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Preventing the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents among the over-age school population in the municipality of Puerto Plata Movimiento para el Auto-Desarrollo Internacional de la Solidaridad (MAIS), $121,726, two years MAIS will expand its academic classes and skills training to reach an additional 200 children and adolescents who are most at risk of dropping out of school. An additional 650 adolescents, parents and teachers, members of community-based organizations and churches, and other residents will receive complementary training to raise their awareness of children's rights and improve their economic conditions. MAIS will expand its youth network to train 4,000 additional middle and high schools and seek out partnerships with the Ministry of Education (DR-341-A1).
Educational Plan and Prevention of Social Exclusion of children and adolescents from high-risk communities in Santiago de los Caballeros Haitian migrants and Haitian Dominicans are among the most vulnerable populations in the Dominican Republic. To address this challenge, Accin Callejera Fundacin Educativa (Accin Callejera)provides supplemental academic classes and skills training for children and adolescents from poor neighborhoods in Santiago, Dominican Republic, most at risk of dropping out of school, or who may not be attending school through community-basedsalas de tarea(academic support classes), including Haitian-born or Haitian Dominican street children and adolescents,. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to enhance peace and security in the Dominican Republic. Accin Callejeras activities assist communities efforts to propel their own development and advocate for their rights.
Educational and prevention plan of social exclusion and socio- community action among children and youth in 19 high risk communities of Santiago de los Caballeros Accin Callejera Fundacin Educativa (Accin Callejera), $250,310 over three years Accin Callejera will offer classes to 2,700 children in poor neighborhoods in Santiago, teaching or reinforcing academic skills. It will involve parents, educators, and community leaders in protecting children's rights by training them to recognize when children are at risk and organizing them into groups responsible for monitoring conditions in their communities, intervening on behalf of vulnerable children, and working toward public policies benefitting children and adolescents. (DR- 343) 1
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Instituto para la Autogestin y el Desarrollo de Base (INADEB) will work with the 150 coffee farmers who belong to Cooperativa Agropecuaria y Servicios Multiples de los Agricultores del Alto del Cedro (COOPACEDRO) in Palo Alto, Santiago, to control coffee rust; apply agro-ecological practices, including a compost center; and expand their sources of income by diversifying their plots.
Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Fou This amendment provides Guakia Ambiente with an additional three years and $140,000 to bring solar electricity to residents of the community of Chambeln, Haiti, at the border with the Dominican Republic. Guakia Ambiente will also train at least three community organizations in administrative management and sustainable agroforestry. As part of the amendment, Guaka Ambiente is mobilizing an additional $289,920 in counterpart funding to the grant agreement.Residents in the La Vega, Duarte and San Jos de Ocoa provinces in the Dominican Republic and northeastern Haiti have limited access to clean water and reliable electricity. Guakia Ambiente works with rural communities to construct, maintain and operate community-run micro hydroelectric and solar systems that generate energy using the natural flow of water and sunlight to support opportunities for Dominicans and Haitians in education, healthcare and income generation. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in the Dominican Republic and its immediate environs. Guakia Ambiente's activities bolster efforts to counteract environmental degradation and protect the natural resources on which communities depend.
Adding value to coffee through a dry mill and improving quality to increase market access Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples San Rafael, Inc. (Cooperativa San Rafael). Cooperativa San Rafael, a farmer cooperative in Peralta, Azua, plans to work with farmers to improve the quality of their processed coffee so that they can access niche markets. It will install a centralized dry mill; train farmers to apply organic practices and sort and classify beans; and provide materials and financing to improve plantations; open a cooperative store selling basic goods; and start a seed bank. Approximately 250 farmers will directly benefit, and another 1250 residents of Peralta will benefit indirectly.
Establishing Agroforestry Systems to Produce Organic Coffee in the Municipality of Ro Limpio COOPROVALLE- Dominican Republic. In Ro Limpio in the Elas Pia region of the Dominican Republic, coffee rust decimated farmers fields. Cooperativa de Productores Orgnicos Valle de Ro Limpio (COOPROVALLE) helps its members improve certified organic coffee production by renovating fields with rust resistant plants and by utilizing agroforestry techniques in order to generate income, improve livelihoods and protect the environment. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in the Dominican Republic. COOPROVALLEs activities increase small business growth, local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Four Micro Hydroelectri c Systems GUAKIA AMBIENTE, $312,930 over three years GUAKIA AMBIENTE will work with the communities of Mata de Caf, Arroyo Fro, El Higuito, and Chinguelo in rural Dominican Republic to construct, maintain, and use community-run micro hydroelectric systems that generate energy using natural water flow. Community members will gain access to a clean and reliable source of electricity, opening new opportunities in education, health care, and income generation. The work will benefit 400 people directly and 2,400 indirectly, and strengthen four community associations.
Improving the quality of life through the implementati on of agro-ecology production, facilitating food security and Strengthening the Gest Junta de Asociaciones Campesinas Rafael Fernndez Domnguez, Inc. (JACARAFE). JACARAFE will work with five member associations from the communities of Velot, Haiti and Jengibre, Rincn and Horqueta, Dominican Republic, to improve land use and preservation through the application of agro-forestry systems on the northern border. 100 families (50 from Haiti and 50 from the Dominican Republic) will participate directly in project activities. Approximately 277 additional families will benefit indirectly from project activities.
Enterprise Development Grant RCDR will partner with Cooperativa de Pesca y Prestadores de Servicios Tursticos de La Caleta (COOPRESCA) and the Dominican Secretara de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARENA) on a program of community-based marine resource management and ecotourism directed at restoring the health of the reef in the La Caleta Marine Protected Area and improving the livelihood of 60 fishers and other residents of the adjacent town of La Caleta, located 20 kilometers east of Santo Domingo.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Junta de Asociaciones Campesinas Rafael Fernndez Domnguez, Inc. (JACARAFE). JACARAFE will work with five member associations from the communities of Velot, Haiti and Jengibre, Rincn and Horqueta, Dominican Republic, to improve land use and preservation through the application of agro-forestry systems on the northern border. 100 families (50 from Haiti and 50 from the Dominican Republic) will participate directly in project activities. Approximately 277 additional families will benefit indirectly from project activities.
Improving the quality of life through the implementation of agro-ecology production, facilitating food security and strengthening the Gestin Comunitaria Binacional en la zona fronteriza de la Republica de Hait y Repblica Dominicana. Junta de Asociaciones Campesinas Rafael Fernndez Domnguez, Inc. (JACARAFE) will work with five member associations from the communities of Velot, Haiti and Jengibre, Rincn and Horqueta, Dominican Republic, to improve land use and preservation through the application of agro-forestry systems on the northern border. 100 families (50 from Haiti and 50 from the Dominican Republic) will participate directly in project activities. Approximately 277 additional families will benefit indirectly from project activities.
Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Four Micro Hydroelectric Systems Guakia Ambiente will work with the communities of Mata de Caf Arroyo Fro El Higuito and Chinguelo in rural Dominican Republic to construct maintain and use community-run micro hydroelectric systems that generate energy using natural water flow. Community members will gain access to a clean and reliable source of electricity opening new opportunities in education health care and income generation. The work will benefit 400 people directly and 2400 indirectly and strengthen four community associations.
Strengthening Support for Survivors of Violence Many women and girls in the Dominican Republic confront gender-based violence on a daily basis. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance peace and security in the Dominican Republic. Our grantee partner Fundacin Mujeres Empoderadas Abriendo Caminos (FMEAC) is training women, youth, parents, and community organizations that work with survivors to prevent violence against women and girls. FMEAC is teaching positive parenting techniques, supporting survivors? healing and economic independence, and training survivors and youth to raise awareness about gender-based violence. This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Developing Integrated Agroforestry Systems to Restore Degraded & Deforested Areas along the Rio Lib?n Watershed Families living along the Rio Libn Watershed face diminishing forest cover and poor soil quality, hampering their ability to produce food. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture. Our grantee partner, Asociacin para el Desarrollo Forestal Sostenible de Restauracin, Inc. (ASODEFOREST), provides training in agroforestry, sustainable agriculture, and environmental protection for five community-based organizations. These strategic investments increase food security and producers incomes.
Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Four Micro Hydroelectri c Systems Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Four Micro Hydroelectri c Systems
Red Nacional de Jvenes Viviendo Con VIH/SIDA Red Nacional de Jvenes Viviendo Con VIH/SIDA (REDNAJCER). REDNAJCER will incorporate more young Dominicans with HIV/AIDS into its network; expand into new regions; evaluate services available to those diagnosed; analyze, organize and report the data collected on medical care, including compliance with recommended protocols; and advocate for improvements and more accountability in the system. The project will directly involve 330 Dominicans; better services should reach 32,000 others diagnosed with HIV or AIDS.
Adding value to coffee through a dry mill and improving quality to increase market access Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples San Rafael Inc. (Cooperativa San Rafael) a farmer cooperative in Peralta Azua plans to work with farmers to improve the quality of their processed coffee so that they can access niche markets. It will install a centralized dry mill; train farmers to apply organic practices and sort and classify beans; and provide materials and financing to improve plantations; open a cooperative store selling basic goods; and start a seed bank. Approximately 250 farmers will directly benefit and another 1250 residents of Peralta will benefit indirectly.
Improving the quality of life through the implementation of agro- ecology production, facilitating food security and strengthening the Gestin Comunitaria Binacional en la zona fronteriza de la Republica de Hait y Repblica Dominicana (Tilori - G Junta de Asociaciones Campesinas Rafael Fernndez Domnguez, Inc. (JACARAFE), $285,370 JACARAFE will work with five member associations from the communities of Velot, Haiti and Jengibre, Rincn and Horqueta, Dominican Republic, to improve land use and preservation through the application of agro-forestry systems on the northern border. 100 families (50 from Haiti and 50 from the Dominican Republic) will participate directly in project activities. Approximately 277 additional families will benefit indirectly from project activities.
Adding value to coffee through a dry mill and improving quality to increase market access Farmers in the Azua district have limited opportunities to earn income or to access markets for their products. Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples San Rafael, Inc. (Cooperativa San Rafael) provides technical assistance to Peralta farmers to develop skills in organic practices and to improve the quality of their processed coffee so they can access niche markets. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in the Dominican Republic. Cooperativa San Rafaels activities encourage small business growth, local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Strengthening networks to prevent and address family, gender-based, and sexual violence Ncleo de Apoyo a la Mujer (NAM) will improve quality of services offered to victims of family, gender and sexual violence, and strengthen institutional networks dedicated to preventing these problems in Santiago and Puerto Plata. It will also train doctors, nurses, primary health care units on issues related to gender-based violence and will prepare a manual to facilitate implementation of protocols and norms. The project is expected to benefit approximately 650 victims, members of grassroots and nongovernmental organizations, and local public-sector employees.
Agroecological Production and Integration in Coffee Farms as a Sustainable Livelihood of Rural Mountain Communities Farmers living in San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic often lack sufficient training and supplies for their coffee production, reducing their ability to earn revenue and feed their families. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity through sustainable agriculture and microenterprises. Our grantee Federacin de Caficultores y Agricultores para el Desarrollo de San Juan, Inc. (FECADESJ) is helping farmers to improve their coffee plots with disease-resistant plants, implement ecological techniques, diversify crops, and obtain organic certification. These strategic investments increase farmers' food security and incomes.
Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Four Micro Hydroelectric Systems GUAKIA AMBIENTE, $312,930 over three years GUAKIA AMBIENTE will work with the communities of Mata de Caf, Arroyo Fro, El Higuito, and Chinguelo in rural Dominican Republic to construct, maintain, and use community-run micro hydroelectric systems that generate energy using natural water flow. Community members will gain access to a clean and reliable source of electricity, opening new opportunities in education, health care, and income generation. The work will benefit 400 people directly and 2,400 indirectly, and strengthen four community associations.
Education/Training Grant MAIS will provide supplemental academic classes and skills training to children and adolescents who are most at risk of dropping out of school. The students' parents and teachers, members of community- based organizations and churches, and other residents of Puerto Plata will receive complementary training to raise their awareness of children's rights and improve their economic conditions.
Access to Electricity in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic Through the Installation of Four Micro Hydroelectri c Systems GUAKIA AMBIENTE, $312,930 over three years GUAKIA AMBIENTE will work with the communities of Mata de Caf, Arroyo Fro, El Higuito, and Chinguelo in rural Dominican Republic to construct, maintain, and use community-run micro hydroelectric systems that generate energy using natural water flow. Community members will gain access to a clean and reliable source of electricity, opening new opportunities in education, health care, and income generation. The work will benefit 400 people directly and 2,400 indirectly, and strengthen four community
Empoderamiento a mujeres y nias sobrevivientes de violencia Many women and girls in the Dominican Republic confront gender-based violence on a daily basis. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance peace and security in the Dominican Republic. Our grantee partner Fundacin Mujeres Empoderadas Abriendo Caminos (FMEAC) is training women, youth, parents, and community organizations that work with survivors to prevent violence against women and girls. FMEAC is teaching positive parenting techniques, supporting survivors healing and economic independence, and training survivors and youth to raise awareness about gender-based violence. This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Cooperativa de Ahorro, Crdito y Servicios Mltiples Amor y Paz, (COOPSERMORPAZ) will help its plantain farmers improve yields by planting the hybrid FIAH 20 variety resistant to the sigatoka negra blight prevalent in the area and will offer them training in better agricultural practices, access to a working capital fund and the opportunity to obtain better prices by pooling their harvests to market in volume. The activities, which complement the distribution of the hybrid seeds by the Dominican Ministry of Agriculture, will directly benefit 75 members of the cooperative and their families and will reach another 1,500 residents of Los Toros, Azua.
Strengthening networks to prevent and address family, gender- based, and sexual violence Ncleo de Apoyo a la Mujer (NAM), $15,685 NAM will expand services offered to victims of family, gender and sexual violence, and strengthen institutional networks dedicated to preventing such violence in Santiago and Moca. The project is expected to benefit 1,385 victims, members of grassroots and nongovernmental organizations, and local public-sector employees.
Strengthening networks to prevent and address family, gender- based, and sexual violence Ncleo de Apoyo a la Mujer (NAM). NAM will expand services offered to victims of family, gender and sexual violence, and strengthen institutional networks dedicated to preventing such violence in Santiago and Moca. The project is expected to benefit 1,385 victims, members of grassroots and nongovernmental organizations, and local public-sector employees.
Strengthenin g networks to prevent and address family, gender- based, and sexual violence Ncleo de Apoyo a la Mujer (NAM), $283,290 over three years NAM will expand services offered to victims of family, gender and sexual violence, and strengthen institutional networks dedicated to preventing such violence in Santiago and Moca. The project is expected to benefit 1,385 victims, members of grassroots and nongovernmental organizations, and local public-sector employees. (DR-345) 1
Improving the quality of life through the implementation of agro-ecology production, facilitating food security and strengthening the Gestin Comunitaria Binacional en la zona fronteriza de la Republica de Hait y Repblica Dominicana JACARAFE will work with member associations from the communities of Velot, Haiti and Jengibre, Rincn, and Horqueta, in the Dominican Republic, to collectively market crops grown on agro- forestry plots. The project will involve 120 hundred families, 70 from Haiti and 50 from the Dominican Republic, and will impact another 332 indirectly.
Establishing Agroforestry Systems to Produce Organic Coffee in the Municipality of Ro Limpio In Ro Limpio in the Elas Pia region of the Dominican Republic, coffee rust decimated farmers fields. Cooperativa de Productores Orgnicos Valle de Ro Limpio (COOPROVALLE) helps its members improve certified organic coffee production by renovating fields with rust resistant plants and by utilizing agroforestry techniques in order to generate income, improve livelihoods and protect the environment. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in the Dominican Republic. COOPROVALLEs activities increase small business growth, local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive..
Cooperativa de Ahorro, Crdito y Servicios Mltiples Amor y Paz (COOPSERMORP AZ) Cooperativa de Ahorro, Crdito y Servicios Mltiples Amor y Paz, (COOPSERMORPAZ). COOPSERMORPAZ will help its plantain farmers improve yields by planting the hybrid FIAH 20 variety resistant to the sigatoka negra blight prevalent in the area and will offer them training in better agricultural practices, access to a working capital fund and the opportunity to obtain better prices by pooling their harvests to market in volume. The activities, which complement the distribution of the hybrid seeds by the Dominican Ministry of Agriculture, will directly benefit 75 members of the cooperative and their families and will reach another 1,500 residents of Los Toros, Azua.
Cooperative Agreement for a Social Investment Fund for the Dominican Republic in Partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AmCham-DR) for a small-grants fund to finance 25 education, health, social development and environmental projects benefiting 2,000 residents of poor communities throughout the Dominican Republic. (DR-329)
Education/Training Grant Accin Callejera Fundacin Educativa (Accin Callejera) will offer classes to 2,700 children in poor neighborhoods in Santiago, teaching or reinforcing academic skills. It will involve parents, educators, and community leaders in protecting children's rights by training them to recognize when children are at risk and organizing them into groups responsible for monitoring conditions in their communities, intervening on behalf of vulnerable children, and working toward public policies benefitting children and adolescents.
Preventing the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents among the over-age school population in the municipality of Puerto Plata MAIS will provide supplemental academic classes and skills training to children and adolescents who are most at risk of dropping out of school. The students' parents and teachers, members of community- based organizations and churches, and other residents of Puerto Plata will receive complementary training to raise their awareness of children's rights and improve their economic conditions.
Developing Integrated Agroforestry Systems to Restore Degraded & Deforested Areas along the Rio Libn Watershed Families living along the Rio Libn Watershed face diminishing forest cover and poor soil quality, hampering their ability to produce food. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture. Our grantee partner, Asociacin para el Desarrollo Forestal Sostenible de Restauracin, Inc. (ASODEFOREST), provides training in agroforestry, sustainable agriculture, and environmental protection for five community-based organizations. These strategic investments increase food security and producers' incomes.