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Participatory diagnostic in rural communities, LGBTI communities, tobacco workers and sex workers of Estel Asociacin de Mujeres Estel Xilonem (AMEX) will work with 12 rural communities in the municipality of San Nicols and urban neighborhoods in the adjoining municipality of Estel to conduct a needs assessment evaluation. AMEX will draft a complementary development plan based on the findings, ensuring that diverse viewpoints are included by coordinating with local grassroots organizations and targeting marginalized populations such as LGBTI residents, sex workers and tobacco farmers, a group that has reported violations of labor laws to AMEX and other advocacy organizations in this region. The plan will also identify potential sources of income generation and training needs of these communities. For this project, AMEX will engage some 272 residents of the affected communities directly, and an additional 1,068 will benefit indirectly from these activities.
Partnership for social housing in Nicaragua Instituto de Accin Social Juan XXIII (Juan 23) will use its loan guarantee fund (Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo Inmobiliario) in coordination with Banco de la Produccin, S.A (BANPRO) to finance the construction of 68 homes for poor urban working families and for 12 rural families. Its creative use of the fund should leverage sufficient resources for its housing program to become self-sufficient within a few years. The project is expected to benefit about 460 persons directly and 100 indirectly.
Colectivo de Derechos Humanos para la Memoria Histrica de Nicaragua The IAF supports community-led approaches to building peace and security, particularly for groups in situations of vulnerability. Colectivo de Derechos Humanos para la Memoria Histrica de Nicaragua (?Nicaragua Nunca Ms'), a human rights organization with roots in Nicaragua, will provide psychosocial support to victims of human rights violations. Nicaragua Nunca Ms will also document and raise awareness about their cases before international tribunals. Through investments in organizational strengthening, Nicaragua Nunca Ms will support staff and institutional resilience during a time of intense effort and growth.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Empoderamiento econmico mediante alternativas de generacin de ingresos para las mujeres de comunidades rurales de El Viejo, Chinandega Asociacin Para el Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer (APADIEM) will work with women in the municipality of El Viejo to assess the needs of their 21 rural communities and develop a plan identifying income-producing activities that will lead to economic independence and better living conditions. The project is expected to benefit 420 women directly and 2,100 other community residents indirectly.
Sustainable Management and Productivity of the Mahogany Wetlands Ecological Park in the Southern Atlantic Autonomous Region Bluefields Indian and Caribbean University (BICU), $356,170 over four years BICU will improve food security and income for more than 150 families in eight communities in and around the Mahogany Wetlands Municipal Ecological Park in the Southern Atlantic Autonomous Region by offering training in, technical assistance with and other support for sustainable agriculture and small-business and organizational development.
To increase production and income of coffee farmers through training, technical assistance and credit to combat diseases and the effects of climate change Asociacin de Cooperativas de Pequeos Productores de Caf de Nicaragua (CAFENICA) will offer farmers in its member organizations training technical assistance and credit toward controlling crop diseases and mitigating the effects of climate change. The work will benefit 620 farmers and 3100 members of their families.
Health Grant Asociacin para el Desarrollo de la Costa Atlntica Pana Pana (Pana Pana) will strengthen the capacity of 14 rural and peri-urban community water and sanitation committees on the isolated Atlantic Coast to leverage resources from the government, NGOs and other entities. The goal is to reduce disease by constructing sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure and provide education to create awareness of the need for a hygienic environment in local communities.
Promotion of community development and improvement of cacao and coffee production in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, Nicaragua The Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples Ros de Agua Viva 21 de junio R.L. (RAV) will work with about 22 communities of the municipality of Rancho Grande Matagalpa to increase cacao and coffee yields using sustainable and ecologically-sound agriculture (or agroecological) practices. RAV will provide training and technical assistance to achieve an internationally recognized sustainable farming certification. It will also help farmers increase their sales by improving quality and expanding export markets. RAV will help cooperative members maintain cacao and coffee tree fields and establish more processing mills and demonstration plots. To improve its operational structure RAV will train its managerial technical and administrative team to build their organizational and management skills along with other key personnel. The project will benefit 450 farmers and 1800 family members indirectly.
To increase production and income of coffee farmers through training, technical assistance and credit to combat diseases and the effects of climate change Nicaraguan coffee farmers livelihoods are threatened by crop diseases and environmental degradation. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Nicaragua. Our grantee partner, Asociacin de Cooperativas de Pequeos Productores de Caf de Nicaragua (CAFENICA), provides technical assistance and credit to farmers to help increase their production and incomes. CAFENICAs activities support smallholder agriculture and better food production, which ensure meaningful opportunities for rural communities to thrive..
Rural Youth Building a Culture of Peace Asociacin Centro Jurdico Popular (CJP) will provide 915 young Nicaraguans, from rural communities in five municipalities of Matagalpa, training in citizenship, conflict resolution, communication and advocacy. It will also encourage at-risk youths to launch or strengthen existing small businesses by providing loans and technical assistance. The Grant will benefit another 3,120 people indirectly.
Strengthening of the Cooperativa COMPOR and promotion of the cultivation of cocoa through the model of anchor companies in the municipality of Rama in the Autonomous Region of the Southern Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua Many small cacao farmers in Nicaragua live in precarious economic conditions and their organizations are often institutionally weak. Cooperativa Multisectorial de Productores Orgnicos De El Rama R. L. (COMPOR) provides training in improving cacao production, strategic planning capacity, accounting standards for the organization, farmer-to-farmer technical assistance, and access to export markets to create income-generating activities in their communities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic empowerment in Nicaragua. COMPORs activities will promote sustainable smallholder agriculture and improve food production and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Prevention, Attention and Social Integration for the Fifth District of Managua Casa Alianza (CAN), $301,400 over three years CAN will conduct outreach to young people and their parents in three low- income neighborhoods of Managua. It will provide the adults and older children training in job skills and in microenterprise development, offer young people opportunities to participate in internships and sports leagues, and make available seed capital to support the new businesses expected to form. Its resources include a residential drug treatment center for 90 young people and a shelter for 25 teen mothers and their babies. (NC-298)
Young Builders of Dreams in Ciudad Sandino for a Future without Violence In the peri-urban area of Ciudad Sandino near Managua young Nicaraguans struggle with violence and unemployment. Centro de Comunicacin y Educacin Popular Cantera (CANTERA) provides technical assistance and entrepreneurship support for at-risk young people to develop small business initiatives and engage in community development. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand peace and security in Nicaragua. CANTERA's activities encourage small business growth local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Creating capacity and opportunity for women and youths in indigenous communities in the Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua Smallholder farmers in the Northern Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region often live in extreme poverty. The Instituto de Investigacin y Desarrollo Nitlapan de la Universidad Centroamericana (NITLAPAN-UCA) works with residents from ten communities in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region to promote community development and generate economic opportunities by establishing savings and loans groups to support individual and collective economic initiatives, and providing training for young people in leadership skills and sustainable agricultural practices. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Nicaragua. NITLAPAN-UCA's activities support local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Young Builders of Dreams in Ciudad Sandino for a Future without Violence Centro de Comunicacin y Educacin Popular Cantera (CANTERA) works with adolescents between the ages of 14 and 29 in an area that has seen violence and the presence of youth gangs. CANTERA as a community organization has helped reduce some of that violence, but young people face other pressures like teenage pregnancy, gender- based and domestic abuse. Continued support to CANTERA will allow it to provide citizen participation training to 120 young people. Project activities will center on norms and public policies in terms of youth and community advocacy on subjects like gender-based violence, sexual abuse and teen pregnancy. It will also work with four IAF grantees on an assessment of their micro-enterprise development activities.
Prevention, Attention and Social Integration for the Fifth District of Managua Casa Alianza (CAN), $301,400 over three years CAN will conduct outreach to young people and their parents in three low- income neighborhoods of Managua. It will provide the adults and older children training in job skills and in microenterprise development, offer young people opportunities to participate in internships and sports leagues, and make available seed capital to support the new businesses expected to form. Its resources include a residential drug treatment center for 90 young people and a shelter for 25 teen mothers and their babies.
Promotion of community development and improvement of cacao and coffee production in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, Nicaragua The Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples Ros de Agua Viva 21 de junio R.L. (RAV) will work with about 22 communities of the municipality of Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, to increase cacao and coffee yields using sustainable and ecologically-sound agriculture (or agroecological) practices. RAV will provide training and technical assistance to achieve an internationally recognized sustainable farming certification. It will also help farmers increase their sales by improving quality and expanding export markets. RAV will help cooperative members maintain cacao and coffee tree fields, and establish more processing mills and demonstration plots. To improve its operational structure, RAV will train its managerial, technical and administrative team to build their organizational and management skills, along with other key personnel. The project will benefit 450 farmers and 1,800 family members indirectly.
Institutional strengthening of COMPOR and development of cacao production in the municipality of Ram Many smallholder cacao farmers in Nicaragua live in precarious economic conditions and their organizations are often institutionally weak. Cooperativa Multisectorial de Productores Orgnicos De El Rama R. L. (COMPOR) provides training in improving cacao production, strategic planning capacity, accounting standards for the organization, farmer-to-farmer technical assistance, and access to export markets to create income-generating activities in their communities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic empowerment in Nicaragua. COMPOR's activities will promote sustainable smallholder agriculture and improve food production and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Promotion of community development and improvement of cacao and coffee production in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, Nicaragua The Cooperativa de Servicios Mltiples Ros de Agua Viva 21 de junio R.L. (RAV) will work with about 22 communities of the municipality of Rancho Grande, Matagalpa, to increase cacao and coffee yields using sustainable and ecologically-sound agriculture (or agroecological) practices. RAV will provide training and technical assistance to achieve an internationally recognized sustainable farming certification. It will also help farmers increase their sales by improving quality and expanding export markets. RAV will help cooperative members maintain cacao and coffee tree fields, and establish more processing mills and demonstration plots. To improve its operational structure, RAV will train its managerial, technical and administrative team to build their organizational and management skills, along with other key personnel. The project will benefit 450 farmers and 1,800 family members indirectly. EInter-American Foundation
To increase production and income of coffee farmers through training, technical assistance and credit to combat diseases and the effects of Asociacin de Cooperativas de Pequeos Productores de Caf de Nicaragua (CAFENICA) will offer farmers in its member organizations training, technical assistance and credit toward controlling crop diseases and mitigating the effects of climate change. The work will benefit 620 farmers and 3,100 members of their families.
Business development for the strengthening of economic initiatives of producer families that participate in agro-ecological processes, community management and value chains in order to improve the quality of life of rural families Small-scale farmers in southwestern Nicaragua struggle to sustain agricultural production and maintain their livelihoods due to water shortages caused by prolonged droughts and an upsurge in extreme weather events in the region. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions that improve food security, promote sustainable agriculture, and expand economic opportunity in Nicaragua. Our grantee partner, Asociacin Nochari (Nochari), works with producers to train them in organic production techniques, improve their access to native seeds like yucca and guineo (bananas), and sell their crops collectively in local and regional markets. Nochari is also collaborating closely with communities to address water shortages by building and repairing wells and evaluating low-cost irrigation systems.
Support to the Organized Producer of the Municipality of San Lorenzo, Boaco CARUSALO will provide four groups of farmers in Boaco training, technical assistance and credit toward improving their production of beans, rice, vegetables and dragon fruit. It will support the farmers' efforts to apply new irrigation strategies, construct crop collection centers and a greenhouse, and pool their crops to market in volume to wholesalers in Managua.
Integral community development with a focus on gender in 20 communities of Matagalpa Centro Especializado de Atencin a la Mujer (CEAMUJER) will provide leadership training, investment capital, technical assistance and legal services in 20 rural communities in the department of Matagalpa to increase the resident's income generating capacity, promote land titling, encourage gender equality and reduce domestic violence. The project will reach approximately 1,200 men and women directly and another 4,800 indirectly.
Young Builders of Dreams in Ciudad Sandino for a Future without Violence Young Builders of Dreams in Ciudad Sandino for a Future without Violence
Learning by Doing: Providing Secondary and Technical Education to Rural Youth in RACCS Nicaraguas southern Caribbean coastal region has some of the highest rates of inequality and entrenched poverty in the country, especially for rural mestizo and Indigenous youths at risk of dropping out of school. Asociacin Familia Padre Fabretto (Fabretto) is introducing key adjustments to its five-year education program, as well as its abbreviated technical education program, to prepare rural youth for employment or agricultural activities. Fabretto is implementing a high school-track program, extending its technical program and incorporating more technology into it, increasing young womens participation in its programs, and engaging the community to foster sustainable agriculture and adaptation to changing weather patterns.
Children and adolescent protagonists in recycling, social communication and the defense of their rights Tuktan Sirpi will consolidate and expand a recycling operation in Jinotega, a city in the Department of Jinotega. The Grantee proposes to train the Tuktan Sirpi youth recycling network, Red Ecoclub, in all aspects of recycling, including institutional organization, management, marketing and equipment operation. Additionally, the Grantee will strengthen youth journalists, environmental youth brigades and a community radio to promote awareness of childrens rights and child labor. The project will reach 1,050 persons directly and 4,200 indirectly.
Improving productivity, quality, certification and marketing of organic and conventional PROCOCER coffee Cooperativa Multisectorial Productores de Caf Orgnico Certificado Las Segovias R.L. (PROCOCER) will offer coffee farmers in the department of Nueva Segovia training technical assistance and access to better infrastructure.
Young Builders of Dreams in Ciudad Sandino for a Future without Violence Centro de Comunicacin y Educacin Popular Cantera (CANTERA) plans to reduce violence in the peri- urban municipality of Ciudad Sandino, near Managua, by training young Nicaraguans in technical skills and entrepreneurship, providing seed capital for their small businesses and engaging them in community development. Collaboration with the community police, known for its positive influence on Nicaraguan neighborhoods, will be documented in print and on video, as well as the work of young community organizers with peers. The project will benefit 560 youths directly and another 2,520 members of their families indirectly.
Creating capacity and opportunity for women and youths in indigenous communities in the Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua Small, subsistence farmers in the Northern Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region often live in extreme poverty. The Instituto de Investigacin y Desarrollo Nitlapan de la Universidad Centroamericana (NITLAPAN-UCA) works with residents from 10 communities in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region to promote community development and generate economic opportunities by establishing savings and loans groups to support individual and collective economic initiatives, and providing training for young people in leadership skills and sustainable agricultural practices. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Nicaragua. NITALAPAN-UCAs activities support local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Citizen advocacy and empowerment of women and youths in the municipality of Posoltega, Chinandega, Nicaragua Women and young people in Posoltega face violence and barriers to participation in their rural communities. Asociacin Multidisciplinaria para el Desarrollo (AMDES) provides technical assistance for residents and networks of women to increase their capacity in civic involvement violence prevention and economic independence. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance in Nicaragua. AMDES's activities strengthen excluded communities so they can improve their living conditions and participate equally in a nation's political economic and social life.
Strengthening ACODEPEC and Support to Member Communities Access to water is limited in Nicaragua's drought-prone Consigina Peninsula and many government services do not reach the region's small, rural communities. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen democratic governance and expand economic opportunity in marginalized communities. Our grantee partner, la Asociacin de Comunidades de la Pennsula de Cosigina (ACODEPEC), funds community-led development projects related to food security, water access, sanitation, and education in 16 communities in the Consigina Peninsulaproviding much needed basic services. ACODEPEC also increases access to finance for farmers, fishermen, and small business owners through financial management training and community-managed revolving loan funds that reinvest a percentage of the interest in community projects.
Strengthening processes to scale up agroecology Many farm families living in the Dry Corridor of Nicaragua face low household incomes and food insecurity due to changing weather patterns and weak consumer markets. Women and young people, in particular, see few options for their future and their role in their communities is undervalued. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity, advance social inclusion, and promote food security in Nicaragua. GPAE is working with small producers to improve organic and sustainable agricultural practices, develop access to new markets by educating consumers on the benefits of organic production, and promote inclusion and leadership for women and young people. It will also strengthen the networks capacity to advocate for sustainable agriculture programs, policies, and practices nationwide.
Strengthening of the Rural and Commercial cacao community organization in Waslala Cacao farmers in rural communities of Waslala struggle with low household incomes and food insecurity due to limited access to local, national, and international markets in which to sell their products. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Nicaragua. Our grantee partner, Asociacin de Madres y Familiares Vctimas de Guerra-Waslala (Asociacin de Madres) provides technical and financial assistance to farmers to develop skills in cacao collection and small business development and works to improve pricing and incomes, particularly for women-owned farms and businesses. Asociacin de Madres activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security, promote gender equality, and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. This grant is part of the IAFs broader initiative to empower women by increasing opportunities for civic engagement, access to credit, and training in leadership and business.
Constructing local capacity to deliver water, sanitation and hygiene services to rural and peri-urban communities in the Northern Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) of Nicaragua. Indigenous communities on the isolated Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua face water and sanitation challenges which puts residents at risk for disease. Asociacin para el Desarrollo de la Costa Atlntica "PANA PANA" (Pana Pana) leverages resources from the government and non-governmental organizations to promote and strengthen sustainable infrastructures to deliver water sanitation and hygiene services. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance in Nicaragua. Pana Pana's activities encourage small business growth local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.