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Healthy Habits: Education and Training Program in Good Health Habits Proyecto de Salud Sangre de Cristo (PSSC) will work with groups of organized outreach workers in three public schools located in the outskirts of Guatemala City to launch a program that encourages healthy eating and personal hygiene. Grant activities will benefit approximately 1,000 Guatemalan children directly and their family members indirectly.
Recovery of basic grain producing areas and adaptation to climate change of the Ch`orti `population Farming families in eastern Guatemala are extremely vulnerable to drought and food shortage. The Asociacin Regional Campesina Ch'ort (ASORECH) coordinates with families throughout the region to provide them with training on improved agricultural techniques, native seed banks, medicinal plants, and small animal husbandry. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ASORECH'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.
The project proposes to increase the influence of the National Movement of Q`anil Tinamit Victims (MNV) in the exercise of their social, political and economic rights. Guatemalans whose livelihoods rely on the extraction of renewable goods from the Mayan Biosphere Reserve face significant challenges if existing permits on natural resources expire. Asociacin de Comunidades Forestales de Petn (ACOFOP) works with communities to form strategic alliances and partnerships to ensure that permits to extract renewable goods from the forest remain active. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Guatemala. ACOFOP'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.
Empoderamiento de las mujeres a travs de la produccin de alimentos sanos, para el buen vivir con dignidad. Rural Indigenous communities form the majority of Guatemala's small farmers, but are often only able to grow crops for their own families to eat, lacking the resources to grow products for sale. In these communities, women have especially few opportunities to generate income outside of their homes. IAF grantee Asociacin de Mujeres Mayas Majawil Q?ij, El Nuevo Amanecer (Majawil Q?ij) will promote Indigenous women's economic empowerment by diversifying local production and training in sustainable agriculture and small business administration. Majawil Q?ij will also support the development of community stores to promote market access and income generation. This will promote livelihoods in multigenerational communities across 15 municipalities and seven departments of Guatemala. 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 efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Women united for social and economic equality in the municipality of San Jos Poaquil, Chimaltenango Rural women in Guatemala are often excluded from civil society and lack opportunities to earn income. Fundacin para el Desarrollo y Fortalecimiento de las Organizaciones de Base (FUNDEBASE) provides training and support to 25 rural womens groups on how to engage effectively with their local governments and create income-generating opportunities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen democratic governance in Guatemala. FUNDEBASEs activities encourage civic participation to enable marginalized groups to propel their own development. This grant is part of our broader initiative to promote economic prosperity and democratic governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
Sustainable income generating and risk mitigation opportunities in communities vulnerable to climate change in Bajo Lempa, Jiquilisco. Asociacin Intercomunal de Comunidades Unidas para el Desarrollo Econmico y Social del Bajo Lempa (ACUDESBAL) will collaborate with three grassroots organizations to develop their resilience to climate change, improve agricultural production for food security while enhancing income- generating opportunities for smallholder farmers, women and young adults. The grant includes training, technical assistance and materials for residents on risk mitigation, sustainable agriculture and vocations; livestock, vegetables, grains, and shrimp; and peer- to-peer exchanges. ACUDESBAL anticipates that the grant will improve livelihoods and incorporate women and young adults into community life - especially those forced to seek work far from home due to lack of opportunities. Some 290 residents of 29 communities will benefit from activities directly and another 800 indirectly.
Health Grant RXIIN staff, board members and clients will work together to develop a plan to expand RXIIN's infrastructure and attain financial self- sufficiency so that the Tzutujil community of the Santiago Atitln area can continue to rely on the organization for health services. The work will benefit 30 individuals directly and another 2,000 indirectly.
Strengthening self-management capacities and improving the quality of life in the community of Uaxactn, Flores, Petn, Guatemala. Indigenous Guatemalans living in Petn lack opportunities to prosper in their home communities. Sociedad Civil de Nombre Organizacin, Manejo y Conservacin (OMYC) works to create opportunities for the residents of the community of Uaxactn by promoting income generation, strengthening governance, and enhancing peace and security. At the IAF, we work to expand economic opportunities in Guatemala. OMYCs grant activities encourage small business growth and local entrepreneurship to 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.
Diplomado en Salud Mental Comunitaria The signing of a 1996 peace agreement in Guatemala ended a civil war that lasted over 36 years, but many Guatemalans still face the psychosocial trauma of the conflict and chronic violence remains a pervasive issue. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to enhance peace and security. Our cooperator, Asociacin Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Accin Psicosocial, is strengthening the capacity of local leaders to contribute to reducing trauma and violence by providing training and certification in community mental health and human rights, fortifying its alumni network, and funding students' activities in their organizations and communities. This cooperative agreement is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Enterprise Development Grant Asociacin de Agricultores Ecolgicos de la Laguna de Chicabal (ASAECO) will offer training and invest in infrastructure to improve the services and facilities it offers through its ecotourism complex. The goal is to attract more foreign tourists and make the Chicabal Lake and volcano a well known tourist attraction, resulting in increased incomes for project participants as the ecotourism complex is managed and owned by ASAECO's members.
Promoting the Mayan culture in Canill Alcalda Maya de Canill (AMC). AMC will build cohesion among its members residing in 36 communities in the municipality of Canill and develop the administrative and operational skills needed to formalize a long-term partnership with the municipal government and with the development councils of each community represented. Its proposal includes the creation of municipal offices representing the interests of young people and women. The training and negotiations will directly involve 172 Quich Guatemalans directly and benefit another 10,000.
Strengthening self-management capacities and improving the quality of life in the community of Uaxactn, Flores, Petn, Guatemala. Indigenous Guatemalans living in Petn lack opportunities to prosper in their home communities. Sociedad Civil de Nombre Organizacin, Manejo y Conservacin (OMYC) works to create opportunities for the residents of the community of Uaxactn by promoting income generation, strengthening governance, and enhancing peace and security. At the IAF, we work to expand economic opportunities in Guatemala. OMYCs grant activities encourage small business growth and local entrepreneurship to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. 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.
Cooperation and Cultural Entrepreneurship to Build Economic Opportunities for Youth Young women in low-income neighborhoods of Guatemala's capital have few educational and economic opportunities. They also struggle to access traditional forms of credit and capital to launch microenterprises. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to expanding economic opportunity. Our grantee partner Cooperativa Integral de Ahorro y Credito Cultura Comunitaria Responsabilidad Limitada (COCULTURA) is training young women in financial management and entrepreneurship and offering access to vocational courses. Combining practical skills with access to affordable credit will encourage young women to develop sustainable, local microenterprises.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America and the Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Consolidacin del Consejo de Guas Espirituales RelebaalSaqe: rescate y revaloracin de la cosmovisin Maya. Indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' healers and midwives in the Petn and eastern region of Guatemala contribute to community health through ancestral plant-based medicinal practices that can address common ailments, a vital support when health services are scarce in rural areas. This support for community wellness is especially necessary during health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. The IAF supports community-led solutions to supporting community wellbeing, peace, and security through protecting cultural heritage. This grant will support the Asociacin de Consejos de Guas Espirituales Releb'aalSaq'e (ACGERS) to conserve native endangered medicinal plant species, promote the value of traditional knowledge of natural preventive medicine in local communities, and strengthen young people's ties to their traditions and communities.This grant advances the IAF's strategic initiative to promote the economic and social inclusion and human rights of historically marginalized populations.
Diplomado en Salud Mental Comunitaria The signing of a 1996 peace agreement in Guatemala ended a civil war that lasted over 36 years, but many Guatemalans still face the psychosocial trauma of the conflict and chronic violence remains a pervasive issue. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to enhance peace and security. Our cooperator, Asociacin Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Accin Psicosocial, is strengthening the capacity of local leaders to contribute to reducing trauma and violence by providing training and certification in community mental health and human rights, fortifying its alumni network, and funding students activities in their organizations and communities. This cooperative agreement is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Strengthenin g and Implementati on Partner Opportunitie s productive Groups of Women In the Federacin Comercializa dora De Caf Especial FECCEG will purchase equipment to produce certified honey and raw sugar as well as higher volumes of high quality coffee. These actions will enable FECCEG to continue diversifying its income stream and thus make it less dependent on coffee prices and more resilient to coffee production shocks.
Strengthening of the production chain of non-traditional vegetables This amendment provides CORCI with an additional 24 months and $209,900 to provide greenhouse structures for increased vegetable production and working capital for womens microenterprise development. As part of the amendment, CORCI is mobilizing an additional $281,785 in counterpart funding to the grant agreement. This amendment will also enable CORCI to respond to emerging food insecurity and assist in economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. This amendment is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Strengthening and Implementation Partner Opportunities productive Groups of Women In the Federacin Comercializadora De Caf Especial De Guatemala Federacin Comercializadora de Caf Especial de Guatemala (FECCEG) will offer training and invest in infrastructure that increase the volume of coffee certified as Fair-Trade or organic that farmers in its eight member cooperatives produce process and market for export as well as the volume of coffee processed from coffee grown exclusively by women farmers and marketed under the brand Caf Femenino.
Strengthening Q'eqchi' communities in Alta Verapaz for the common good. 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 Leadership through Building Solar Ovens in South West of Guatemala, CA. ADS will coordinate the construction of 165 solar ovens offering economic, environmental, health and safety advantages to the indigenous women in southwestern Guatemala who will learn to build them. The women will also benefit from training in topics ranging from entrepreneurial skills to healthcare.
Recovery and resilience among Guatemalan families affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota 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 Ch'ort (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.
Recovery and legalization of ancestral lands of Q`eqchi`s communities Asociacin de Abogados y Notarios Mayas de Guatemala (AANMG) will offer farmers in the community of Se'konon a series of informal training sessions on the benefits of crop diversification and the risks of dependence on a single crop and excessive application of pesticides. They should also acquire the skills necessary to organize more effectively and obtain clear title to their land. The results including the development of a more reliable food supply should benefit 300 families.
Guatemalan youth network creating opportunities for youth The Asociacin Seres (SERES) will organize local community and nonprofit groups, including another IAF grantee partner, and manage a comprehensive leadership, governance, educational, and economic opportunity program for young adults between the ages of 15 to 30 from Guatemala's western highlands. SERES will manage selected community organizations, and through a steering committee, will implement a leadership and governance training program. Program activities will include providing 30 scholarships and 10 internships for young participants, as well as establishing and managing a subgrant fund to initiate 12 youth-led microenterprises. Grant activities will benefit 60 youth directly and about 300 more indirectly.
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 30,000 indirectly. aInter-American Foundation
Civic engagement of Mayan women in Guatemala MolojKino'jib'alMayib' Ixoqib' (MOLOJ). MOLOJ will raise awareness on the importance of diversity in government so that marginalized groups and communities are represented, encourage respect for indigenous women and further their participation in civic life. The work will directly involve 500 indigenous women and benefit some 2,500 other Guatemalans.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Asociacin de Mujeres Adelina Caal Maqun (ACM). 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.
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. ASOKAPEs activities strengthen grassroots organizations through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks. This grant is part of our broader initiative to support economic prosperity and democratic governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement 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 Ixtahuacan, Solola 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.
Strengthening capacity in disaster risk management and reactivating the economy in local & Indigenous communities in the Sierra de Los Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango Extreme weather and accelerating natural disasters are affecting the region's most vulnerable places. These environmental challenges are pushing organizations to learn and adapt. The IAF supports community-based organizations to respond to medium and long-term priorities of communities affected by hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. Our grantee partner Asociacin de Organizaciones de Los Cuchumatanes (ASOCUCH) in Huehuetenango, Guatemala is supporting disaster recovery and resilience efforts at the grassroots level. It will support economic resilience among Indigenous farming families through agroforestry, access to credit, and crop diversification. It will build capacity among local committees for disaster preparedness and engage with municipal governments to enhance disaster response planning.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America through disaster recovery and resilience. It is one of a cohort of grants funded through the Partnership for Disaster Recovery and Resilience, which makes strategic investments that strengthen the capacity for action of local grassroots organizations in Central America and southern Mexico.
Strengthening Leadership through Building Solar Ovens in South West of Guatemala, CA. Selected staff will build 50 additional fuel-efficient stoves to use when sunlight is insufficient to power solar ovens and will be trained in mobilizing resources.
Empowering women through healthy food production for the common good with dignity. Rural Indigenous communities form the majority of Guatemalas small farmers, but are often only able to grow crops for their own families to eat, lacking the resources to grow products for sale. In these communities, women have especially few opportunities to generate income outside of their homes. IAF grantee Asociacin de Mujeres Mayas Majawil Qij, El Nuevo Amanecer (Majawil Qij) will promote Indigenous womens economic empowerment by diversifying local production and training in sustainable agriculture and small business administration. Majawil Qij will also support the development of community stores to promote market access and income generation. This will promote livelihoods in multigenerational communities across 15 municipalities and seven departments of Guatemala. This grant is part of the IAFs Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders, and efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Desarrollo de actividades comunitarias para la reduccin de la desigualdad en la vida de las nias, adolescentes y jvenes indgenas durante dos aos en Raxruh y Chisec, A.V. 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 Nalebak 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.