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Afro-Ecuadorian women and families cultivating community development in rural Esmeraldas Ecuador In Esmeraldas, Ecuador, commercial activity has taken a toll on water and soil, affecting the quality of life of Afro-Ecuadorian residents and making it one of the poorest provinces in the country. The price of cacao and bananas plummeted in the wake of COVID-19, and the need to sell to intermediary buyers also depresses farmers' incomes. The IAF supports community-led solutions to address the consequences of environmental degradation and economic and social exclusion. We also strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to do effective programming and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee the Association of Afro-Ecuadorian Women Timbir in the Future (AMATIF) is training women cacao producers to improve the quality and increase the quantity of their agricultural yields to achieve food security and generate income while fomenting gender equality and eliminating gender-based violence. The producers are also increasing production and expanding sales of their chocolate products and establishing a community foundation to fund small community projects in the Rio Santiago Cayapas community of Esmeraldas. This grant advances the IAF's strategic initiatives to support community-led efforts to mitigate and prevent chronic violence and to expand the resources available for grassroots development by promoting locally-rooted community philanthropy. It also advances initiatives to promote the economic and social inclusion and human rights of historically marginalized populations, and to promote sustainable agriculture by strengthening food security efforts and supporting viable livelihoods.
Promote organic cacao production in 22 communities along the Zamora and Nangaritza watersheds in Zamora Chinchipe FEPROCAZCH will increase the volume of organic cacao produced by the farmers in its 22 member associations, improve their management of the local watershed and other features of the environment, and launch a business that produces fine chocolates. An additional 2,000 Ecuadorians will benefit indirectly from the project. (EC-423)
The Rainbow Effect: A project for economic independence and human rights Although Ecuador's 2008 Constitution bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity many Ecuadorians face such discrimination in their daily lives particularly when they seek health care education and employment. The IAF supports community-led efforts to promote inclusion through increased economic opportunity and civic engagement. Our grantee partner Mujer & Mujer (M&M) promotes civil rights and rising incomes among marginalized communities in Ecuador's coastal provinces through training organizational strengthening and the provision of seed capital to small businesses.
Women leaders navigating entrepreneurial success in southern Ecuador Domestic violence in Ecuador's southern province, Guayas, is characterized by high rates of impunity, with charges filed against perpetrators in only approximately ten percent of cases. Some rural areas of the province lack standard reporting systems for domestic violence cases and financial dependence often forces survivors to stay with their abusers. Our grantee partner, Fundacin Yerbabuena, provides training in leadership, job skills, and business development for women to increase their financial independence. It also works with public agencies to develop better response systems for cases of domestic violence. This grant is part of the IAF's broader Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Sustainable development opportunities for Tsa'chila communities Fundacin para la Vida Sostenible Yanapuma (Fundacin Yanapuma) will work in four Tsa'chila communities around Santo Domingo de las Tsa'chilas to support environmentally sustainable development through cultivating cacao and family gardens, marketing excess production and learning to process cacao into paste and candy. About 130 Tsa'chila peoples will participate in project activities that will indirectly benefit an additional 650 family members.
Ruta Chakra Community-based tourism provides a sustainable alternative livelihood opportunity for Indigenous Kichwa and mestizo residents of the Ecuadorian Amazon. However, the members of a new agritourism network lack the digital literacy skills to attract tourists and market their sustainable agricultural products. The IAF supports community-led solutions THAT expand economic opportunity in Ecuador. Our grantee Fideicomiso Ecuatoriano de Cooperacin para el Desarrollo (FECD) is working to train representatives of community-based tourism ventures and cacao cooperatives and their agritourism network in the Napo Province of the Ecuadorian Amazon in sustainable agricultural production, community tourism provision, IT services, and organizational development. FECD is also enhancing digital connectivity throughout the networks tourism route. FECDs activities expand sustainable livelihood opportunities for residents of the Ecuadorian Amazon. This grant is part of the IAFs Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Sustainable development opportunities for Tsa'chila communities (Ba, Peripa, El Poste y Los Naranjos) Fundacin Yanapuma will work in four Tsa'chila communities around Santo Domingo de las Tsa'chilas to support environmentally sustainable development through cultivating cacao and family gardens, marketing excess production and learning to process cacao into paste and candy. About 130 Tsa'chila peoples will participate in project activities that will indirectly benefit an additional 650 family members.
MUJERES EMPRENDEDORAS NAVEGANDO EN AGUAS PROFUNDAS PARROQUIA RURAL DE POSORJA, CANTN GUAYAQUIL, PROVINCIA DEL GUAYAS, ECUADOR Domestic violence in Ecuadors southern province, Guayas, is characterized by high rates of impunity, with charges filed against perpetrators in only approximately ten percent of cases. Some rural areas of the province lack standard reporting systems for domestic violence cases and financial dependence often forces survivors to stay with their abusers. Our grantee partner, Fundacin Yerbabuena, provides training in leadership, job skills, and business development for women to increase their financial independence. It also works with public agencies to develop better response systems for cases of domestic violence. This grant is part of the IAFs broader Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Fortifying the Economic Autonomy and Leadership for Women in Rural Ecuador in Order to Exercise Their Economic and Political Rights Asociacin de Mujeres de Juntas Parroquiales Rurales de Ecuador in Ecuador (AMJUPRE) will provide leadership and community development training to 350 rural women in the provinces of Esmeraldas and Pastaza focusing on their economic and political rights. Through developing community action plans, the women and their community groups will position their economic proposals in the local government budgets and gain critical recognition in the local development process. 1
Strengthening of productive capacities and trade of handicrafts and SME organizations members of Red Pakarian. Red de Turismo Comunitario del Austro Pakarian in Ecuador (Pakarian). Pakarian will work with 675 artisans from southern Ecuador to develop their production; their skills in business administration, including leadership and negotiation; and outlets for their crafts that operate in Cuenca and online according to the principles of fair trade. The artisans will expand their product line and design repertoire and will form an organization. The resulting increase in income should benefit another 375 Ecuadorians indirectly.
Fortifying the Economic Autonomy and Leadership for Women in Rural Ecuador in Order to Exercise Their Economic and Political Rights Asociacin de Mujeres de Juntas Parroquiales Rurales de Ecuador in Ecuador, $238,920 over three years Asociacin de Mujeres de Juntas Parroquiales Rurales de Ecuador (AMJUPRE) will provide leadership and community development training to 350 rural women in the provinces of Esmeraldas and Pastaza focusing on their economic and political rights. Through developing community action plans, the women and their community groups will position their economic proposals in the local government budgets and gain critical recognition in the local development process.
GENERATION OF MICROENTERPRISES, CAPACITY BUILDING AND SENSITIZATION OF VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS `RIGHTS IN NORTHERN ECUADOR Venezuelan migrants in northern Ecuador often struggle to generate income and access healthcare. At the IAF we support communities' social and economic inclusion of Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador. Our grantee partner Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crdito Mujeres Unidas (CACMU) is offering migrants and local Ecuadorians low-cost health insurance training in financial literacy and small business development as well as access to credit and a small business network through which they can obtain business mentorship.This grant is part of the IAF's commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
The Rainbow Effect: A project for economic independence and human rights Although Ecuadors 2008 Constitution bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, many Ecuadorians face such discrimination in their daily lives, particularly when they seek health care, education, and employment. The IAF supports community-led efforts to promote inclusion through increased economic opportunity and civic engagement. Our grantee partner, Mujer & Mujer (M&M), promotes civil rights and rising incomes among marginalized communities in Ecuadors coastal provinces through training, organizational strengthening, and the provision of seed capital to small businesses.
GOL: `Goals, Opportunities, and Leadership` Despite their official welcome, Venezuelan migrants in northern Ecuador often face daunting challenges when it comes to finding a decent job or fitting into their communities. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunity and promoting social inclusion. Grantee partner Fundacin de las Amricas (FUDELA) is working with Venezuelan migrants and local Ecuadorians to provide training in small business development, job skills, and leadership. These activities will increase incomes for migrants and members of the communities receiving them alike. The grantee will also strengthen community and build leadership networks among local and migrant youth, promoting social acceptance and a more inclusive society. This grant is part of the IAF's commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
Life for our soils and welfare of families of Biovida Red de Productoras Agroecolgicas Biovida in Ecuador (Bioveda). Biovida will carry out a participatory feasibility study to determine the demand for expanding its fertilizer production to other organic producers, develop business and marketing plans and launch a small processing plant. Approximately 80 women will benefit from the grant activities and another 3,000 persons, principally consumers, will benefit indirectly.
3-phase Integral Project to Weave Dreams through the Afro-Ecuadorian Center and Museum of Living Culture (AEC)/ Proyecto Integral Trenzando Sueos en la Casa Museo Cultura Viva Afrodescendiente Despite civil society efforts to achieve inclusion and recognition, Afro-descendent people in Ecuador continue to be undercounted in local and national statistics, be shown negatively in media, and have their current and historical contributions excluded from educational curricula. This exclusion reinforces racial discrimination in employment, housing, and higher education. Our grantee Fundacin de Desarrollo Social y Cultural Afroecuatoriano (AZCAR) will establish an Afro-Ecuadorian Center and Museum of Living Culture in the Quito metropolitan area to preserve and share the historical, cultural, and scientific contributions of Ecuadorians of African descent. This center will provide information on Afro-Ecuadorians to counter common, negative images and will also be a source of employment for Afro-Ecuadorians as historians, instructors, archivists, and service-providers. The IAF supports community-led approaches to social inclusion, including approaches that provide employment for women and strengthen planning and financial management skills for local organizations. This grant advances the IAF's strategic initiative to promote the economic and social inclusion and human rights of historically marginalized populations.
Strengthen Coffee Producers` Organizational and Technical Capacity to Improve Their Income and Increase Employment Opportunities for Their Children in Southern Loja. In coordination with Asociacin Agroartesanal de Productores Ecolgicos de Caf Especial del Cantn Loja (APECAEL) Fundacin para Conservacin y Desarrollo Colinas Verdes (Colinas Verdes) will work with 720 coffee farmers to undertake an integrated program of pest management; plant trees to diversify food and cash crops; and encourage young people to work on family farms. An additional 3000 residents of Vilcabamba Loja in southern Ecuador will also benefit. ..
Strengthening of productive capacities and trade of handicrafts and SME organizations members of Red Pakarian Red de Turismo Comunitario del Austro Pakarian (Pakarian) will work with 675 artisans from southern Ecuador to develop their production; their skills in business administration, including leadership and negotiation; and outlets for their crafts that operate in Cuenca and online according to the principles of fair trade. The artisans will expand their product line and design repertoire and will form an organization. The resulting increase in income should benefit another 375 Ecuadorians indirectly.
Sustainable development opportunities for Tsa'chila communities (Ba, Peripa, El Poste y Los Naranjos) Fundacin para la Vida Sostenible Yanapuma (Fundacin Yanapuma) will work in four Tsa'chila communities around Santo Domingo de las Tsa'chilas to support environmentally sustainable development through cultivating cacao and family gardens, marketing excess production and learning to process cacao into paste and candy. About 130 Tsa'chila peoples will participate in project activities that will indirectly benefit an additional 650 family members.
Caring for the Earth while caring for ourselves: supporting economic independence for women victims Ecuador has high levels of domestic violence, with some estimates suggesting that as many as seven out of 10 women suffer some type of domestic violence in their lifetime. Southern Ecuador has few women's shelters and fewer job training opportunities for survivors of domestic violence. The IAF is committed to expanding economic opportunity, including for women seeking safer lives for themselves and their children. Our grantee partner, Fundacin Mara Amor (FMA), provides women and their children in the city of Cuenca with much-needed shelter, therapy, and leadership and business development opportunities that prepare women to become self-reliant through sustainable smallholder agriculture.
Strengthen Coffee Producers' Organizational and Technical Capacity to Improve Their Income and Increase Employment Opportunities for Their Children in Southern Loja In coordination with Asociacin Agroartesanal de Productores Ecolgicos de Caf Especial del Cantn Loja (APECAEL), Fundacin para Conservacin y Desarrollo Colinas Verdes (Colinas Verdes) will work with 720 coffee farmers to undertake an integrated program of pest management; plant trees to diversify food and cash crops; and encourage young people to work on family farms. An additional 3,000 residents of Vilcabamba, Loja, in southern Ecuador, will also benefit.
PROGRAMA DE EMPRENDIMIENTO ?UBUNTU? (YO SOY PORQUE T ERES) Migrants and Afro-Ecuadorians face many struggles, including finding safe jobs that pay a living wage. Women and single mothers are particularly disadvantaged. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to create opportunities for traditionally excluded populations. In Guayaquil, Ecuador, our grantee partner Agrupacin Afro-Ecuatoriana de Mujeres Progresistas (AAMP) works with Venezuelan and Colombian migrant women and Afro-Ecuadorian women by offering access to credit and training in job skills, providing opportunities for enterprise development and social inclusion. This grant is part of the IAFs Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders, and part of our commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
Gastronomic Associative Enterprise, Image and Afro Beauty Consultancy and Community Hostel "Africa Mia" Agrupacin Afro- Ecuatoriana "Mujeres Progresistas" (AAMP) will build a center to house three new community businesses in Comunidad Nigeria, Isla Trinitaria, Guayaquil: a restaurant with a conference room, a beauty salon and a hostel. It will provide commercial services in underserved neighborhoods in Guayaquil. AAMP's 300 members will benefit directly and 5,000 family members and neighbors should benefit indirectly.
GENERATION OF MICROENTERPRISES, CAPACITY BUILDING AND SENSITIZATION OF VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS `RIGHTS IN NORTHERN ECUADOR Venezuelan migrants in northern Ecuador often struggle to generate income and access healthcare. At the IAF, we support communities social and economic inclusion of Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador. Our grantee partner, Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crdito Mujeres Unidas (CACMU), is offering migrants and local Ecuadorians low-cost health insurance, training in financial literacy and small business development, as well as access to credit and a small business network through which they can obtain business mentorship.
PROGRAMA DE EMPRENDIMIENTO UBUNTU (YO SOY PORQUE T ERES) Migrants and Afro-Ecuadorians face many struggles, including finding safe jobs that pay a living wage. Women and single mothers are particularly disadvantaged. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to create opportunities for traditionally excluded populations. In Guayaquil, Ecuador, our grantee partner Agrupacin Afro-Ecuatoriana de Mujeres Progresistas (AAMP) works with Venezuelan and Colombian migrant women and Afro-Ecuadorian women by offering access to credit and training in job skills, providing opportunities for enterprise development and social inclusion. This grant is part of the IAFs Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders, and part of our commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
Fomentando el acceso a medidas de proteccin e integracin socioeconomica para personas en movilidad humana Venezuelan migrants in northern Ecuador face a number of barriers, including discrimination and a lack of income-generating opportunities. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expand economic opportunity and promote human rights. Our grantee partner Misin Scalabriniana (MSC) works with migrants and local Ecuadorians to promote inclusion in local schools and small business development training as well as establishing integrated savings and loan groups. Through these activities, MSC fosters civic engagement, social integration, and enterprise development in communities in northern Ecuador with large migrant populations. This grant is part of the IAFs commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
Strengthen Coffee Producers' Organization al and Technical Capacity to Improve Their Income and Increase Employment Opportunities for Their Children in Southern Loja. In coordination with Asociacin Agroartesanal de Productores Ecolgicos de Caf Especial del Cantn Loja (APECAEL), Fundacin para Conservacin y Desarrollo Colinas Verdes (Colinas Verdes) will work with 720 coffee farmers to undertake an integrated program of pest management; plant trees to diversify food and cash crops; and encourage young people to work on family farms. An additional 3,000 residents of Vilcabamba, Loja, in southern Ecuador, will also benefit.
GOL: Goles, Oportunidades y Liderazgo Despite their official welcome, Venezuelan migrants in northern Ecuador often face daunting challenges when it comes to finding a decent job or fitting into their communities. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunity and promoting social inclusion. Grantee partner Fundacin de las Amricas (FUDELA) is working with Venezuelan migrants and local Ecuadorians to provide training in small business development, job skills, and leadership. These activities will increase incomes for migrants and members of the communities receiving them alike. The grantee will also strengthen community and build leadership networks among local and migrant youth, promoting social acceptance and a more inclusive society. This grant is part of the IAFs commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
Fortaleciendo el liderazgo y la incidencia poltica (no partidista) de la mujer rural en 14 comunidades del sur del Ecuador y propender a la restitucin y reafirmacin de sus derechos Rural women in southern Ecuador are often excluded from leadership roles and participation in civil society. Family violence can exacerbate these issues. At the IAF, we support community initiatives to strengthen governance and provide leadership opportunities for underrepresented groups. Our grantee partner, Red de Turismo Comunitario del Austro Pakarian (Pakarian), works with local community organizations and schools to expand social and leadership opportunities for women and girls. Through civic engagement and leadership education, Pakarian is fostering inclusion while empowering women.This grant is part of the IAF's broader Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Education/Training Grant Asociacin Fe y Alegra Ecuador will develop its program Cuntamelo Todo Ibarra (CTI) targeting 400 at-risk children and adolescents and at least 50 adults in the neighborhood of Alpachaca, Ibarra. Using a mobile school wagon and nearby public spaces, the project team will work with boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 12 and their parents to encourage dialogue, respect and family participation in reading, arts and crafts, team sports, and psycho-social monitoring. The team will also offer young adults between the ages of 13 and 25, music and sports as alternatives to drugs, crime, alcoholism and early pregnancy that permeate their neighborhood. Some parents will be trained to assist with both groups.
Transformation and productive support to sheep and alpaca farmers in 3 provinces. FUNORSAL will expand its development model of community enterprises to six new communities through its member-owned business, Hilanderia Intercomunal Salinas (HIS). FUNORSAL will work with about 480 indigenous sheep and alpaca farmers in the provinces of Bolvar, Tungurahua and Chimborazo to improve the genetic quality of the sheep and alpaca, form community enterprises, undertake community organizing and incorporate the enterprises as shareholders of HIS. Approximately 1,000 families will benefit from the project activities.