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Economic autonomy and food security via agroecology to promote youth and women of the indigenous community of Nahuizalco, Sonsonate, El Salvador This amendment provides Fundacin para el Desarrollo Socioeconmico y Restauracin Ambiental with an additional 12 months to implement their grant and $250,400 to ensure the sustainability of their work to improve living conditions of farmers and expand their markets. The Grantee will support a cohort of eight IAF grantees in El Salvador to increase their organizations communication capacity, resulting in a more strategic approach to their activities. Additionally, it will contribute to building networks of mutual support among grantees to further support the durability of their efforts.Original Blurb:Living conditions and income-generating opportunities are poor for Nhuatl Pipil residents especially for women and young people. Fundacin para el Desarrollo Socioeconmico y Restauracin Ambiental (FUNDESYRAM) provides organizational, business and technical assistance to farmers on sustainable farming practices, vegetable gardens and small animal production. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in El Salvador. FUNDESYRAM'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 Advocacy and Strengthening of FACOPADES de RL for the Development of the Artisanal Fishermen of El Salvador. El Salvador's artisanal fisher communities face limited economic opportunities, frequent natural disasters, and persistent levels of violence that push many to leave their communities in search of a better life. The IAF supports community-led solutions to create economic opportunity and improve natural resource management. Our grantee partner, Federacin de Asociaciones Cooperativas Pesqueras Artesanales de El Salvador (FACOPADES), which represents 36 fresh and saltwater fisher cooperatives, strengthens the administrative, financial, and organizational capacity of its members, so fishing communities are more resilient to disasters and have expanded economic opportunities that provide alternatives to irregular migration. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America and the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Revitalization, Cultivation and Sales of Indigo in Cuisnahuat, Sonsonate EL BLSAMO will work with farmers in Cuisnahuat, Sonsonate, to revitalize the organic cultivation of indigo. Farmers will improve their indigo crop and process it into dye to market. They will also produce organic fertilizer and pesticide for their own use and for sale and develop their management and marketing skills as a cooperative.
Leadership opportunities for Young Salvadorans Asociacin Pro-Bsqueda de Nias y Nios Desaparecidos (Pro-Bsqueda) will work with young Salvadorans in 10 departments who face high levels of violence and poverty to develop their leadership and civic engagement skills, promote conflict resolution in their communities, and raise awareness on human rights. Pro-Bsqueda's activities focus on a new generation of people living with the legacy of the civil war and concurrently coping with the impact of the present cycle of violence in the country. Pro-Bsqueda will assess the conditions that affect young family members of disappeared as well as their psycho-social needs. Program activities also include support for their economic initiatives. The Grant will directly benefit 141 young adults affected by disappearances from the civil war and by current violence and will indirectly benefit at least 705 Salvadorans.
Agriculture and nutrition for basic needs Smallholder farmers in El Salvador face drought and other challenges to securing better nutrition and food security for their families, and thereby help reduce the possibility of migration. Mdicos por Derecho a la Salud (MDS) trains families with low-weight children to improve the productivity and diversity of their crops and enhance their diets. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean. MDSs activities support smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. This grant is part of a broader IAF initiative focused on supporting economic prosperity, democracy, and governance consistent with the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America..
Strengthening the resilient capacities of women, young people, community leaders for economic empowerment that will contribute to the development and improvement of their living conditions and the construction of citizenship Women and youth across El Salvador continue facing unforgiving consequences of the country's 12-year civil war. As survivors of war crimes still wait to see the light of justice and gang violence goes unchecked many women and young people leave their communities in search of a better life for themselves and their families. At the IAF we are committed to community-led solutions that improve peace and security expand economic opportunity and provide alternatives to irregular migration in El Salvador. Our grantee partner Centro para la Promocin de los Derechos Humanos Madeleine Lagadec (CPDH) is working with women and youth in the departments of San Vincente and Usulutn to strengthen communities' capacity to foster a culture of peace promote local economic development and advocate for public policies that prevent violence and improve gender equity. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Enterprise Development Grant MARAS 93, a farmers' cooperative in the department of San Miguel that produces and markets coffee certified as organic, will offer its members training and technical assistance to improve the quality of their coffee, increase their income, strengthen their organization and ensure that their methods are environmentally responsible.
Agriculture and nutrition for basic needs Smallholder farmers in El Salvador face drought and other challenges to securing better nutrition and food security for their families, and thereby help reduce the possibility of migration. Mdicos por Derecho a la Salud (MDS) trains families with low-weight children to improve the productivity and diversity of their crops and enhance their diets. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean. MDSs activities support 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
Organizational strengthening and assessment for resettled communities in three municipalities of San Vicente. Asociacin Centro para la Promocin de los Derechos Humanos "Madeleine Lagadec" (CPDH), $49,125 over one year; counterpart $28,775 CPDH will engage residents who were resettled in five communities in San Vicente department in a process to assess needs, delineate priorities and draft action plans. The grant will directly benefit 250 Salvadorans, many of them single mothers and young adults and should indirectly impact at least 1,250 family members and other residents of the communities.
Cultural Expression Grant Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen (MUPI) In collaboration with community organizations, MUPI will bring rural areas exhibits and film forums on migration, women's issues, environmental concerns and other topics and will train residents to manage exhibits and develop materials for them. It will evaluate the impact of migration-related programming on the likelihood of young adults migrating and will collaborate with diaspora organizations on cultural events in the U.S. The work will benefit 3,600 rural Salvadorans directly, 10,000 indirectly, and should strengthen MUPI as an institution.
Channeling remittances for entrepreneur ial and productive activities. FUPEC will work with Salvadoran hometown associations in the United States to fund sub-grants for grassroots associations of producers and for micro- and small businesses. The project is expected to directly benefit 370 farmers and entrepreneurs in the departments of Cabaas, Cuscatln, Usulutn and San Miguel.
Food Security and Soil Conservation in San Alejo Asociacin de Desarrollo Comunal Milagro de Dios (ADESCOMD) will work in five communities to develop the production of cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans and other vegetables for sale and consumption and to train farmers in reforestation, the use of natural barriers and the introduction of crops that protect the soil, among other sound practices. The work will benefit 55 residents of San Alejo directly and 370 indirectly.
Education/Training Grant Asociacin de Desarrollo Comunal Los Almendros (ADESCOLA), in collaboration with Comit La Estrechura de Maryland, a U.S- based hometown association of Salvadorans, will help young adults in La Estrechura, San Miguel, El Salvador, develop their leadership potential and jobs skills that include boat and automobile maintenance and electrical work. ADESCOLA expects 600 Salvadorans to benefit from better income; another 1,000 residents should benefit from the young peoples engagement in community development.
Economic opportunitie s for women and young adults in communities of Chalatenango and San Salvador. Asociacin para el Desarrollo Empresarial de Productores y Comercializadores Centroamericanos (ADEPROCCA) will develop the organization, leadership and technical abilities of 150 residents of six municipalities in the departments of Chalatenango and San Salvador so that they can market their products related to silk-screening, shoemaking and tailoring. ADEPROCCA's assistance to 15 community- based businesses (CBBs), which incorporates training and evaluation, is expected to improve the CBBs management, product design, printing techniques, assembly, finishing, quality control and marketing. Some 65 percent of the participants are women and 60 percent are young adults.
Organizational strengthening with emphasis on economic empowerment, to the most vulnerable population in El Salvador. Women in El Salvador face limited economic opportunities and high levels of violence, which pushes many to leave their communities in search of a better life. The IAF supports community-led solutions to create economic opportunities that provide alternatives to irregular migration. Our grantee partner, Asociacin Cooperativa de Produccin Artesanal, Aprovisionamiento, Comercializacin, Ahorro y Crdito La Red Unin de Mujeres de R.L. (RUM), provides training in leadership and entrepreneurship, business planning, and marketing and sales to women-led small businesses in eleven municipalities of El Salvador with the goal of increasing resilience and access to sustainable livelihoods.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America. The grant also contributes to the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Organic Coffee Cultivation, Processing and Marketing for Producers in Chinameca, El Salvador MARAS 93, a farmers' cooperative in the department of San Miguel that produces and markets coffee certified as organic, will offer its members training and technical assistance to improve the quality of their coffee, increase their income, strengthen their organization and ensure that their methods are environmentally responsible.
Promotion of ecological agriculture, production of healthy foods, expansion of nursery and organizational strengthening. El Salvadors artisanal fisher communities face limited economic opportunities, frequent natural disasters, and persistent levels of violence that push many to leave their communities in search of a better life. The IAF supports community-led solutions to create economic opportunity and improve natural resource management. Our grantee partner, Federacin de Asociaciones Cooperativas Pesqueras Artesanales de El Salvador (FACOPADES), which represents 36 fresh and saltwater fisher cooperatives, strengthens the administrative, financial, and organizational capacity of its members, so fishing communities are more resilient to disasters and have expanded economic opportunities that provide alternatives to irregular migration. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Development of the communities of Northern Morazan through sustainable agriculture PEOF- El SalvadorEl Salvador has taken important steps to increase its population's basic educational levels, yet access to education that leads to a viable livelihood is still unattainable for many young people, particularly those living in rural areas. Lacking pathways to productive livelihoods, young people sometimes feel forced to turn to irregular migration. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance livelihoods, peace, and security. Our grantee partner the Fundacin Perqun para el Fomento de Oportunidades Educativas (PEOF) promotes community empowerment through education, providing educational services and curricula to community organizations in the department of Morazn with an emphasis on education, sustainable agriculture, and market access.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America
Fomento y desarrollo de la agroecologa en comunidades de la zona Norte de Morazn a travs de laEscuela Agroecolgica Inclusiva. PEOF- El SalvadorEl Salvador has taken important steps to increase its population's basic educational levels, yet access to education that leads to a viable livelihood is still unattainable for many young people, particularly those living in rural areas. Lacking pathways to productive livelihoods, young people sometimes feel forced to turn to irregular migration. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance livelihoods, peace, and security. Our grantee partner the Fundacin Perqun para el Fomento de Oportunidades Educativas (PEOF) promotes community empowerment through education, providing educational services and curricula to community organizations in the department of Morazn with an emphasis on education, sustainable agriculture, and market access.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America
Fortalecimiento de los derechos humanos y reintegracin socioeconmica de personas con discapacidad afectadas por la pandemia COVID 19 This amendment provides Red de Sobrevivientes with an additional 12 months and $20,000 to address chronic violence. Many communities throughout Latin America and Caribbean suffer cycles of violence that impact daily life across households, neighborhoods, and community institutions. Chronic violence undermines economic development, creates footholds for criminal groups, leaves people traumatized, weakens social support for democracy, and drives many to migrate. Red de Sobrevivientes will promote knowledge sharing and support a network to advance understanding of chronic violence, how it comes to be seen as normal, and grassroots practices that work to reduce cycles of violence over time.Website Blurb:COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted people living with disabilities in El Salvador, making it difficult or impossible for them to access physical and mental health services and income-generating opportunities. Our grantee Fundacin Red de Sobrevivientes y Personas con Discapacidad (Red de Sobrevivientes) is educating people with disabilities about their human rights, helping them access investment capital to strengthen their microenterprises, offering psychosocial support, and creating a national campaign to raise the public's awareness of the rights of people with disabilities throughout El Salvador. By working with Red de Sobrevivientes to address these barriers, people with disabilities are creating a viable future for themselves in their home country.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America and IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Developing a Grassroots Planning Process in Three Communities in Apopa to Assess Needs, Identify Economic Initiatives for Young Adults, Strengthen the Administration of Community Development Associations, and Develop Community Action Plans Asociacin Adolescente Juvenil Amigos de Apopa (AJA), $38,915 over one year AJA will engage residents of three communities in the municipality of Apopa, department of San Salvador, in a grassroots planning process that will assess needs and delineate priorities, strengthen the administration of community development associations, and result in community action plans. The grant will benefit 90 people directly and 1,380 people indirectly.
Asociacin para el Desarrollo de El Salvador Young people from El Salvador, especially those from marginalized backgrounds, such as rural areas and gang-controlled neighborhoods, frequently experience violence and face limited access to resources and opportunities. This leaves them vulnerable to discrimination and stigmatization, with few options aside from migration to escape violence and systemic economic inequality. The IAF is committed to expanding opportunities for youth to earn more income and take greater leadership in their communities. Our grantee Asociacin Para el Desarrollo de El Salvador (CRIPDES) will solidify its youth-adult partnership model by accompanying youth-led organization Asociacin Intersectorial para el Desarrollo Integral de la Juventud de El Salvador (ADIJUVES) to strengthen its institutional capacity to promote the economic and social development of youth in two municipalities of the department of San Salvador. Together, these organizations heighten youth community involvement and rootedness by increasing young people's knowledge and technical skills in natural resource management, cultural heritage, and entrepreneurship.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to build inclusive societies and address chronic violence as one of the causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Education/Training Grant Fundacin Red de Sobrevivientes y Personas con Discapacidad (Red de Sobrevivientes) will work with grassroots disability groups and local authorities to create six municipal offices [OMADIS] that maintain a registry of disabled citizens, raise awareness of their needs, advocate for funding for their priorities and advise the respective local government on policy and practices. It will also develop the technical and administrative skills of 20 grassroots disability associations in the departments of La Paz, Cuscatln, La Libertad and San Salvador. The project should benefit 1,200 Salvadorans directly and another 6,000 indirectly.
Strengthening and creation of organizational skills. entrepreneurship and human rights advocacy for relatives of deceased or disappeared migrants Families of missing or deceased migrants face economic pressure and emotional stress that impact their lives. Asociacin Comit de Familiares de Migrantes Fallecidos y Desaparecidos de El Salvador (COFAMIDE) draws attention to the risks of undocumented migration and improves the livelihoods of families of deceased and missing migrants through support for their business initiatives. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in El Salvador. COFAMIDE's activities promote alternatives to migration by creating economic opportunities and promoting human rights.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Sustainable ethno- cultural economic initiatives for 11 communities in Suchitoto, El Salvador Sustainable ethno- cultural economic initiatives for 11 communities in Suchitoto, El Salvador
Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeos Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo Small producers have experienced increased production and transportation costs due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They have also had limited access to financial or technical assistance to recover and invest in resilience to future crises. Fundacin Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeos Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo (CLAC), the Latin American representative of Fairtrade International's certified producers, will establish a joint COVID-19 recovery fund with the IAF that will support grassroots producer organizations from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that are Fairtrade certified or aligned with fair trade principles. The fund will finance creative local solutions that help producer groups and their communities recover from the impact of COVID-19 on their livelihoods and increase their economic resilience. This grant is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Strengthening the resilient capacities of women, young people, community leaders for economic empowerment that will contribute to the development and improvement of their living conditions and the construction of citizenship Women and youth across El Salvador continue facing unforgiving consequences of the country's 12-year civil war. As survivors of war crimes still wait to see the light of justice and gang violence goes unchecked many women and young people leave their communities in search of a better life for themselves and their families. At the IAF we are committed to community-led solutions that improve peace and security expand economic opportunity and provide alternatives to irregular migration in El Salvador. Our grantee partner Centro para la Promocin de los Derechos Humanos Madeleine Lagadec" (CPDH) is working with women and youth in the departments of San Vincente and Usulutn to strengthen communities' capacity to foster a culture of peace promote local economic development and advocate for public policies that prevent violence and improve gender equity. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America. "
Empowering residents in San Luis La Herradura y San Pedro Masahuat to fight for legal security of land tenure Many residents of coastal zones in El Salvador lack formal land titles, which impedes their ability to access adequate housing and livelihoods, increases their chances of being displaced, and excludes them from local decision-making processes. Fundacin de Estudios para la Aplicacin del Derecho (FESPAD) trains residents of six communities in the department of La Paz in how to secure legal titles for their lands, engage in dialogue with local officials, and raise awareness of their situation among lawmakers, public authorities, and civil society organizations. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to strengthen governance. FESPAD's activities promote and protect economic rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals and communities. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America..
Strengthening Rural Entrepreneur ships and a Community Marketing Network in the Communities of San Francisco Javier, San Agustn, Jiquilisco and Ozatln. Asociacin Coordinadora de Comunidades Unidas de Usulutn (COMUS) will establish a community marketing network and promote rural entrepreneurship in nine communities from the municipalities of San Francisco Javier, San Agustn, Jiquilisco and Ozatln. The project will improve access to locally made products, expand rural microbusinesses, strengthen organizational skills of community associations, and increase family incomes. The grant will benefit 442 people directly and 2,000 people indirectly.