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Feasibility study for the creation of national socio-environmental funds in South America CASA has a successful record of providing financial resources to nascent and remote grassroots organizations through a national socio-environmental fund in Brazil. The IAF wants to evaluate the potential of replicating CASAs socio-environmental fund model in six countries of South America. CASA and six civil society organizations in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru are evaluating the potentials of launching national socio-environmental funds based on the CASA model. CASA is sharing its own experience with these other organizations and supporting them in the development of their national socio-environmental funds. Sixty persons are participating in the grant activities and up to 6,000 are benefiting indirectly. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to the social and economic challenges of Latin America and the Caribbean. Community-level investments like this one have a long-term, transformative effect to strengthen grassroots organizations through education and training that builds peer-to-peer learning and action networks.
Points of Light: strengthening the entrepreneurial community initiatives A Casa Verde Cultura e Meio Ambiente (Casa Verde), $307,780 over three years Casa Verde will work with indigenous, quilombola communities, and small farmers resettled by Brazil's program of land reform, to improve their productive capacities, reinforce their traditional practices, and conserve biodiversity in the states of Gois, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. This project will directly benefit 1,000 families and indirectly another 3,500 families.
Catering Solidarity School Brazilians living with HIV, especially the Afro-Brazilian population, face significant barriers to inclusion in the broader political, economic, and social life of their communities, and are highly discriminated against across Brazil and particularly in the poorer northeast region of the country. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities for all people, including by promoting job skills and enterprise development. Our grantee partner, Grupo de Trabalhos em Preveno Posithivo (GTP+), offers training in civic and human rights and in food production and marketing to vulnerable groups in Recife. With the support of GTP+, individuals gain the skills and confidence to improve their living conditions and, in the process, their engagement in the broader political, economic, and social life of their community.
Strengthening family beekeeping in the backlands of Alagoas Strengthening family beekeeping in the backlands of Alagoas
BR Fund Instituto Arcor Brasil (IAB), $188,000 over three years. IAB's subgrant fund will provide resources to grassroots groups for undertaking development projects. IAB will also work with Brazilian corporations and corporate foundations in RedEAmrica to improve the effectiveness of their social investment practices. 18
A Day in the Village: Environmental and sociocultural awareness of residents around the Uru Eu Wau Wau Indigenous Land The majority of Brazilians are unaware of the social and environmental contributions of indigenous groups. For example, communities around the Amondawa are unaware of their work to protect a very large territory that is a source for many local rivers and is home to four other isolated Indigenous tribes. This grant will support the Associao do Povo Indgena Amondawa (APIA) to raise awareness among new generations of non-Indigenous young people about the environmental knowledge and impact of Indigenous peoples with the objective of reducing deeply-rooted prejudices about Indigenous cultures. The IAF supports community-led solutions by Indigenous groups in managing natural resources sustainably.This small grant is part of a cohort of Indigenous organizations based across Brazil that aim to support their communities and promote spaces for exchange and learning among different ethnicities facing complex challenges.
COMUNIDADES VIVAS - TECNOLOGIAS DE CONVIVNCIA SUSTENTVEL COM O SEMIRIDO E TRANSIO AGROECOLGICA Water scarcity in the semiarid region of Cear, in the Brazilian Northeast, prevents farming families from growing enough crops to maintain their livelihoods. Instituto Brotar (Brotar) works with women and youth to implement ecological water and sanitation systems to raise their agricultural productivity. This increases their incomes and their communities' resilience. Brotar also holds workshops to promote women's training and inclusion in sustainable agriculture production and marketing. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. Brotar's activities promote smallholder agriculture and production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Strengthening and expanding a farmer?s network in Maranho Brazil's Maranho state has some of the highest rates of poverty in the country and many smallholder farmers there struggle to feed their families and earn a living. Caritas Brasileira Regional do Maranho (CBMA) works to strengthen a grassroots network that connects rural and urban agricultural producers to create new markets for traditional crops. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. CBMA's activities support smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Recovering citizenship and ecological balance in the semiarid Paraiba Centro de Educao e Organizao Popular (CEOP) will work with two rural communities in the semiarid region of Paraba to improve agricultural production. The goal is to train farmers especially women and youths in agroecological techniques for the management of their family plots with special focus on improving soil fertility and planting native trees species. Project activities will contribute to diversification of production food security and income generation. This project will benefit 100 residents directly and 2000 indirectly.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Centro de Documentao Eloy Ferreira da Silva (CEDEFES), will conduct research into the collaborative practices of women who engage in agriculture and craftsmaking in 20 quilombola communities in two regions in the state of Minas Gerais. The resulting analysis is expected to help 100 women organize better so they increase their income. Another 400 quilombola residents should benefit indirectly.
Education/Training Grant Instituto Pr Educao e Sade (Instituto Proeza) will provide vocational training in the garment industry on the outskirts of Brasilia to women victims of domestic violence. The project will train women in income generation, gender equality in labor relations, and will establish their own association to leverage business opportunities related to the 2014 World Cup and beyond. Counterpart funds will be used to promote after school classes and tutoring for children at risk. Approximately 100 women and 200 children will benefit directly from project activities and 1,500 indirectly.
Promoters of Communication and Development Grupo de Informtica, Comunicao, e Ao Local (GIRAL), $71,810 over one year GIRAL will train 120 young Brazilians from Pernambuco in the skills needed to work in the production of radio broadcasts, videos and print media. GIRAL members will have opportunities to participate in meetings of the Pernambuco Forum on Communication (FOPECOM), other fora, and local and regional networks of young leaders.
Management of Trees and Stingless Bees in the Indigenous Community of Beija- Flor, in Rio Preto da Eva - Amazon Associao Etnoambiental Beija-Flor (AEBF), $187,478 over two years AEBF will improve the biodiversity of its indigenous land by planting native fruit species and developing a native honey (melipona) production system in Rio Preto da Eva, state of Amazonas. Activities will increase food security and create employment opportunities for the indigenous population in Rio Preto da Eva. Approximately 640 indigenous people will benefit directly from this project, and 1,000 residents indirectly.
Cultural traditions and income generation in the Quilombo Morro Seco Associao Quilombola So Miguel Arcanjo do Bairro Morro Seco (AQSMA) will work with residents of a quilombo in the state of Sao Paulo to preserve traditional agro-ecological practices, create a seed bank, develop the connection between young people and the land, help families use cultural events to generate income and improve its own ability to manage future grants. The project should benefit 50 residents of Morro Seco directly and 90 indirectly.
Sade e Direitos Sexuais e Reprodutivos junto a Imigrantes Venezuelanos em regio fronteiria. Displaced Venezuelans in the Brazilian border states of Roraima and Amap often struggle to find employment and earn a living. They also have limited access to information about available health services for preventable diseases and COVID-19 prevention. Fundo Positivo (Positivo) is improving health conditions and reducing the incidence of illnesses among Venezuelan migrants and at-risk Brazilians by increasing their access to health care and training community health promoters. Positivo is also improving the relationship between migrants and receiving communities by involving Venezuelan migrants in promoting health care services and offering migrants and other community members training sessions on entrepreneurship and professional development opportunities. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to increasing vulnerable populations health and economic inclusion.This grant is part of the IAF's commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
Community- to-Society Impact Project Bahia Street will offer 120 girls and young women between the ages of 6 and 17 classes to supplement their school curriculum, instruction in health and nutrition, and career counseling and mentoring toward a successful transition to high school and university. Other aspects of its program are expected to reach another 170 Brazilians, including the students' parents, caregivers and teachers as well as additional students in public schools in Salvador da Bahia. Bahia Street will continue to offer additional educational opportunities through a program of tutoring and mentoring for 75 girls and at-risk youth (6-17 years) in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, in elementary school so they can have access to secondary and higher education. In addition to the 75 girls and young women benefited from the core curriculum, new programmatic activities offered on an experimental reach about 200 additional beneficiaries, involving a wider range of community stakeholders, such as parents, guardians and teachers to strengthen the development of the students of Bahia Street.
Participatory Democracy and the Challenge of Participation and Social Control Instituto Brasil Central (IBRACE) will extend training to around 100 community leaders of low-income communities in participatory governance mechanisms that facilitate the discussion, monitoring, and implementation of public policies focused on sustainable rural development, biodiversity conservation, and social programs. This project will work with land reform settlement farmers, quilombola (maroon) communities, indigenous groups, and social movements in the northeastern region of the state of Gois. This project will benefit approximately 200 individuals directly and at least 85,000 people indirectly.
Transforming the Law, Constructing Citizenship FDDHMMA will expand its course that trains for non-lawyers as legal specialists (juristas populares) to reach two classes of 30 students each in Joo Pessoa and develop a shortened course to meet the growing demands of rural communities in Paraba. Students will learn about civic participation, how public policy is formulated, alternative dispute resolution and the law related to domestic violence law, and will visit relevant public offices. (BR-861)
Sowing Sustainable Agriculture: historical and cultural rescue of traditional seeds in Jaguaribe Valley - CE Access to native seeds is essential to the sustainability of smallholder farming and the livelihoods of rural families in the semiarid region of Brazil. Associao Escola Famlia Agrcola Jaguaribana (AEFAJA) works with smallholder farmers along the Jaguaribe River valley, in the state of Cear, Brazil, to strengthen food security and resilience to drought by rescuing seeds native to the region, constructing community seed banks, and creating a seed exchange network. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. AEFAJAs activities promote smallholder agriculture and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Coexisting in the Reality of the Semi- Arid Center for Popular and Social Education (CEPFS), $36,414 over five years. CEPFS will introduce new environmental and agricultural technologies, through the capture and storage of rainwater, breeding of animals and construction of compost toilets, to help low-income rural communities of Paraba confront challenges of living and farming in an area with limited water resources. The project will emphasize the importance of sustainable water resource management and improved family farming techniques, directly benefiting approximately 720 rural producers and an estimated 2,900 indirectly. 21-
Fishing Agreements in Tocantins Cooperativa de Trabalho Prestao de Servios Assistncia Tcnica e Extenso Rural (COOPTER) will work with communities in Araguacema and Couto de Magalhes state of Tocantins to draft and formalize agreements regulating fishing in the lakes along the Araguaia River to develop plans for managing stocks of pirarucu (arapaima gigas) and to improve processing. The income generated and the more reliable food supply developed will benefit 245 fishers directly and 980 other area residents indirectly.
Agroecology: Life in the Field and Healthier Food in the City SerrAcima will work with smallholder farmers, particularly women and young people, in the Paraba River valley in So Paulo state to improve their living conditions and resilience to extreme weather. It will work with the farmers to implement agroecological practices and sell excess produce to local markets, school lunch programs, and tap into expanded markets in nearby tourist destinations. The project will directly benefit 320 people and 960 people indirectly.
Environment Grant ASSESOAR will work in eight municipalities in southeastern Paran to train 2,000 farmers and public officials in the development and application of (1) "agricultural forests" (agroflorestais), which combine agricultural production and forest management for economic and environmental benefit; (2) low-cost, low- maintenance silos; and (3) cisterns that catch and store rainwater. Through workshops, exchanges and brochures, an additional 25,000 Brazilians will become familiar with the new techniques.
BolsaCoop Pilot: Waste Cooperative Grant Forum para o Desenvolvimento da Zona Leste (FDZL) will work with 10 recycling cooperatives in the city of So Paulo to promote their inclusion in an online business platform created by a network of recycling companies. This project focuses on making sure recycling cooperatives are represented in the online platform which recycling companies created to facilitate purchasing recycled materials. FDZL will also improve the cooperatives' management and marketing skills. The project will directly benefit about 95 cooperative members and an additional 500 residents indirectly.
Knowledge in Practice: sharing agroecological knowledge throughout Latin America Smallholder farmers in Latin America can benefit from adopting an approach to food production that considers the environmental, social, and economic impacts on communities and contributes to food security. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. Our grantee partner, Centro de Estudos e Promoo da Agricultura de Grupo (CEPAGRO), works with grantee partners throughout Latin America to develop a collaborative network of farmers and a learning platform to share training opportunities and best practices in sustainable agriculture. CEPAGRO is also supporting the organic production and waste management activities of two local organizations in Santa Catarina, Brazil, organizations that IAF grantee partners from across the region can visit for on-the-ground experience and peer-to-peer learning..
Strengthening the Enabling Environment and the Philanthropy Support Ecosystem in Latin America In Latin America and the Caribbean, philanthropic institutions face a challenging context in which to do their work, including a burdensome banking system; impediments to international donations; limits on free association; onerous reporting and registration requirements; and a lack of tax incentives for charitable donations, among many other factors. At the IAF, we strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to conduct effective programming with civil society institutions and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee partner, the Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaking Support (WINGS), is a global network of grantmaker associations and funding organizations that connects philanthropic institutions across the region as well as provides technical assistance in organizational strengthening and capacity building to reinforce, protect, and expand the philanthropic sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sustainable Rural Life: Socio-Participatory Technical Assistance Cooperativa de Agricultores Ecolgicos do Portal da Amaznia (Cooperagrepa) will use a community-based extension service to develop the network of farmers applying "agroecological" methods that protect biodiversity and maximize production of an area extending over 19,730 square miles in northern Mato Grosso. Work also includes the development of a system for certifying production as organic so that farmers benefit from the premium paid by ethical consumers. This project will benefit 350 Brazilians directly and another 1,200 indirectly.
A Partnership to Pilot an Indicator Framework for Sustainable Agriculture in Latin America Farmers are often absent from discussions about how policies and programs impact sustainable agricultural production. At the IAF, we are investing in a regional effort, in conjunction with the University of British Columbia that will give voice to farmers and directly support them in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data that they can incorporate into their operations to manage their farms more efficiently. Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas Populares (CETAP) works with smallholder farmers in Southeast Brazil, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and connecting producers directly to consumers to improve farmers' quality of life and consumers' food security. It provides training and technical assistance programs to help family farms work more efficiently and sustainably in the local environment. It also educates consumers about healthy eating and responsible consumption.The results of this regional project will inform agricultural support organizations, government extension experts, farmer groups, and policy-makers with context-specific data about how to encourage the transition to sustainable agricultural practices to improve food security, enhance farmer livelihoods, and minimize environmental degradation. This is part of the IAF's strategic initiative for sustainable agriculture.
Support Center for Social Initiatives ICom will use its grant to develop its Centro de Apoio a Iniciativas Sociais (CAIS), a resource center for nongovernmental, community and grassroots groups in Greater Florianopolis, which is expected to directly benefit 400 organizations and 1000 individuals.
Territrios feministas: a construo de planos de gesto territorial e ambiental enquanto estratgia de fortalecimento comunitrio e do protagonismo de mulheres quilombolas do Norte e Rio Doce/MG Quilombola communities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais that have historically lived off their land are now struggling and being displaced by drought and other environmental challenges. The IAF supports community-led solutions for producers to expand their economic opportunities, leadership skills, and financial autonomy in Brazil. IAF grantee Federao das Comunidades Quilombolas de Minas Gerais (N?Golo) is working with Quilombola women in Minas Gerais to develop sustainable practices in sustainable agriculture and promote gender equity. The grant will bolster their social and economic autonomy by improving productive practices, strengthening their existing Quilombola associations, and providing training in cooperative development, social entrepreneurship, and women's leadership. This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Eirusu: Potiguara Indigenous Beekeeping and the Restoration of Brazil's Atlantic Forest The Potigara Indigenous People of the coast of the Brazilian state of Paraba face constant challenges to their environment and traditional livelihoods. IAF grantee Associao Paraibana dos Produtores de Mel da Baa da Traio (PARABA-MEL) is recovering and disseminating native beekeeping practices among the Potiguara communities of the Potiguara Indigenous Land in Baia da Traio. The project will strengthen the Potiguara's capacity to better protect endangered native bee species, help restore the Atlantic Rainforest through reforestation, and generate income for the Potiguara. The IAF supports community-led solutions by Indigenous groups in managing natural resources sustainably.This small grant is part of a cohort of Indigenous organizations based across Brazil that aim to support their communities and promote spaces for exchange and learning among different ethnicities facing complex challenges.
Enterprise Development Grant Agncia de Desenvolvimento Econmico Local (ADEL). ADEL will train 160 youths in the skills necessary to become rural entrepreneurs and will give them access to microcredit and information technologies to help launch businesses. This should create an incentive for them to remain in their rural communities in the semiarid region of the state of Cear. Another 3,600 residents should benefit from the project indirectly.
Building Citizenship Associao de Desenvolvimento Comunitrio de Bataypor (ADEPOR), $87,500 over two years. ADEPOR will work with farmers who were resettled as a result of Brazil's program of land reform, to plant agro- ecological community gardens in idle or degraded areas and organize a cooperative, resulting in a more reliable food supply for approximately 500 rural families, for schools and for markets in the municipality of Bataypor, Mato Grosso do Sul. The grantee plans to connect the new cooperative to wholesalers in the region, school lunch programs and government agencies that distribute food to the poor.
Recapturing and Recording Tapayuna/Kajkhwakratxi-j Festivals and Rituals: KUKWAJ The Tapayuna people live on the fringes of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest and face the challenge of maintaining their traditions and preventing their culture from fading. A forced relocation of the entire community in 1979 reduced the Tapayuna to 10% of their original numbers and weakened their social and governance structures. Our grantee Associao Indgena Tapayuna (AIT) is developing an oral history and cultural revival project of the Tapayuna rituals to recover traditions that have been lost. The social reconnection and strengthening of identity will serve as a critical base for grassroots development and psychosocial health for Tapayuna youth. The Tapayuna youth will lead the activities by engaging with the elders that still remember the traditional rituals that were a significant part of their culture.The IAF supports community-led solutions to community wellbeing and health.This small grant is part of a cohort of Indigenous organizations based across Brazil that aim to support their communities and promote spaces for exchange and learning among different ethnicities facing complex challenges.