crculo sinrgico de defensa: Mujeres defendiendo mujeres With the economic and social instability caused by COVID-19 across the region, the incidence of gender-based violence (GBV) is growing while resources to support survivors are diminishing. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to civic engagement and human rights. Our grantee partner Asociacin Civil Colectivo para la Participacin de la Infancia y Juventud (COPIJ) will form community groups to provide women psychosocial and legal accompaniment in two departments of eastern Guatemala. COPIJ will comprehensively address the factors that keep women from seeking legal recourse against violent family members and improve women's access to public services. This will increase the likelihood that women will report GBV to law enforcement and receive support and accompaniment from their community and public institutions.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 part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Combating climate change through avoiding deforestation and land tenure Q'eqchi's indigenous communities in Guatemala. SANK will work in 100 communities in the municipalities of Chisec and Raxuh, in Alta Verapaz, to conform the possession and ownership of land to Q'eqchi'tradition; to raise awareness of environmental degradation; and to train farmers in the advantages of crop diversification and the risks associated with monocroping and the overuse of pesticides. (GT-303)
Community concessions in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve Asociacin de Comunidades Forestales de Petn (ACOFOP) will obtain the proper permits to sustainably harvest renewable resources from the Mayan Biosphere Reserve, develop a strategy to secure authorization to develop environmentally responsible economic activities in other protected areas and strengthen a network of community residents that will document how they benefit from these activities. Some 500 people will benefit directly and 7,800 indirectly from these grant activities
Young Mayan women Strengthening democracy in Huehuetenango Red Maya, Cimujer (REDMAYA), a grassroots organization comprised of 32 young indigenous women leaders from Guatemala's Huehuetenango, will learn about management and fundraising, as well as topics related to citizenship and democracy, and social audits, a practice that allows Guatemalan citizens to use existing laws and regulations to ensure that development initiatives are implemented following due process. In doing so, REDMAYA will strengthen its relationships with civil society and local governments to promote the rights of women and youth and the reestablishing of a municipal office on women. Grant activities will benefit 450 people directly and some 10,000 indirectly.
Empoderamiento de las mujeres a travs de la produccin de alimentos sanos, para el buen vivir con dignidad. Rural Indigenous communities form the majority of Guatemala's small farmers, but are often only able to grow crops for their own families to eat, lacking the resources to grow products for sale. In these communities, women have especially few opportunities to generate income outside of their homes. IAF grantee Asociacin de Mujeres Mayas Majawil Qij, El Nuevo Amanecer (Majawil Qij) will promote Indigenous women's economic empowerment by diversifying local production and training in sustainable agriculture and small business administration. Majawil Qij will also support the development of community stores to promote market access and income generation. This will promote livelihoods in multigenerational communities across 15 municipalities and seven departments of Guatemala. 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 efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Recovery of basic grain producing areas and adaptation to climate change of the Ch`orti `population Farming families in eastern Guatemala are extremely vulnerable to drought and food shortage. The Asociacin Regional Campesina Ch'ort (ASORECH) coordinates with families throughout the region to provide them with training on improved agricultural techniques native seed banks medicinal plants and small animal husbandry. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ASORECH's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. .. ..This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America. Farming families in eastern Guatemala are extremely vulnerable to drought and food shortage. The Asociacin Regional Campesina Ch'ort (ASORECH) coordinates with families throughout the region to provide them with training on improved agricultural techniques native seed banks medicinal plants and small animal husbandry. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ASORECH's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. .. ..This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America. Farming families in eastern Guatemala are extremely vulnerable to drought and food shortage. The Asociacin Regional Campesina Ch'ort (ASORECH) coordinates with families throughout the region to provide them with training on improved agricultural techniques native seed banks medicinal plants and small animal husbandry. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ASORECH's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. .. ..This grant is part of the IAF's effor
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Certificate on Community Mental Health and Human Rights The signing of a 1996 peace agreement in Guatemala ended a civil war that lasted over 36 years, but many Guatemalans still face the psychosocial trauma of the conflict and chronic violence remains a pervasive issue. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to enhance peace and security. Our cooperator, Asociacin Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Accin Psicosocial, is strengthening the capacity of local leaders to contribute to reducing trauma and violence by providing training and certification in community mental health and human rights, fortifying its alumni network, and funding students' activities in their organizations and communities. This cooperative agreement is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Community concessions in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve Asociacin de Comunidades Forestales de Petn (ACOFOP) will obtain the proper permits to sustainably harvest renewable resources from the Mayan Biosphere Reserve develop a strategy to secure authorization to develop environmentally responsible economic activities in other protected areas and strengthen a network of community residents that will document how they benefit from these activities. Some 500 people will benefit directly and 7800 indirectly from these grant activities...
Promotion of the Peasant Economy and family agriculture, as a basis for Sustainable Development, friendly to the environment and focused on the development objectives of the UN 2030. Subsistence farming families in the department of Quich in northern Guatemala often suffer from food insecurity and lack of economic opportunities forcing them to search for employment elsewhere. Asociacin de Desarrollo Social de Ixcn (ADESI) works with rural communities in the region to provide training on improved agricultural production techniques enterprise development and marketing. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ADESI's activities promote alternatives to migration by creating economic opportunities and strengthening agricultural resilience and sustainability. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Improving ASAECO Entrepreneurship (Second Phase) Asociacin de Agricultores Ecolgicos de la Laguna de Chicabal (ASAECO) will offer training and invest in infrastructure to improve the services and facilities it offers through its ecotourism complex. The goal is to attract more foreign tourists and make the Chicabal Lake and volcano a well known tourist attraction, resulting in increased incomes for project participants as the ecotourism complex is managed and owned by ASAECO's members.
Inclusive Human Rights: Building leadership skills and socio-economic development opportunities for trans-men in Guatemala Discrimination of marginalized social groups in Guatemala often results in forced migration. The IAF supports community-led approaches with traditionally marginalized groups to promote social and economic inclusion. Our grantee Asociacin Lambda (Lambda) will support Colectivo Transformacin to protect human rights, prevent gender-based violence, and increase access to education and employment opportunities. The grant will also strengthen Transformacin's organizational management capacity.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to build inclusive, just, and safe societies for all people, and create alternatives to migration and violence in Central America.
Indigenous communicators building citizenship in community media. Young people in Guatemala often face pressure to leave their homeland due to violence, social exclusion, and the lack of economic opportunities. Asociacin Sobrevivencia Cultural (ASC) provides opportunities to indigenous people living in difficult circumstances, especially women and young people, to highlight, encourage and communicate the contribution of women to the development of their communities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen democratic governance in Guatemala. ASCs activities support excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate fully in their nations political, economic and social life. This grant is part of our broader initiative to support economic prosperity, security, and democratic governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America
Involving youth and improving coffee production of small-scale farmers in Huehuetenango Smallholder coffee producers in the mountainous Huehuetenango department of Guatemala struggle to make a living due to the lack of infrastructure, market access, and challenging growing environment. The dearth of income-generating opportunities push some residents, particularly youth, to migrate to Mexico or the United States to find work. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities that provide alternatives to irregular migration. Our grantee partner, the Asociacin Unin de Pequeos Caficultores (UPC), offers technical assistance, small loans, and training to smallholder coffee growers so that they can increase production, improve their leadership and marketing skills, and build a living in their communities.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Strengthening Q'eqchi' communities in Alta Verapaz for the common good Q'eqchi' communities in rural Guatemala face increasing food insecurity from intensifying extreme weather events and the economic shocks from the global pandemic. The IAF supports community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunity. Our grantee Organizacin para el Desarrollo Integral de Guatemala, Sembrando Esperanza ONG (ODIGUA) will foster community-led development and food security in San Pedro Carcha, Alta Verapaz, using a training of trainers approach in three areas: sustainable agriculture practices for family gardens, women's economic and social empowerment, and youth entrepreneurship. ODIGUA will manage seed capital for community development projects and youth initiatives.This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders, broader Eta/Iota response strategy, and efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Regional network of community-based media outlets Asociacin Sobrevivencia Cultural (ASC) will strengthen a nascent network of about 10 community-based media organizations from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Belize, Costa Rica and El Salvador. These organizations include community radio stations and associations, as well as outlets using interactive, internet and social media. It will coordinate and provide training sessions and events to promote best practices, such as how to follow local and international laws that regulate the operation of community-based media. These activities will contribute to a regional strategy to overcome current and future challenges for community-based media. Grant activities will benefit approximately 65 people directly and 650 indirectly.
Improving ASAECO Entrepreneur ship (Second Phase) Asociacin de Agricultores Ecolgicos de la Laguna de Chicabal (ASAECO) will offer training and invest in infrastructure to improve the services and facilities it offers through its ecotourism complex. The goal is to attract more foreign tourists and make the Chicabal Lake and volcano a well known tourist attraction, resulting in increased incomes for project participants as the ecotourism complex is managed and owned by ASAECO's members.
Recovery and legalization of ancestral lands of Q`eqchi`s communities Asociacin de Abogados y Notarios Mayas de Guatemala (AANMG) will offer farmers in the community of Se'konon a series of informal training sessions on the benefits of crop diversification and the risks of dependence on a single crop and excessive application of pesticides. They should also acquire the skills necessary to organize more effectively and obtain clear title to their land. The results, including the development of a more reliable food supply, should benefit 300 families.
B'e K'at Training Center (Weaving the Way) MBYL will work with approximately twenty- two community radio stations to develop better programming; to improve technical skills that enable member-stations to promote awareness of the rights of indigenous Guatemalans; and to inform the public of the need for a regulatory environment conductive to the operation of community radio stations. The grant will benefit about 50 representatives from different community stations and should reach 70,000 listeners.
Project Xeel: Defending Communal Land of the Maya Q'eqchi' in Petn ACDIP will register 25 indigenous communities in their respective municipalities which will allow the communities to organize officially and govern themselves according to their ancestral traditions. They will also engage local governments and governmental agencies to form alliances with the goal of ensuring that these communities can gain access to sustainability use natural resources. ACDIP will further support these efforts by creating materials in Spanish and Q'eqchi' to educate community members, international donors and government officials on the effects various economic activities are having on water sources and land access.
Strengthenin g Leadership through Building Solar Ovens in South West of Guatemala, CA. ADS will coordinate the construction of 165 solar ovens offering economic, environmental, health and safety advantages to the indigenous women in southwestern Guatemala who will learn to build them. The women will also benefit from training in topics ranging from entrepreneurial skills
Strengthening community and tourism capacity in the western highlands of Guatemala The Western Highlands of Guatemala are known for their Indigenous culture and colorful scenery, yet the region also has some of the highest poverty rates in the world. While many community groups desire to change their circumstances, they often lack access to the resources and training they need to do so. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions that expand economic opportunity. Our grantee partner Asociacin Educacional para el Desarrollo Integral de los Movimientos Comunitarios (EntreMundos) works with community organizations in the Western Highlands to strengthen their capacities in community-based tourism and organizational development. Through training, small grants, and peer-to-peer exchange activities, participating groups will enhance their tourism offerings, increase their incomes, and improve their livelihoods.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Community-based natural resources management in the western highlands of Guatemala Asociacin de Forestera Comunitaria de Guatemala Ut'z Che' (UTZCHE), a network of 40 grassroots organizations working on agroecology and natural resource management across Guatemala, will strengthen the technical capacities of 15 of its member organizations in the western highlands and encourage sustainable natural resource management. UTZCHE will carry out field training sessions in which farmers learn about topics related to the risks of continuously growing one type of agriculture product in the same space, as well as challenges resulting from overusing pesticides. Instead they will promote the advantages of crop diversification, and recognize farmers competitions for the most diversified and well-kept farms. Additionally, UTZCHE will work with other Guatemalan IAF partners and with local governments to obtain ongoing further support. Grant activities will benefit approximately 500 people directly and 30,000 indirectly.
Education/Training Grant Asociacin de Retornados Guatemaltecos (ARG) will develop a strategic plan for the next five years its efforts at easing the transition of migrants who return to Guatemala. Goals include an expanded membership; the acquisition of skills in administration, negotiation and fundraising; and the organization's engagement with the municipality of Guatemala City and the Guatemalan Secretara del Migrante toward long-term partnerships. The planning process, training and outreach will involve 14 Guatemalans and benefit another 500.
Development of Self-Management Capacities and Comprehensive Services for Small-scale Coffee Growers in the Municipalities of La Democracia, La Libertad and San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango Smallholder coffee producers in the mountainous Huehuetenango department of Guatemala struggle to make a living due to the lack of infrastructure, market access, and challenging growing environment. The dearth of income-generating opportunities push some residents, particularly youth, to migrate to Mexico or the United States to find work. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities that provide alternatives to irregular migration. Our grantee partner, the Asociacin Unin de Pequeos Caficultores (UPC), offers technical assistance, small loans, and training to smallholder coffee growers so that they can increase production, improve their leadership and marketing skills, and build a living in their communities. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Education/Training Grant SN will train 29 indigenous women representing nine grassroots groups to exercise leadership on issues related to health, violence, gender, civic participation, race- based discrimination and their rights under Guatemalan law. The project should benefit 2,000 indigenous members of the organizations the women are expected to lead.
Agriculture/Training Grant MolojKino'jib'alMayib' Ixoqib' (MOLOJ). MOLOJ will raise awareness on the importance of diversity in government so that marginalized groups and communities are represented, encourage respect for indigenous women and further their participation in civic life. The work will directly involve 500 indigenous women and benefit some 2,500 other Guatemalans.
Strengthening of the institutional capacities of AMRIS, and agricultural production and increase of economic income to 10 groups of women of the Municipality of San Sebastin Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. In the western highlands of Guatemala, where many residents struggle to earn a living through subsistence farming, women have historically had less access to income-generating and leadership opportunities. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to creating economic opportunity and fostering womens empowerment. The Asociacin de Mujeres Ro Isquizal (AMRIS) is an association of Mam Indigenous women that has developed a solidarity network in 15 communities across the municipality of San Sebastian Huehuetenango. In this grant, AMRIS will strengthen food security at the household level and increase womens incomes by providing training, technical assistance, and access to credit for raising livestock and planting fruit trees. This will ultimately cultivate resilience in their families and communities, and address factors that drive many to migrate from this high-sending region. AMRIS will also develop womens leadership skills through workshops on leadership, human rights, civic participation, gender, health, and nutrition. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America and part of the IAFs Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Healthy Habits: Education and Training Program in Good Health Habits Marginalized communities in the Guatemala City metropolitan area have limited access to nutritional foods that support a healthy diet and lifestyle. Proyecto de Salud Sangre de Cristo (PSSC) works with school children, their parents, and the broader community in San Pedro Ayampuc and Chinautla to encourage healthy eating and healthy practices. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance in Guatemala. PSSC's activities strengthen communities through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America..