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A Redes da Mar que queremos: Fortalecimento institucional para o fortalecimento da sociedade civil The Redes da Mar we want: Institutional strengthening to strengthen civil society na Mar The IAF is contributing to building a thriving community philanthropy ecosystem to fund grassroots organizations by supporting civil society organizations' evolution into community philanthropy organizations. The IAF is also supporting organizations to test new ideas in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as permanent endowments. Our grantee Redes da Mar (Redes) promotes community-led development in one of the largest low-income favelas on the peripheries of Rio de Janeiro. Through this grant, Redes will improve its grantmaking craft by awarding grants to community organizations that work on institutional reform, gender-based violence, and economic entrepreneurship along with other initiatives that improve the wellbeing of largely Afro-Brazilian residents. It will also raise funds for its growing endowment from national and local Brazilian foundations and individual donors.This grant advances the IAF's strategic initiative to expand the resources available for grassroots development by promoting locally-rooted community philanthropy.
Strengthening the practices of the Collective of Indigenous Farmers and Family Farmers Xakriab - ROMZ The Potigara Indigenous People of the coast of the Brazilian state of Paraba face constant challenges to their environment and traditional livelihoods. IAF grantee Associao Paraibana dos Produtores de Mel da Baa da Traio (PARABA-MEL) is recovering and disseminating native beekeeping practices among the Potiguara communities of the Potiguara Indigenous Land in Baia da Traio. The project will strengthen the Potiguara's capacity to better protect endangered native bee species, help restore the Atlantic Rainforest through reforestation, and generate income for the Potiguara. The IAF supports community-led solutions by Indigenous groups in managing natural resources sustainably.This small grant is part of a cohort of Indigenous organizations based across Brazil that aim to support their communities and promote spaces for exchange and learning among different ethnicities facing complex challenges.
INSTITUTO BAIXADA MARANHENSE Community philanthropy in Brazil is expanding through the efforts of small groups of committed organizations such as Instituto Comunitrio Baixada Maranhense (Baixada) a community foundation in the poorest state in Brazil Maranho. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to unlocking private public and community resources for grassroots development. Our grantee partner Baixada works to advance community philanthropy in the region of Baixada Maranhense in northeastern Brazil by mobilizing resources for local community organizations and projects organizing ongoing vocational training programs setting up testing laboratories to promote agricultural and technological innovation and fostering networks of community organizations. This grant is part of the IAF's Community Asset Mobilization initiative.
Organizational development, extension of the field of action and sustainability of the RFJS Sustainable development requires community buy-in and resources that can maintain efforts beyond those of international donors, yet many aid programs overlook community assets. 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, Rede de Fundos para Justia Social (RFJS), is a network of community foundations committed to investing in social and economic development and to strengthening community philanthropy in Brazil. Through workshops, capacity building, and peer-to-peer exchanges, RFJS strengthens participating communities foundations that in turn support and sustain the development efforts of Brazilian civil society organizations
INSTITUTO BAIXADA MARANHENSE Community philanthropy in Brazil is expanding through the efforts of small groups of committed organizations such as Instituto Comunitrio Baixada Maranhense (Baixada) a community foundation in the poorest state in Brazil Maranho. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to unlocking private public and community resources for grassroots development. Our grantee partner Baixada works to advance community philanthropy in the region of Baixada Maranhense in northeastern Brazil by mobilizing resources for local community organizations and projects organizing ongoing vocational training programs setting up testing laboratories to promote agricultural and technological innovation and fostering networks of community organizations.This grant is part of the IAF's Community Asset Mobilization initiative.
Strengthening the Enabling Environment and the Philanthropy Support Ecosystem in Latin America In Latin America and the Caribbean philanthropic institutions face a challenging context in which to do their work including a burdensome banking system; impediments to international donations; limits on free association; onerous reporting and registration requirements; and a lack of tax incentives for charitable donations among many other factors. At the IAF we strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to conduct effective programming with civil society institutions and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee partner the Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaking Support (WINGS) is a global network of grantmaker associations and funding organizations that connects philanthropic institutions across the region as well as provides technical assistance in organizational strengthening and capacity building to reinforce protect and expand the philanthropic sector in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Recovering citizenship and ecological balance in the semiarid Paraiba Centro de Educao e Organizao Popular (CEOP) will work with two rural communities in the semiarid region of Paraba to improve agricultural production. The goal is to train farmers, especially women and youths, in agroecological techniques for the management of their family plots, with special focus on improving soil fertility and planting native trees species. Project activities will contribute to diversification of production, food security and income generation. This project will benefit 100 residents directly and 2,000 indirectly.
Income Generation and Environmental Preservation - Promoting the development of families and communities in the Atlantic Forest Centro Ecologico (CE), $347,400 over three years CE will increase the incomes of 300 small- scale farmers while substantially improving the environmental sustainability of their plots with organic production and agro- ecological systems. CE will provide training and technical assistance to small-scale farmers' cooperatives to diversify and expand organic agricultural production intercropped with native tree species, and to improve and scale-up the cooperatives' small agro- processing facilities.
Strengthening and Expanding Community Philanthropy and Social Justice in Brazil Sustainable development requires community buy-in and resources that can maintain efforts beyond those of international donors, yet many aid programs overlook community assets. 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, Rede de Fundos para Justia Social (RFJS), is a network of community foundations committed to investing in social and economic development and to strengthening community philanthropy in Brazil. Through workshops, capacity building, and peer-to-peer exchanges, RFJS strengthens participating communities foundations that in turn support and sustain the development efforts of Brazilian civil society organizations.
Escola Cozinha Solidria: Fase I (Formao Cidad e Qualificao Profissional) Brazilians living with HIV especially the Afro-Brazilian population face significant barriers to inclusion in the broader political economic and social life of their communities and are highly discriminated against across Brazil and particularly in the poorer northeast region of the country. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities for all people including by promoting job skills and enterprise development. Our grantee partner Grupo de Trabalhos em Preveno Posithivo (GTP+) offers training in civic and human rights and in food production and marketing to vulnerable groups in Recife. With the support of GTP+ individuals gain the skills and confidence to improve their living conditions and in the process their engagement in the broader political economic and social life of their community.
INSTITUTO BAIXADA MARANHENSE Community philanthropy in Brazil is expanding through the efforts of small groups of committed organizations such as Instituto Comunitrio Baixada Maranhense (Baixada), a community foundation in the poorest state in Brazil, Maranho. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to unlocking private, public, and community resources for grassroots development. Our grantee partner Baixada works to advance community philanthropy in the region of Baixada Maranhense in northeastern Brazil by mobilizing resources for local community organizations and projects, organizing ongoing vocational training programs, setting up testing laboratories to promote agricultural and technological innovation, and fostering networks of community organizations. This grant is part of the IAFs Community Asset Mobilization initiative.
Corporate Social Investment Grant ICom will use its grant to develop its Centro de Apoio a Iniciativas Sociais (CAIS), a resource center for nongovernmental, community and grassroots groups in Greater Florianopolis, which is expected to directly benefit 400 organizations and 1000 individuals.
Center for Family Farming Comunidade Organizada para Preservao e Recuperao do Meio Ambiente in Brazil (COPEMA). COPEMA will develop a network of community gardens on uncultivated public- and privately-owned land on the southwest periphery of Granja Portugal, a district in Fortaleza, with the immediate goals of assuring a more reliable food supply and improving nutrition and health. The gardens are also expected to generate jobs and additional income, especially for unemployed women, and to improve the urban environment. Some 240 residents should benefit directly and another 1,000 indirectly.
Recovering citizenship and ecological balance in the semiarid Paraiba Centro de Educao e Organizao Popular (CEOP) will work with two rural communities in the semiarid region of Paraba to improve agricultural production. The goal is to train farmers especially women and youths in agroecological techniques for the management of their family plots with special focus on improving soil fertility and planting native trees species. Project activities will contribute to diversification of production food security and income generation. This project will benefit 100 residents directly and 2,000 indirectly.
ProtagonizAqui - Aprendendo a empreender Displaced Venezuelans in Brazil often struggle to earn a living in their new country. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to increasing social and economic inclusion of vulnerable populations. Our grantee Associao Aventura de Construir (AdC) is developing a training program for Venezuelan migrants in the state of Sao Paulo that will equip them for local employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the food service sector. AdC will offer migrants training in financial education, gastronomy, and business management, as well as providing labor market information and support in promoting traditional Venezuelan cuisine. This project is part of the IAFs commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
BolsaCoop Pilot: Waste Cooperative Grant Forum para o Desenvolvimento da Zona Leste (FDZL) will work with 10 recycling cooperatives in the city of So Paulo to promote their inclusion in an online business platform created by a network of recycling companies. This project focuses on making sure recycling cooperatives are represented in the online platform, which recycling companies created to facilitate purchasing recycled materials. FDZL will also improve the cooperatives' management and marketing skills. The project will directly benefit about 95 cooperative members and an additional 500 residents indirectly.
Productive Gardens Associao dos Moradores Agricultores e Apicultores da Lapinha (Amalapinha) will improve agroforestry expand processing and marketing and develop community tourism as means for income generation and environmental conservation in Morro do Pilar Minas Gerais Brazil. This project will benefit 150 people directly and 500 indirectly...
Environment Grant Fundao de Educao para a Preservao Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentvel da Bacia do Rio Paraguau will work with poor families in basin of the Paraguau River on the restoration and responsible use of the Caatinga biome whose woodlands have become degraded. It will plant gardens, create a community seed bank, cultivate seedlings and providing training in reforestation and the production of traditional handicrafts from the resources available. 500 residents of the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia will benefit directly and another 5,000 indirectly.
Strengthening productive capacity of land reform settlements in Rio Grande do Norte Water scarcity in the semiarid region of Rio Grande do Norte in the Brazilian Northeast prevents farmers and their families from growing enough products to maintain their livelihoods. Comisso Pastoral da Terra do Rio Grande do Norte (CPT-RN) collaborates with community associations to introduce low-cost farming infrastructure for areas with limited water resources. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. CPT-RN's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Strengthening human rights conditions of Venezuelan migrants Displaced Venezuelans in northeastern Brazil often struggle to find employment and earn a living in their new country due tohigh unemployment rates in Brazil and a lack of Portuguese language skills. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to increasing social and economic inclusion of vulnerable populations. Our grantee partner, Caritas Brasileira Regional Nordeste (CBNE), is developing a training program for Venezuelan migrants in the state of Pernambuco that will equip them for local employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. CBNE also hosts events that promote cultural understanding between displaced Venezuelans and the communities in which they reside. This grant is part of the IAF's commitment to support displaced Venezuelans and communities impacted by the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis.
ASTA Network Project - Direct Sale of Goods of Economic Solidarity Enterprises Instituto Realice will organize a network to distribute hand-crafted mercado-solidrio, or Fair Trade, products through direct sales, catalogues and the Internet, and develop centers in Rio de Janeiro linking producers with vendors. Its training will ensure quality and promote the self- sufficiency of a structure that maximizes the earning potential of almost 1,000 Brazilians.
Agricultural and Rural Extension Project in Santa Catarina AVICITECS will work with 151 women and their families in 21 communities in Santa Catarina to diversify and expand production of organic crops as well as micro- and small businesses and to reforest the Mata Atlntica. Training will also focus on gender relationships and strengthening the organization of the women's groups. (BR- 862)
Sports education in the Semi-Arid Region Instituto Fazer Acontecer (IFA), which uses sports to spur community development, will organize training for sports educators, educational sports activities for young Brazilians in rural Bahia and forums on sports in education and the social impact of the World Cup and Olympics. The activities will benefit 1,610 people from Bahia directly and approximately 10,000 indirectly.
Namyi Watuhowy Mananukjey (Women working together) The Myky Indigenous People live on the fringes of the Amazon Rainforest and face constant challenges to their environment and traditional livelihoods. IAF grantee Associao Indgena Myky Waypjatpja Mananukjey (AWAMA) is supporting Myky Indigenous women in generating income. AWAMA is strengthening their handicraft activities through developing an agroforestry system for collecting raw materials sustainably and selling their products online through an e-commerce website. The IAF supports community-led solutions for community wellbeing, peace, and security that protects cultural heritage. This small grant is part of a cohort of Indigenous organizations based across Brazil that aim to support their communities and promote spaces for exchange and learning among different ethnicities facing complex challenges.
Grassroots Participator y Social and Environmenta l Development CASA will channel small grants to grassroots groups and nongovernmental organizations throughout Brazil for social development and environmental conservation. The IAF will finance 30 projects and CASA will raise $1.6 million to fund the remaining 320 projects. This is expected to increase the engagement of Brazilians in the challenges directly affecting them and to improve environmental programming and policy-making.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Associao Quilombola So Miguel Arcanjo do Bairro Morro Seco (AQSMA). AQSMA will work with residents of a quilombo in the state of Sao Paulo to preserve traditional agro-ecological practices, create a seed bank, develop the connection between young people and the land, help families use cultural events to generate income and improve its own ability to manage future grants. The project should benefit 50 residents of Morro Seco directly and 90 indirectly.
Agro-silvicultura e Desenvolvimento de Empreendimentos Comunitrios para melhorar a produtividade, sade e renda alimentar das famlias do Quilombo de Carrazedo Afro-Brazilian communities in the Amazon region, known as Quilombolas, have a history of promoting sustainable agroforestry and planting a variety of native plants with high commercial value like guarana and aa. The IAF supports community-led solutions for Afro-Brazilian communities to expand their economic opportunities in Brazil. Our grantee partner Associao da Comunidade Remanescente de Quilombos do Distrito e Vila do Carrazedo (ARQDVC), a community association in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, is working with its members to improve the collective management of their aa groves and to increase their production and marketing of other native fruits and oils and high-quality non-timber forest products to improve household income and to improve collective and sustainable forest management. This grant is part of the IAFs Sustainable Agriculture initiative to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, including African descendent groups.
Planting Health-Medicinal Community Garden Associao Comunitria da Vila de So Jorge (ASJOR) will work in the community of So Jorge, Goias, to expand the reach of health care that complements conventional medicine by incorporating traditional practices, including the use of medicinal plants indigenous to the Cerrado, a savannah located in the heart of Brazil. The analysis of the benefits of the plants and the development of a plant nursery and a community health center should benefit 500 Brazilians directly and another 5,000 indirectly.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Comisso Pastoral da Terra do Rio Grande do Norte (CPT-RN) will work in Brazil with community associations to introduce low-cost infrastructure for farming with limited water resources in 10 settlements formed pursuant to Brazil's program of land reform in western Rio Grande do Norte. The infrastructure will benefit 500 farmers and 2,515 members of their families.
STRENGTHENING OF THE HOUSE OF RIGHTS PE: A formative and solidarity action with focus on the social inclusion of 204 internalized Venezuelans in Pernambuco Displaced Venezuelans in northeastern Brazil often struggle to find employment and earn a living in their new country due to high unemployment rates in Brazil and a lack of Portuguese language skills. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to increasing social and economic inclusion of vulnerable populations. Our grantee partner, Caritas Brasileira Regional Nordeste (CBNE), is developing a training program for Venezuelan migrants in the state of Pernambuco that will equip them for local employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. CBNE also hosts events that promote cultural understanding between displaced Venezuelans and the communities in which they reside.
Support for restructuring and consolidation of new local supply dynamics and strengthening food security and local economies of the northwest region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul Family farmers and low-income urban groups in the northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul have limited access to employment and income-generation opportunities. Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas Populares do Rio Grande do Sul (CETAP) promotes the expansion of sustainable farming processing and improves the distribution and marketing of organic products. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. CETAP's activities encourage small business growth local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Young Rural Entrepreneur Program in Western Cear Agncia de Desenvolvimento Econmico Local (ADEL); $210,434 over three years; counterpart committed: $225,043 ADEL will train 160 youths in the skills necessary to become rural entrepreneurs and will give them access to microcredit and information technologies to help launch businesses. This should create an incentive for them to remain in their rural communities in the semiarid region of the state of Cear. Another 3,600 residents should benefit from the project indirectly.
Recovering citizenship and ecological balance in the semiarid Paraiba Family farms in the semiarid region of Paraba, in the Brazilian Northeast, face food security and income-generation challenges due to extended drought and limited access to technical assistance. Centro de Educao e Organizao Popular (CEOP) works with farmers of rural communitiesespecially women and young peopleto diversify crop production and develop sustainable agricultural techniques to manage their plots and improve soil fertility. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Brazil. CEOP's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Fibers and Fruits from Estrela de Alagoas Associao Comunitria do Stio Lagoa da Coroa (ACSLC-AL) will improve the harvesting of fruits and introduce new processing techniques via a fruit dehydration facility in the community. Project activities may improve income financial autonomy of women and local cultural identity. This project will benefit 50 women producers directly and 250 residents indirectly.