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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.
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, 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.
Comunalia 2.0 Comunalia - Mexico Locally-rooted institutions have the ability to unlock resources for communities and ensure the long-term sustainability of civil society organizations. At the IAF, we strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to carry out effective programming and obtain additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee partner, Alianza de Fundaciones Comunitarias Mxico (Comunalia), will establish a hub to promote peer-to-peer coordination and learning, providing training for community foundations in areas such as evaluation, community philanthropy, grassroots development grant-making, fundraising, and proposal writing. This hub will contribute to the long-term viability of thousands of civil society organizations providing a range of services without relying on U.S. government resources or assistance.
Reactivacin Productiva y Econmica de la Cadena de Valor de Caf de la Unin Majomut Unin de Productores Orgnicos Beneficio Majomut Sociedad de Produccin Rural de Responsabilidad Limitada (Majomut) will undertake activities to improve the quality of coffee production increase sales of micro-lot coffee in international specialty markets boost sales of roasted coffee in the domestic market and address coffee rust. The goal will be to double incomes for its 984 members restoring these to the levels that existed prior to the coffee crisis of 2012-2013 which was caused by the coffee rust fungus.
Natural Resource Management and Economic and Climate Resilience and in Coastal Communities of Oaxaca Oaxaca State faces environmental challenges such as pollution and loss of forests that worsen its residents' poverty and vulnerability to natural disasters. Fondo Oaxaqueo para la Conservacin de la Naturaleza (FOCN) supports eco-tourism and sustainable agriculture enterprises to professionalize and reach new markets, generate income, and improve quality of life. It strengthens the ability of communities to promote responsible tourism, raise awareness of natural resource management, and conduct activities such as sea turtle conservation and mangrove reforestation. FOCN?s activities bolster efforts to counteract environmental degradation and protect the natural resources on which communities depend.
Enterprise Development Grant 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.
Strengthening the rural economy and the local organization Pixquiac River Basin, Central Veracruz, Mexico. Senderos y Encuentros para un Desarrollo Autnomo Sustentable, A.C. (SENDAS). SENDAS will work to support the Comit de la Cuenca del Ro Pixquiac (COCUPIX), an organization composed of residents of four indigenous communities, civil society organizations and the municipal government of Xalapa, in its management of natural resources in the watershed of the Pixquiac River, Central Veracruz. The project, which includes payment for environmental services, will directly involve 575 families living in the watershed on roughly 161 hectares of agricultural and forested land. It will indirectly benefit 1,140 ejidatarios, or residents of the indigenous communities, and 125,000 water users in the city of Xalapa.
Strengthening capacities, building sustainability In Nayarit, Mexico, the majority of residents are low-income, seasonal workers in tourist resorts who return to their hometowns during the low season. Because their residence can be transitory, residents have relatively few services and community organizations. Our grantee Fundacin Punta de Mita (FPM), a community foundation, will collaborate with residents to strengthen civil society organizations that advance their social and economic wellbeing and promote equality. FPM is granting funds to community-designed projects that respond to their priorities and engage a diverse set of leaders from the nonprofit, business, and government sectors to improve the quality of life of residents. FPM is also carrying out community assessments, exchanges, and training workshops for FPM staff and civil society organizations.This grant advances the IAF's strategic initiative to expand the resources available for grassroots development by promoting locally-rooted community philanthropy.
Improving the capacity and competitiveness of farmers in Morelos and Guerrero Universidad Campesina del Sur, A.C. (Unicam-Sur) works in the Mexican states of Morelos and Guerrero with small holder farmers, most of whom have insufficient income to sustain their familys livelihood and who face security challenges. It connects producers and consumers and facilitates direct market access for farmers and microbusiness owners. Unicam-Sur will use its IAF grant to collaborate with farmers organized in the Unin de Pueblos de Morelos and the Unin de Pueblos de Guerrero to improve their organizational capacity, their members agroecological practices and access to markets, particularly organic and alternative markets known astianguis. The grant includes training and technical assistance in agroecological production and rural enterprise, subgrants and peer-to-peer exchanges. The grant activities will benefit about 500 people directly and 1,200 people indirectly. IAF support for small business growth, local entrepreneurship and market development expands economic opportunity in communities of Mexico, and contributes to enhanced peace and security.
Sustainable undertakings: community conservation of biodiversity and resilience actions in the face of climate change Oaxaca State faces environmental challenges such as pollution and loss of forests that worsen its residents poverty and vulnerability to natural disasters. Fondo Oaxaqueo para la Conservacin de la Naturaleza (FOCN) supports eco-tourism and sustainable agriculture enterprises to professionalize and reach new markets, generate income, and improve quality of life. It strengthens the ability of communities to promote responsible tourism, raise awareness of natural resource management, and conduct activities such as sea turtle conservation and mangrove reforestation. FOCNs activities bolster efforts to counteract environmental degradation and protect the natural resources on which communities depend.
Presupuesto Participativo: Fortaleciendo nuestras comunidades In Mexico City participatory budgetingin which communities democratically decide how to spend available municipal public fundspresents a tremendous opportunity for residents to build strong local organizations and enhance their ability to advocate for the development priorities of their communities. Our grantee partner Ollin Jvenes en Movimiento A.C. (Ollin) engages grassroots leaders to offer training on participatory budgeting implements a subgrant fund in Mexico State as a pilot of participatory budgeting promotes the replication of this model beyond Mexico City and disseminates information on Mexico City's participatory budgeting program to citizens. At the IAF we strengthen the ability of local organizations to unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development.
Enterprise Development Grant Ecosta will use its supplemental funding to help beneficiaries in the coast of Oaxaca consolidate two microenterprises, provide support to an existing microenterprise and provide training in the technical aspects of rabbit farming, marketing of organic products and business branding. It will expand access to working capital to 10 new communities.
Unin de Comunidades Productoras Forestales Zapotecos- Chinantecos de la Sierra Jurez, de R.I. UZACHI will work with four indigenous Chinantec and Zapotec member communities in the Sierra Jurez region of Oaxaca toward the integrated management of the local ecosystem. Its technical services and subgrants will reach two additional Chinantec communities and encourage the involvement of women and young Chinatecos. UZACHI is expected to develop as an organization capable of providing leadership to other indigenous communities. Its approach to forestry will directly benefit 2,422 Chinatecos working on 25,605 hectares of woodlands. Another 3,989 area residents will benefit from its responsible practices.
Improving the capacity and competitiveness of farmers in Morelos and Guerrero Smallholder farmers in the Mexican states of Morelos and Guerrero often have insufficient income to sustain their families. Unicam-Sur collaborates with farmer organizations in Morelos and Guerrero to improve their organizational capacity, and their members agroecological practices and access to markets, particularly organic and alternative markets known as tianguis. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. Unicam-Surs activities support smallholder agriculture, food production and market access to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Strengthening community entrepreneurship and leadership for good living (lekil kuxlejal) among youth in Mitontic, Chiapas. Indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people in southern Mexico face limited livelihood opportunities, leading many to migrate to other places in Mexico or the U.S. As a result, communities are losing their most important resource: young people. The IAF supports community-led solutions for Indigenous young people to identify and develop homegrown economic opportunities based on local resources and culture. Our grantee Jvenes Articulando Territorios A.C. (JovenArte), an Indigenous youth-led organization in Chiapas, is carrying out a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program embedded in the Indigenous notion of lekil kuxlejal or good living to encourage young people to stay in school, start a business, and build local leadership. This grant is part of the IAF's Social Inclusion and Alternatives to Migration strategic initiatives focused on Indigenous young people.
Improve the Production, Transformation and Marketing of Organic Coffee San Sebastin Tlacotepec Ipantepetl S.P.R. de R.L. (SSTI), which groups farmers and markets their coffee certified as organic and fair trade, will offer its members training and technical assistance, will develop its grassroots business and will create a working-capital fund from which to pay farmers upon delivery.
Human Rights Committee Fray Pedro Lorenzo of the Nada A.C. Rural communities in Tseltal communities of Ocosingo struggle with family violence and food supply issues. Comit de Derechos Humanos Fray Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada A.C. (Fray Pedro) promotes sustainable farming techniques in the harvest of corn, beans, and vegetables that support food security and a culture of peace. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. Fray Pedro's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
School for the Common Good: Productive Actions for Sustainable Livelihoods Many young Mexicans in Oaxaca face limited education and employment opportunities and migration is common. Iniciativas para el Desarrollo de una Economa Alternativa y Solidaria A.C. (Ideas Comunitarias) reaches young leaders in communities of the Mixteca region of Oaxaca with a curriculum that trains them to undertake organizational development and projects that generate income. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Mexico. Ideas Comunitarias's activities support local entrepreneurship to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Stengthening Communities in Baja California Procesos Participativos para el Desarrollo Comunitario, A.C. in Mexico, $49,900 over one year; counterpart committed, $68,638 Procesos Participativos will work with residents of five communities of the state of Baja California Norte to draft a proposal for development that takes into account local assets, skills, priorities and supportive institutions and to mobilize funding for it.
Leadership training for Young LGBT in Quintana Roo Communities of people with non-traditional gender identities or sexual orientations face barriers to participation in Quintana Roo. Red + Posithiva de Quintana Roo A.C. (Redposithiva) raises awareness of the rights of this community, develops educational materials and provides technical assistance to young leaders to reduce those barriers. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance in Mexico. Redposithivas activities strengthen communities through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks..
Strengthening the water autonomy of Indigenous households in the Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca Rural Indigenous women and their families face a daily struggle to find water in the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca. Women often walk up to four hours each day to haul a mere five gallons of water home for use for the whole family. The rugged environment and lack of roads or electricity has made it impossible to install standard water pipes. The IAF supports innovative solutions for consistent access to clean water. Our grantee Lluvia para todos A.C. (Isla Urbana) is working with local leaders and residents to provide rooftop rainwater harvesting systems to Indigenous families in the Sierra Mazateca. It is also training a network of local rainwater harvesting technicians to install, monitor, maintain, and repair systems. With access to clean water, families' health and sanitation will improve and women can dedicate their time to other activities that improve the wellbeing of their children, families, and community.
Alliance Building: A Collaborative Strategy for Local Sustainable Development in Mexico Mexico faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities in improving civic engagement in natural resources management. Fondo de Accin Solidaria (FASOL) partners with grassroots organizations to improve environmental governance. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen democratic governance in Mexico. FASOL's activities 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.Mexico faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities in improving civic engagement in natural resources management. Fondo de Accin Solidaria (FASOL) partners with grassroots organizations to improve environmental governance. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen democratic governance in Mexico. FASOL's activities 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.
Education/Training Grant Coalicin Indgena de Migrantes de Chiapas, A.C. (CIMICH) will work with 29 Comits Comunitarios Transnacionales, or transnational community committees (CCTs), in seven municipalities of the Chiapas highlands to help resettle indigenous Tsotsil and Tseltal migrants returning to their communities of origin and encourage their participation in municipal rural development councils and in initiatives to generate income. The grant will benefit 550 Tsotsil and Tseltal Mexicans directly and another 1,450 members of their families indirectly.
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. Additional funds to Instituto Mora will work with Alianza de Fundaciones Comunitarias de Mxico, A.C. (Comunalia) and its 17 community foundations throughout Mexico to launch a training program and develop public awareness of the challenges facing the philanthropic sector as well as the need for a regulatory environment conducive to its effectiveness. The training and other activities for 199 representatives of the participating foundations will directly benefit the grassroots organizations that they support; 1,200 Mexicans will benefit indirectly.
Consolidar la estructura operativa y estratgica de FOCN comprometidos con la conservacin y el desarrollo sostenible. FOCN-Mexico 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.
Sustainable Production Alternatives for the Reintegratio n of Migrants in Transnationa l Communities Tsotsiles of Chiapas Coalicin Indgena de Migrantes de Chiapas, A.C. (CIMICH) will work with 29 Comits Comunitarios Transnacionales, or transnational community committees (CCTs), in seven municipalities of the Chiapas highlands to help resettle indigenous Tsotsil and Tseltal migrants returning to their communities of origin and encourage their participation in municipal rural development councils and in initiatives to generate income. The grant will benefit 550 Tsotsil and Tseltal Mexicans directly and another 1,450 members of their families indirectly.
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.
Women expanding access to credit and promoting equitable gender relationships in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas. Rural women in Chiapas have few opportunities to hold meaningful leadership positions and lead economic development in their communities. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand women?s leadership and economic opportunities in southern Mexico. Our grantee partner Finca Triunfo Verde, Sociedad Civil (FTV), a cooperative of coffee farmers in the El Triunfo Reserve in Chiapas, is improving its financial sustainability and expanding its members? access to credit. FTV is also funding a women-led savings and loan enterprise, strengthening community savings groups, and training FTV members in credit management, equitable gender relationships, and learning exchanges.This grant is part of the IAF?s Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Strengthenin g the Regional Network of Rural Tourism Enterprises Voces por la Naturaleza in Mexico, $252,937 over two years; counterpart committed, $279,559 SuMar will increase the collective capacity of 10 local community-based enterprises to advocate for, design, and implement community-managed tourism initiatives in the Gulf of California of Mexico. SuMar will offer training, technical assistance, small grants as seed capital and exchanges to develop quality and viable local initiatives. It will document experiences and develop a network of small community- owned tourism enterprises that support species and habitat conservation, the Alianza Regional de Empresas Comunitarias de Turismo (ARECOT), to share experiences, generate greater regional impact and influence existing state and national government-sponsored tourism programs. At least 292 members of the 10 groups will benefit directly from project activities and more than 600 residents will benefit indirectly. 1
Strategies for Community Development and Conservation on the Coast of Oaxaca Ecosta will undertake a program emphasizing economic development and the conservation of natural resources in 12 communities in the municipality of San Pedro Tututepec, Oaxaca. The goal is to improve family food production through environmentally responsible practices, expand ecotourism initiatives, launch small businesses, further wildlife protection and increase Ecostas existing loan fund. More than 400 Mexicans of indigenous, African and mestizo descent will benefit. (ME-492)
Alliance Building: A Collaborative Strategy for Local Sustainable Development in Mexico Mexico faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities in improving civic engagement in natural resources management. Fondo de Accin Solidaria (FASOL) partners with grassroots organizations to improve environmental governance. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to strengthen democratic governance in Mexico. FASOL's activities 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.
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.
Strengthenin g the institutiona l capacities of a community organization of southeastern Mexico GAIA will work with seven communities (ejidos) in the Sierra de Huimanguillo Tabasco organized as the Unin de Ejidos de la Sierra de Huimanguillo (UNESIH) to support natural resource and territory management. The project will involve 210 ejidatarios, or residents of ejidos, working in roughly 12,722 hectares of agricultural, livestock, and forested land.