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Strengthening of the Network of Indigenous Community Radio in Central America Central America is home to dozens of indigenous languages, yet many indigenous people have no access to media in their native language, which precludes them from full participation in local decision making. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to strengthening democratic governance by providing access to information in a culturally appropriate manner. Our grantee partner, Asociacin Estorea Para el Desarrollo Integral (AEPDI), coordinates the Central American Network of Indigenous Community Radios consisting of 20 indigenous radio stations located throughout Central America. Through training, advocacy, research, and regional meetings, AEPDI will strengthen the Network and work with all members to promote community radio as a means of sustaining indigenous culture and encouraging civic engagement. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant SEN 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.
Combating climate change through avoiding deforestation and land tenure Q`eqchi`s indigenous communities in Guatemala. Sa Qa Chol Nimla K'aleb'aal (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.
Institutional strengthening and social and economic reintegration for returned migrants Young women in the municipality of Fray Bartolome de las Casas in Alta Verapaz have very limited educational opportunities and their families often face shortages of food supply. Asociacin de Mujeres Adelina Caal Maqun (ACM) runs a community high school and provides technical assistance to develop skills in diversifying crops and protecting natural resources. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ACM'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.
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 30000 indirectly.
Women, men and young people exercise citizenship, promoting social inclusion in the department of Huehuetenango. REDMAYA- Guatemala. Young women in the western highlands of Guatemala often face pressure to leave their country to seek better economic opportunities or to flee violence. Red Maya Cedimujer (REDMAYA) provides training to young people to better engage with local government and to create educational and income generating opportunities in their communities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance and economic prosperity in Guatemala. REDMAYAs activities assist communities to propel their own development and advocate for government transparency. This grant is part of our broader initiative to support economic prosperity, democracy and governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
Rescuing peasant nutritional knowledge and flavors. Indigenous communities living in the departments of Sacatepquez and Quich in Guatemala face high levels of chronic malnutrition and stunted growth in childhood due to low production of nutrient-rich foods. This food insecurity has resulted in large numbers of residents migrating to the United States. The IAF addresses the root causes of migration by supporting community-led approaches to enhance prosperity, peace, and security. Our grantee partner, Asociacin Civil Guatemaltecos Unidos por Nuestros Derechos, is improving food security by recovering ancestral production practices, and increasing and diversifying production and consumption of high nutritional products in house gardens. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Festival de Las Aves The department of Solol in the western highlands of Guatemala is home to beautiful Lake Atitln, three rugged volcanoes that flank it, and colorful indigenous textiles that support a thriving tourism industry. Despite this, Solol contains the country's second highest level of poverty, which is manifested by the high number of people who leave the area in search of better livelihoods. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions that expand economic opportunity and provide productive alternatives to irregular migration. Our grantee partner, Asociacin Vivamos Mejor (AVM), works in communities around Lake Atitln to provide young adults with the skills they need to capitalize on the growing international interest in birding, become birding guides, and generate much-needed income for their households. Through training and environmental education, AVM is also raising awareness about the importance of environmental conservation and stewardship.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Comprehensive Accompaniment To Persons With Disabilities And Family Members In San Lucas Tolimn And Aledaas Communities People with disabilities in southwestern Guatemala, especially women, children, and indigenous peoples, face barriers to participating in their community's educational, recreational, and civic opportunities. Part of the problem is one of informationpeople with disabilities and their caretakers are not aware of their rights; public services providers are not aware of their responsibilities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions that promote social and economic inclusion through increased civic engagement. Our grantee partner, the Asociacin de Padres y Amigos de Personas con Discapacidad de San Lucas Tolimn, Solol (ASOPADIS), is raising awareness among local officials of the rights of people with disabilities and training parents, school officials, and healthcare providers on how to better meet their needs. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Economic and Social Development with Emphasis on Gender Justice, Cultural Identity and Environment in Rural Communities of the Municipality of Santa Catarina Asociacin Agropecuaria y Artesanal para el Desarrollo, El Buen Sembrador (EBS) work with member families to increase production of peas, broccoli and carrots for sale to buyers who pay better prices for volume purchases. Staff will receive the training necessary to improve operations, encourage the participation of women, develop a business plan and identify new buyers. The project will benefit 150 Guatemalans directly and 900 Guatemalans indirectly.
Enterprise Development Grant AMA will train 150 indigenous weavers from Quetzaltenago and Solol and offer them the technical assistance necessary to produce merchandise of consistently high quality that appeals to an international clientele.
Leadership, power and health of indigenous and rural women Asociacin Sinergia No'j (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 be lead.
Institutional strengthening and social and economic reintegration for returned migrants. Guatemalan returnees often face pressure to re-migrate to the United States to seek better economic opportunities or to flee violence. Asociacin de Retornados Guatemaltecos (ARG) works to reintegrate returnees back into Guatemalan society by connecting them with potential employers, vocational training opportunities, government services, and a network of returnees who have built new lives for themselves in Guatemala. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities in Guatemala. ARG's activities promote alternatives to migration by creating economic opportunities and promoting greater integration into their home communities. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
B'e K'at Training Center (Weaving the Way) Asociacin No Lucrativa Mujbablyol (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.
Recuperacin y resiliencia de las familias afectadas por la tormenta ETA e IOTA en Guatemala. Two consecutive Category-4 hurricanes in November 2020, Eta and Iota, devastated communities throughout Central America. Across Guatemala, days of heavy rain caused flooding, mudslides, and polluted wells, leaving thousands of families without access to clean water. In response, the Asociacin Regional Campesina Chort (ASORECH) is supporting current IAF grantees and other Guatemalan grassroots organizations in their recovery and resilience efforts by providing them with small grants to strengthen participants knowledge of risk management, disaster prevention, and response. This grant is part of our broader initiative to address the root causes of migration in Central America. This grant is part of the IAF's broader Eta/Iota response strategy.
Strengthening youth leadership to promote citizen participation and democratic practices During the last several years, thousands of Guatemalan youth have been leaving their homeland in search of new opportunities. Evidence suggests that youth who choose to remain in their communities possess strong ties to them, expressed through a sense of inclusion and belonging, particularly when they have access to educational and income generating opportunities and the possibility to be part of local decision-making. QANIL seeks to improve the livelihoods of youth from the departments of Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Quetzaltenango by providing training on governance, leadership, and negotiation techniques designed to help them access greater economic and leadership opportunities in the local economy and civic life. In so doing, QANIL will develop plans to engage the local government, the private sector, and civil society to develop partnerships to obtain financial and in-kind support for income generating activities and for initiatives that enable the participation of youth in the civil and democratic life of their communities. QANIL will also develop a multiyear strategic plan, obtain legal status, and engage in fundraising activities to ensure sustainability beyond IAF support. Grant activities will benefit 60 youth directly and approximately 240 indirectly.
Institutional Strengthening "Pixan House Designs" AMA will strengthen its production and marketing strategies by increasing its line of products and by attending trade fairs in Guatemala and abroad to identify new buyers for its products.
Youth as agents of change in Guatemala and El Salvador SERES will implement a leadership program for youth from Guatemala and El Salvador. The program will foster agency awareness about citizens' rights and the use of natural resources as well as leadership skills among youth from Guatemala and El Salvador so that they can become proactive citizens in order to make their communities flourish. The program will directly benefit some 1500 youth representing at least thirty organized groups from several departments of Guatemala and El Salvador.
Education, crop diversification and food security for Q`eqchi` communities in Fray Bartolom de las Casas, Alta Verapaz Asociacin de Mujeres Adelina Caal Maqun (ACM), an organization of Mayan women, will work with residents of 20 Q'eqchi' communities to diversify crops, protect natural resources, develop a more reliable food supply and launch a farmers' market. Forty students will attend ACM's junior high school where they will study academic subjects as well as agricultural practices that they will teach to ACM's members. The work will benefit 680 indigenous Q'eqchi' directly and another 300 indirectly..
Girls Together: Community activities to promote equality in Alta Verapaz Young Indigenous women in rural Guatemala have few opportunities to develop skills that enable them to fully contribute to the development of their communities. The IAF supports community-led approaches to civic engagement and human rights. IAF grantee partner Organizacin No Gubernamental Na le bak ONG (NALEBAK) empowers young women and adolescents in the communities of Chisec and Raxruh, Alta Verapaz, to address gender inequality, strengthen their leadership skills, reduce gender-based violence, and improve the food security of their families. Grant activities include popular education and leadership workshops, establishing safe spaces in the community, and creating community gardens to promote food security.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.
Comunidades Q`eqchi`s de Alta Verapaz fortaleciendo capacidades hacia el buen vivir 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.
Strengthening capacities and skills of adolescent girls from 24 groups in 12 communities in the municipality of Chisec. Young indigenous women in rural Guatemala rarely have opportunities to develop skills that enable them to fully contribute to the development of their communities. Organizacin No Gubernamental NALEBAK ONG (NALEBAK) provides opportunities to indigenous people, especially women and young people, to increase their participation in civil society and contribute to community development and local governance. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to fortify governance in Guatemala. NALEBAKs grant activities strengthen excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate equally in their nations political, economic and social life. This grant is part of our broader initiative to support economic prosperity, democracy and governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America..
Strengthening of the production chain of non-traditional vegetables Smallholder vegetable farmers face barriers to selling their produce directly to wholesale buyers. Asociacin Coordinacin Regional de Cooperativas Integrales (CORCI) invests in the production of vegetables aimed at export markets and works to increase women's participation within the organization. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. CORCI'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.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Federacin Comercializadora de Caf Especial de Guatemala (FECCEG) will hire a US-based sales representative and will purchase equipment to use in fairs, business meetings and marketing events in order to access the North American coffee retail market. Grant activities will benefit approximately 2,000 Guatemalan farmers directly and some 17,000 indirectly.
Strengthening ASOBAGRI's business model The Asociacin Barillense de Agricultores (ASOBAGRI) will provide training and technical assistance to improve the association's coffee production, introduce new crops, launch a coffee shop and provide working capital for a brand of fair trade coffee started by local youths. Grant activities will prioritize the participation of women and youth and benefit 1,238 people directly, 7,428 indirectly.
institutional Strengthening "Pixan House Designs" Asociacin de Mujeres del Altiplano de Quetzaltenango (AMA)will train 150 indigenous weavers from Quetzaltenago and Solol and offer them the technical assistance necessary to produce merchandise of consistently high quality that appeals to an international clientele.
Training Guatemalan agricultural workers about their labor rights Red para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (REDEH) will train 200 individuals representing 10 geographic regions, who will themselves train 800 agricultural workers so that they understand their rights in the work place. The original trainees will participate in drafting a plan to prevent human rights abuses and violations of labor laws. The workers' families should benefit indirectly.
Strengthening youth leadership to promote citizen participation and democratic practices Thousands of young Guatemalans leave their communities in search of ways to improve their livelihoods, resulting in low participation of young people in civil society and democratic life. Asociacin de Desarrollo Comunitario (QANIL) promotes social and economic inclusion by providing young people with access to educational, economic and leadership opportunities as well as technical assistance to develop skills in governance, income-generation and negotiation techniques. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance in Guatemala. QANILs activities strengthen communities through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks. This grant is part of the IAFs efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Renewal of coffee areas to small indigenous farmers to recover productivity and improve the commercialization of parchment coffee in rural communities of San Pedro Carch Small-scale coffee producers in Guatemala face challenges in improving production, crop diversification, and marketing, leading many to abandon their communities and migrate. The Asociacin Civil de Pequeos y Medianos Agricultores del Kape (ASOKAPE) provides members with training and networking opportunities that help increase production and improve leadership and marketing skills. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ASOKAPE's activities strengthen grassroots organizations 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.
Youth Development Program Asociacin Para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Juventud (ADESJU) will offer a program of sports and cultural activities to 750 indigenous Maya Guatemalans in 25 affiliated community- based youth groups. It also expects to demonstrate to municipal authorities of Chiantla and Aguacatn the benefit of investing in its program to encourage young people to stay in school and to counter gang membership, alcohol and drug abuse, and migration to Mexico and the United States.
Improving livelihoods through small holder agriculture in Solol Smallholder vegetable farmers face barriers to selling their produce directly to wholesale buyers. Asociacin de Dirigentes Comunitarios (ASDIC) works to scale up its agricultural enterprise by improving marketability of its mushrooms, peas and sweet peas with official safety and quality certifications. ASDIC also runs a community based junior high school. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ASDICs activities provide educational opportunities and promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. This grant is part of the IAFs efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
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Education, crop diversification and food security for Q'eqchi' communities in Fray Bartolom de las Casas, Alta Verapaz Young women in the municipality of Fray Bartolome de las Casas in Alta Verapaz have very limited educational opportunities and their families often face shortages of food supply. Asociacin de Mujeres Adelina Caal Maqun (ACM) runs a community high school and provides technical assistance to develop skills in diversifying crops and protecting natural resources. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ACMs 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 IAFs efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
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.