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Education/Training Grant Yankuik Erandi Rural, A.C. (ERANDI), in collaboration with Red Campesina de Pequeos Productores (RCPP), will assess income- generating opportunities in 14 communities in the states of Chihuahua, San Luis Potos, Oaxaca and Tabasco. Residents, Mexican agricultural workers in the United States with H-2A visas, and members of their families will use the assessments to draft proposals for municipal funding and for the Mexican government's program that matches support from diaspora communities. Vista Hermosa Foundation, based in the state of Washington, will contribute to the planning process involving 600 farmers. Another 3,000 members of their families will benefit indirectly.
Strengthening Campesino Leadership to promote micro- enterprises and development projects in Mexico CAMPESINO will work with farmers in the state of Tlaxcala to improve their income and food supply through training in conservation techniques, leadership, participatory certification methods, planning and related subjects. It will further strengthen a consumer and producers` cooperative, offer access to working capital and assess the feasibility of marketing options in urban centers. $103,814 (ME-501-A4)
Masculinidades Alternas y Roles de Gnero entre las juventudes de la zona Maya de Quintana Roo Maya youths facing violence from criminal groups in southern Mexico lack secure spaces to interact peacefully, overcome trauma from violence, and develop their leadership skills. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to promote peace and security. Our grantee partner, Mxico y Caribe Jvenes, A.C. (Mxico y Caribe Jvenes) empowers young people in Chetumal, Quintana Roo to increase graduation rates, reduce gender-based violence, construct a culture of peace, and reduce the pressure on youths to leave their communities in search of other prospects. Grant activities include leadership and rights training, seed funds to implement action plans, awareness-raising events, and a documentary on how violence impacts young people.
Rebuilding Community Ties In the wake of the 2017 earthquakes Mexico faces unprecedented challenges to secure long-term recovery and to help communities prepare for future natural disasters. Fundacin Comunidad A.C. (Comunidad) partners with communities in Morelos impacted by the earthquake to improve food security and small-business productivity and to mitigate the impact of future natural disasters. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. Comunidad's activities that make more resources available to communities seeking to address their own development needs. This grant is part of our broader initiative to encourage innovative and entrepreneurial thinking to unlock private public and local resources for grassroots development. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Goat Herding in the Semi-Desert of Queretaro Enlace Rural Regional A.C. (ERRAC) will work with 70 farmers from Asociacin Civil Productores De Caprinos y Ovinos (ACPO) in Queretaro to improve their production and marketing of goats, meat and cheese. Its project should indirectly benefit 350 other residents of the seven communities the farmers represent.
Centro de Formacin y Capacitacin para Mujeres K`inal Antsetik, A.C. Womenparticularly LGBTI womenfrom indigenous communities in the highlands of Chiapas Oaxaca and Guerrero struggle to earn enough to support their households by marketing their traditional textiles. At the IAF we support community-led solutions that expand economic opportunity for indigenous Maya women in Mexico. Our grantee partner Centro de Formacin y Capacitacin para Mujeres K'inal Antsetik A.C. (CEFOCAM) trains indigenous women in income-generation activities leadership skills and women's rights issues. CEFOCAM's activities include working with a community-run women's weaving cooperative to improve its production processes as well as training women leaders to engage with local authorities to reduce gender-based violence.
School for the Common Good: Productive Actions for Sustainable Livelihoods Ideas Comunitarias will reach more than 240 young indigenous leaders in several communities of Oaxaca with its curriculum that trains them to undertake community development and projects for generating income. Students will be eligible for subgrants to fund their proposals. (ME-512)
Building new utopias and projects: Youth from Chiapaswalking together for Peace Residents of Chiapas, Mexico, experience growing daily violence ranging from blockades and armed confrontations to extortions and kidnapping, which undermines their social cohesion and economic opportunities. Violence is particularly acute for Indigenous and rural young people who also represent the greatest opportunity for the region to build peace and economic growth, with the proper support. The IAF supports young people to identify, design, and implement youth-led plans to improve life in their communities, mobilizing their energy and talent. Our grantee Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, Mexico (WPDI Mexico) is particularly committed to supporting the next generation of young Indigenous and Mestizo men and women through its peacebuilding, leadership, and entrepreneurship programming. In Chiapas, WPDI Mexico offers training, mentoring, and seed capital to accelerate youth-led priorities, turning ideas into action plans or social enterprises with a focus on peacebuilding. WPDI Mexico is investing in a new generation of Mexican leaders and ultimately a more peaceful and prosperous future.
Empowered Maya Tseltal women fostering food security and diversified, sustainable smallholder agriculture in Chiln, Chiapas. Tseltal indigenous women and their families struggle to obtain sufficient food through small-scale agriculture. At the IAF we support community-led solutions that enhance food security in Mexico. In Chiln Chiapas our grantee partner Sbelal Kuxlejalil A.C. (SKU) provides Tseltal women with technical assistance for sustainable vegetable fruit and small livestock production to improve their livelihoods. In addition to improving food security SKU's activities strengthen grassroots organizations and empower Tseltal women as community leaders.
Food security and agroecology in Hahu communities in Cardonal, Hidalgo. Magueyal, Sujeto y Comunidad, A.C. (Magueyal) will collaborate with Hahu indigenous farmers to improve the livelihoods of their families in seven communities in Cardonal, Hidalgo. Magueyal will mobilize community members to implement action plans and processes for increased organic farming methods. Doing so will allow them to overcome problems like poor soil quality from overuse of chemicals, and help to diversify vegetable production while improving family diet and water quality. Project activities will also help Magueyal improve its organizational and management skills. The grant will benefit about 400 people directly and 800 people indirectly.
Strengthening Campesino Leadership to promote micro- enterprises and development projects in Mexico CAMPESINO will work with farmers in the state of Tlaxcala to improve their income and food supply through training in conservation techniques, leadership, participatory certification methods, planning and related subjects. It will further strengthen a consumer and producers' cooperative, offer access to working capital and assess the feasibility of marketing options in urban centers.
Our vision of change: community museums and schools strengthening visions from the past and the future UMCO will partner with primary schools and high schools to develop the leadership, technical skills and cultural identity of marginalized children and adolescents in 15 rural communities of Oaxaca through a series of workshops, festivals, exchanges and exhibitions. Project activities will reach at least 2,700 children, 500 adolescents and 300 adults.
Youth sowing their future Desarrollo Autogestionario, A.C. (AUGE) will offer training in job skills to 300 young Mexicans, between the ages of 16 and 22, from 40 communities in six municipalities surrounding Xalapa, Veracruz, and will support their small enterprises or further education. A mobile training center developed with project funds will allow AUGE to continuing activities beyond the grant period. In addition to the trainees, 1,200 family members are expected to benefit.
Planning process to strengthen Cooperativa "10 de octubre" and assess the potential to develop a community environmental initiative Sociedad Cooperativa 10 de octubre (Cooperativa 10 de octubre), $43,675 for one year Cooperativa 10 de octubre will engage its 300 members, all residents of three rural communities of Tlaxcala, in assessing needs and priorities, in drafting proposals that benefit the environment and in developing the organization. (ME-511)
Improving livelihoods of Mexican families through community projects that include diaspora investment. Families that have one or more relatives abroad face challenges that include securing investment for sound business initiatives to improve livelihoods, raising children alone, and depression as a result of separation. Instituto de Investigacin y Prctica Social y Cultural A.C. (IIPSOCULTA) provides financial assistance through grassroots development projects in Guerrero, Mexico state, Puebla, and Tlaxcala that fund cultural initiatives and increase means of self-support for community members. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. IIPSOCULTA's activities strengthen grassroots organizations through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks.
To know is to participate, to participate is to build: Towards Collective action to transform education in Las Margaritas Innovacin y Apoyo Educativo, A.C. (IAE), will strengthen five student councils in schools in Chiapas and four Consejos Comunitarios de Participacin Social en la Educacin (COCOPASE) whose members are drawn from teachers, parents and students working to improve education. Exchanges will offer opportunities to learn from each other. Students can apply for subgrants to fund their proposals for better schools.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Comit de Derechos Humanos Fray Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada A.C. (Fray Pedro) will engage approximately 1,500 residents in 90 rural communities in the municipality of Ocosingo in promoting a culture of peace and advocating for young people and women's rights. It will also encourage 200 small producers to adopt sustainable farming practices on their plots and work toward a more reliable food supply for farmers in the municipality. This project is expected to improve the livelihood of Tseltal communities through conflict resolution and women's empowerment activities and generate more income for farmers by adopting agroecological practices. A total of 1,500 residents will benefit directly, and another 6,000 family members will benefit indirectly through project activities.
Sociedad de Solidaridad Social "Los Lagos de Colores " SSS (Lago de Colores) Sociedad de Solidaridad Social "Los Lagos de Colores " SSS (Lagos de Colores). Lagos de Colores will work with its 150 member families of indigenous Chuj, Tojolabal and Mam descent in four rural municipalities in Tziscao, Chiapas, a toward the application of "agroecology " or farming practices compatible with the responsible use of the environment; the improvement of coffee production and processing; and more effective marketing of coffee, honey and vegetables. Its workshops will address concepts related to community, territory, identity and gender. The increased income and awareness should benefit 750 Mexicans of indigenous descent.
Consolidar la estructura operativa y estratgica de FOCN comprometidos con la conservacin y el desarrollo sostenible. Oaxaca State faces environmental challenges such as pollution and the loss of forest cover that exacerbate the poverty and vulnerability of its residents to natural disasters. Fondo Oaxaqueo para la Conservacin de la Naturaleza (FOCN) is strengthening its role in environmental programming in Oaxaca and solidifying its organizational structure, setting it on a more sustainable trajectory. The IAF supports community-led solutions to fortify civil society organizations providing needed services in Mexico. Through this grant, FOCN engages its board of directors, staff, community leaders, and local organizations in assessments and strategic planning in order to strengthen programming. FOCNs activities bolster efforts to counteract environmental degradation and protect the natural resources on which communities depend.
Consolidar la estructura operativa y estratgica de FOCN comprometidos con la conservacin y el desarrollo sostenible. Oaxaca State faces environmental challenges such as pollution and the loss of forest cover that exacerbate the poverty and vulnerability of its residents to natural disasters. Our grantee partner Fondo Oaxaqueo para la Conservacin de la Naturaleza (FOCN) is strengthening its role in environmental programming in Oaxaca and solidifying its organizational structure, setting it on a more sustainable trajectory. The IAF supports community-led solutions to fortify civil society organizations providing needed services in Mexico. Through this grant, FOCN engages its board of directors, staff, community leaders, and local organizations in assessments and strategic planning in order to strengthen programming. FOCN's activities bolster efforts to counteract environmental degradation and protect the natural resources on which communities depend.
Human Rights Committee Fray Pedro Lorenzo of the Nada A.C. The Comit de Derechos Humanos Fray Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada A.C. (Fray Pedro) will engage approximately 1,500 residents in 90 rural communities in the municipality of Ocosingo in promoting a culture of peace and advocating for young people and women's rights. It will also encourage 200 small producers to adopt sustainable farming practices on their plots and work toward a more reliable food supply for farmers in the municipality. This project is expected to improve the livelihood of Tseltal communities through conflict resolution and women's empowerment activities and generate more income for farmers by adopting agroecological practices. A total of ,1500 residents will benefit directly and another 6,000 family members will benefit indirectly through project activities...
Reactivacin Productiva y Econmica de la Cadena de Valor de Caf de la Unin Majomut Since the coffee rust crisis of 2012-2013 farmers in the highlands of Chiapas have struggled to increase their incomes and maintain their livelihoods. Unin de Productores Orgnicos Beneficio Majomut Sociedad de Produccin Rural de Responsabilidad Limitada (MAJOMUT) aims to double the incomes of its members by helping improve coffee quality and sales in domestic and international specialty markets. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. MAJOMUT's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
El agua en nuestras manos: Fortaleciendo sistemas comunitarios para la gestin integral del agua en Mxico. Many rural Mexicans do not have access to public water systems or clean water for drinking, cleaning, and growing food. To fill this gap, communities have organized non-governmental water committees that manage delivery of water to households. However, these committees often lack needed resources, as well as technical and administrative support. Our grantee partner Controla tu Gobierno (CTG) will strengthen water committees capacity to provide communities with water and improve their management ability. CTG will also support a network among water committees in the Mexican states of Mxico, Hidalgo, Puebla and Morelos to improve even more communities access to safe and clean water and promote good practices in governing water committees.
Rehabilitation training program for communities affected by the September 19 earthquake in Puebla FCP - Mexico - International donors often rally to address the immediate aftermath of natural disasters, but few continue to fund long-term rebuilding and resiliency efforts. Following the 2017 earthquakes, Mexico has faced unprecedented challenges to ensuring long-term recovery in affected communities and in preparing communities to be resilient to future natural disasters. At the IAF, we strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to do effective programming and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee partner, Fundacin Comunitaria Puebla (FCP), raises funds from local private sector and philanthropic organizations and then invests in community projects in Puebla, Mexico. FCPs investments enhance food security, increase income, and provide training and technical assistance to mitigate the impact of future natural disasters.
Our vision of change: community museums and schools strengthening visions from the past and the future Unin de Museos Comunitarios de Oaxaca, A.C. (UMCO) will expand its workshops to include additional middle and high school students interested in expressing themselves creatively through radio, video, murals and other media. UMCO will invite education policy makers to talks and a symposium where they will discuss UMCO's approach for developing leadership, technical skills and cultural identity among marginalized children and adolescents in rural municipalities of Oaxaca. UMCO will also develop a training manual for middle and high school teachers. Activities will involve an additional 530 teachers and adolescents.
Rebuilding Community Ties In the wake of the 2017 earthquakes, Mexico faces unprecedented challenges to secure long-term recovery and to help communities prepare for future natural disasters. Fundacin Comunidad, A.C. (Comunidad) partners with communities in Morelos impacted by the earthquake to improve food sovereignty and small-business productivity and to mitigate the impact of future natural disasters. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. Comunidads activities that make more resources available to communities seeking to address their own development needs. This grant is part of our broader initiative to encourage innovative and entrepreneurial thinking to unlock private, public and local resources for grassroots development. This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Leadership development program for community foundations in Mexico Instituto Mora (IM) will host a training program for leaders, primarily for young people between the ages of 22 and 29, of Mexican community foundations. IM will train some 40 emerging leaders, including staff and volunteers from marginalized communities, from at least 14 community foundations in issues such as organizational development and local and grassroots development. IM's training program will encompass classroom hours, online classes, internships at a community foundation of choice and the preparation of research projects on themes of priority to community foundations. Indirectly, the program will benefit around 700 staff and volunteers at community foundations.
Rural micro-enterprise UDEC will work with Cooperativa Cosechando Juntos lo Sembrado, S.C. (CSJ), to provide business training and technical assistance to 500 backyard gardeners and 125 rural microentrepeneurs selling food, clothing, soaps and shampoos and crafts in 40 communities of Queretaro. The program also offers them access to credit through savings-and-loan associations.
Community-based model for prevention and early detection of deafness in Oaxaca, Mexico. Coral Centro de Rehabilitacin de Audicin y Lenguajes A.C. (CORAL) will empower community- based groups that represent Deaf Oaxacans and their families by encouraging the adoption of a human rights approach for disability advocacy in rural and urban communities of the Costa, Istmo, Sierra Sur and Valles Centrales. Activities will include training and technical assistance to develop the capabilities of the grassroots groups; training community members to provide auditory technician services; and raising awareness on prevention and early detection of deafness. The grant will benefit 7,000 Oaxacans directly and 10,000 indirectly.
Enterprise Development Grant epi Beha, a nongovernmental organization, and Ya Muntsi Beha (Ya Muntsi Beha or the cooperative), a cooperative of 250 women in Hidalgo, will strengthen their jointly owned fair trade enterprise, Ya Muntsi Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada-Corazn Verde (YMSRL-Corazn hereafter), through training and development and implementation of a marketing strategy. The Grantee will reach out to 520 additional women in the states of Chiapas, Puebla, Mexico State, the Federal District and Hidalgo by purchasing their goods and selling them in niche markets.
Strengthening Campesino Leadership to promote micro-enterprises and development projects in Mexico Centro Campesino para el Desarrollo Sustentable A.C. (CAMPESINO) will work with farmers in the state of Tlaxcala to improve their income and food supply through training in conservation techniques leadership planning and related subjects. It will also support the further development of a community-based business construct and equip a storage facility and offer farmers access to working capital and loans. .
Construction of a Culture of Good Treatment and Wellbeing: training for indigenous and mestizo rural communities in Mexico. Comaletzin - Mexico - Women living in rural and indigenous communities in Mexico face high rates of gender-based violence. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to promote human rights and inclusion through education and training. Our grantee partner, Coordinacin Interregional Feminista Rural Comaletzin (Comaletzin), trains local women leaders in eight states to promote gender equity and reduce gender-based violence, equipping them with the skills to replicate the training and build peer-to peer learning and action networks that promote inclusive development in their communities.
Alianza Fundaciones Comunitarias Mxico, Asociacin Civil Alianza Fundaciones Comunitarias Mxico, Asociacin Civil (Comunalia). Comunalia will work with the leaders, staff and boards of directors of the 17 community foundations in its network toward the design of a plan to develop the organization into an effective advocate for its members. The C.S. Mott Foundation is co-funding the process directly, involving 380 employees and board members of the participating foundations, which should benefit 15,000 Mexicans.
Investing in Community Foundations in Mxico Fundacin Merced (FM) will develop a program of challenge grants for community foundations supporting grassroots initiatives, will conduct training in grantmaking for their staff, will offer related technical assistance and will disseminate what has been learned and accomplished. The project should directly impact 14,900 Mexicans in 14 localities and benefit 120,000 other residents indirectly. The C.S. Mott Foundation is co-funding this grant.
Women building alternative lives of dignity and fair trade. Strengthening of economic and educational strategies, food security and care of natural resources for indigenous women of Mexico. epi Beha Asociacin Civil (epi Beha), a nongovernmental organization, and Ya Muntsi Beha (Ya Muntsi Beha or the cooperative), a cooperative of 250 women in Hidalgo, will strengthen their jointly owned fair trade enterprise, Ya Muntsi Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada-Corazn Verde (YMSRL-Corazn hereafter), through training and development and implementation of a marketing strategy. The Grantee will reach out to 520 additional women in the states of Chiapas, Puebla, Mexico State, the Federal District and Hidalgo by purchasing their goods and selling them in niche markets.