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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 Living conditions and income-generating opportunities are poor for Nhuatl Pipil residentsespecially 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. Living conditions and income-generating opportunities are poor for Nhuatl Pipil residentsespecially 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. Living conditions and income-generating opportunities are poor for Nhuatl Pipil residentsespecially 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
Developing organic agricultural practices and entrepreneurship to promote economic opportunities for women and youth as key components of a sustainable local development strategy in the Reserva de Biosfera Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco After El Salvador's civil war the government resettled many communities in a region that was subsequently established as the Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco Biosphere Reserve known for its biodiversity but vulnerable to environmental shocks and isolated from basic SERVICESAt the IAF we support community-led solutions to improve food security and expand economic opportunity in El Salvador. Our grantee partner la Asociacin Local Mangle para la Mitigacin de Desastres y el Desarrollo en el Bajo Lempa-Baha de Jiquilisco (Mangle) is working with resettled farmers from 14 communities to train them in organic agricultural methods to adapt to the challenges of farming sustainably in the reserve and foster entrepreneurship opportunities for women and youth. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Strengthening organizational and productive practices of small scale business women in the departments of Sonsonante and Ahuachapn Associacin Agropecuaria de Mujeres Produciendo en la Tierra R.L. (AMSATI), $157,435 over two years; counterpart committed: $76,052 ....Women in many parts of El Salvador face economic exclusion and domestic and gang violence that sometimes results in forced migration. Building economic independence will help address the women's challenges. AMSATI will work with 40 women to increase their leadership, networking and advocacy skills, and business development skills. The women will launch four social enterprises in the areas of animal husbandry and agriculture, with the goal of increasing their income. AMSATI will develop a cohort of 60 trainers to strengthen the organization's capacity and reach more members. The grant will benefit 100 women directly in the municipalities of Izalco and San Francisco Menendez and another 2,188 indirectly, across the country...
Educational program with practical training in the management of natural resources in Chinameca, El Salvador Asociacin para el Desarrollo de Chinameca (ASDECHI) will provide training on agroecological practices for small-scale farmers in the municipality of Chinameca El Salvador. Project activities will center on families with an emphasis on the participation of young people who will learn how to reduce the use of agrochemicals to improve the quality of their production and increase its yield. This project will benefit 950 Salvadorians directly and 1,700 more indirectly. ..
Promoting job opportunities in the arts and the peace culture as a means of preventing youth violence in El Salvador. The Associacin Intersectorial para el Desarrollo Economico y Progreso Social (CIDEP) works with young people in six municipalities of El Salvador who face high violence rates. CIDEP's methodology not only reaches children and adolescents to give them job and life skills but also involves and builds supportive local alliances of public authorities and civil society to sustain efforts. It will train young adults in the municipalities of Mejicanos Ciudad Delgado Cuscatancingo Tecoluca Zacatecoluca and Jiqulisco in leadership violence prevention art and culture and job skills. These young people will form groups and organize community events to promote the culture of peace amidst violent neighborhoods. The grant will benefit 630 people directly and another 4750 indirectly.
Promoting women?s economic empowerment in Usulutan, El Salvador Women in El Salvador face high levels of violence and gender discrimination, which limits their security and economic autonomy, causing many to migrate in search of a better life. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to create economic opportunities that provide alternatives to irregular migration. Our grantee partner, Asociaci?n Cooperativa de Ahorro y Cr?dito y Comercializaci?n `Mujeres Dispuestas a Triunfar de Responsabilidad Limitada` (ACOMUDT), provides training in women's rights, safety, and economic freedoms to its network of rural women in 23 communities of Usulutn. Members of the network then replicate the training within their communities, bolstering women's economic resilience, as well as engage local governments in creating economic opportunities for women within their home communities. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Inclusin, Derechos y Desarrollo: Generando oportunidades inclusivas tras la emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19 en el Oriente de El Salvador. The LGBTQ+ community and other vulnerable groups in El Salvador face high levels of economic and social exclusion, particularly those outside the capital metropolitan area. This exclusion negatively affects their access to public institutions and services, impacting their ability to earn a living and exercise their human rights. The IAF supports community-led solutions to create economic and social opportunities in historically marginalized communities. IAF Grantee Asociacin Centro de Estudios de la Diversidad Sexual y Genrica AMATE El Salvador (AMATE) is partnering with grassroots groups to strengthen local civil society organizations that help LGBTQ+ people, women, people with disabilities, and youth in eastern El Salvador increase their economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections for their political, social, and civil rights. This grant is part of the IAFs Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders and the IAFs efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
An agroecological alternative for the environment and food security with a gender focus in the communities of San Julian and Cuisnahuat municipalities, Sonsonante Department The Associacin Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (ANADES) will train women and young people in San Julian and Cuisnahuat to develop their leadership skills and employment prospects. The project will focus on training women in agroecology savings and loan management production management and value-added products to improve the participation and income for them and their families. ANADES expects to train 80 youth in positive roles for men and nursery maintenance. It will also develop its ANADES school model into an agroecology training facility. The grant will benefit 435 people directly and another 2460 indirectly...
An agroecological alternative for the environment and food security with a gender focus in the communities of San Julian and Cuisnahuat municipalities, Sonsonante Department Associacin Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (ANADES), $300,977 over three years, counterpart committed: $214,860....The Associacin Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (ANADES) will train women and young people in San Julian and Cuisnahuat, to develop their leadership skills and employment prospects. The project will focus on training women in agroecology, savings and loan management, production management and value-added products to improve the participation and income for them and their families. ANADES expects to train 80 youth in positive roles for men and nursery maintenance. It will also develop its ANADES school model into an agroecology training facility. The grant will benefit 435 people directly and another 2,460 indirectly...
Promotion of ecological agriculture, production of healthy foods, expansion of nursery and organizational strengthening. Smallholder farmers in El Salvador face a number of challenges, including lengthy drought conditions that threaten agricultural production and food security. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expanding economic opportunity and improving natural resource management through sustainable smallholder agriculture. Our grantee partner, Federacin de Asociaciones Cooperativas de Aprovisionamiento y Produccin Agropecuaria de El Salvador (FEDECOOPADES), strengthens the organizational capacity of 12 member cooperatives through training focused on marketing and sustainable agricultural practices. Member organizations, in turn, provide technical assistance to smallholder farmers to reduce water consumption and increase yields through sustainable agricultural methods such as intercropping, crop rotation, integrated pest management, organic agricultural inputs, and erosion prevention. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America
Agriculture/Food Production Grant 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.
Strengthening the environmental, organizational and productive management resilience for the construction of sustainable rural enterprises Indigenous smallholder farmers in rural Cuisnahuat and Nahuizalco, El Salvador, struggle to feed their families and sell their agricultural products in a region without basic services, troubled by violence, and battered by extreme weather patterns. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to improve food security, expand economic opportunity and promote sustainable agriculture. Our grantee partner, Asociacin El Blsamo (El Blsamo), works with producer cooperatives to provide management and microenterprise training, support farmers efforts to market and sell their crops, and teach schoolchildren and youth organic gardening techniques that they can apply to their family farms. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Strengthening PWDS rights and economic integration affected by the COVID 19 pandemic 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.
Improving the livelihoods of fishers and their families through community-led natural resource management and income generation in Puerto Parada, Usulutn The dwindling supply of local fish in the Jiquilisco Bay creates challenges for Puerto Parada fishing families, who depend on this natural resource for their way of life. Asociacin Cincahuite para el Desarrollo Integral de las Comunidades del Sector Puerto Parada-Baha de Jiquilisco (CINCAHUITE) helps implement a natural resource management plan that prioritizes fish repopulation, fishing cooperatives and a certificate training program on resilience to environmental degradation. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in El Salvador. CINCAHUITE's activities encourage small business growth, local entrepreneurship and market development to ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Improving the livelihoods of fishers and their families through community-led natural resource management and income generation in Puerto Parada, Usulutn Asociacin Cincahuite para el Desarrollo Integral de las Comunidades del Sector Puerto Parada-Baha de Jiquilisco (CINCAHUITE) will engage fishers and their families in Puerto Parada, Usulutn to implement a natural resource management plan. The grant activities include a certificate training program for local residents on climate change; repopulating fish in Jiquilisco Bay through locally-managed artificial reefs; securing direct market access for fishing cooperatives; and peer-to-peer exchanges. Grant activities will benefit 135 people directly and 450 people indirectly.
Strengthening technical capacities in the municipality of Nuevo Edn de San Juan Department of San Miguel to address the food crisis Drought and soil degradation are critical issues that affect food security and smallholder farmers in Nuevo Edn. Asociacin para el Desarrollo Sostenible de El Salvador (Popol Na) coordinates with an environmental committee and local cooperative to develop farmers' skills in sustainable diversified organic agricultural production that helps improve food supply and promote economic alternatives to migration. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in El Salvador. Popol Na'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.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Asociacin Adolescente Juvenil Amigos de Apopa in El Salvador (AJA) will offer technical advice, training and materials to two community development associations (ADESCO) working to increase the income of residents of Apopa, San Salvador, who produce vegetables and grains and raise small livestock. AJA also expects to improve the effectiveness of the ADESCOs. Some 100 Salvadorans should benefit directly and another 1,400 indirectly.
Fortalecimiento de la Organizacin, Gestin Comunitaria y Dinamizacin de la Economa Familiar de 15 Comunidades Rurales de Santiago Nonualco Rural residents in Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador, have limited economic opportunities to support their families and make investments that can improve their livelihoods, leading many to migrate. This is especially true for young people and women. The IAF supports community-led solutions that promote sustainable agriculture practices, create economic opportunities, and build the capacity of local residents to address their needs and priorities, particularly with the local government. IAF grantee Fundacin Santa Teresa (FUNDATERE) will promote the social and economic inclusion of women and youth to reduce migration push factors. The grant will strengthen their community-based development associations, provide vocational training activities and recreational opportunities for young people, and strengthen rural livelihoods that improve food security and generate income for families. It will deepen existing partnerships with the municipality and U.S.-based hometown associations and develop new ones to leverage funding for local development projects that residents identify as community priorities.This grant is part of the IAF's Women INvesting in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders as well as part of the IAF's effort to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Education/Training Grant Asociacin Comunal Lenca de Guatajiagua (ACOLGUA), in collaboration with Comit Pro-Guatajiagua (Pro-Guatajiagua), an association of Salvadorans in Virginia, will open and operate a center offering vocational instruction to young adults, including indigenous Salvadorans, and will work to refine Lenca pottery design and improve market access. The project is expected to benefit 340 Salvadorans directly and another 1,700 indirectly.
Developing organic agricultural practices and entrepreneurship to promote economic opportunities for women and youth as key components of a sustainable local development strategy in the Reserva de Biosfera Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco After El Salvadors civil war, the government resettled many communities in a region that was subsequently established as the Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco Biosphere Reserve, known for its biodiversity, but vulnerable to environmental shocks and isolated from basic services. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to improve food security and expand economic opportunity in El Salvador. Our grantee partner, la Asociacin Local Mangle para la Mitigacin de Desastres y el Desarrollo en el Bajo Lempa-Baha de Jiquilisco (Mangle), is working with resettled farmers from 14 communities to train them in organic agricultural methods to adapt to the challenges of farming sustainably in the reserve and foster entrepreneurship opportunities for women and youth. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Socio-economic assessment and business support for families of deceased and missing migrants. Asociacin Comit de Familiares de Migrantes Fallecidos y Desaparecidos de El Salvador (COFAMIDE) will assess the socio- economic situation of family members of deceased and missing migrants, support their business initiatives and improve its institutional capacity. Work includes a participatory assessment, seed funding and training for entrepreneurs, and outreach to draw attention to the risks of migrating and to the range of needs of migrants' family members. Some 120 members of COFAMIDE and their relatives will benefit directly and another 480 Salvadorans indirectly.
Sustainable income generating and risk mitigation opportunities in communities vulnerable to climate change in Bajo Lempa, Jiquilisco. Asociacin Intercomunal de Comunidades Unidas para el Desarrollo Econmico y Social del Bajo Lempa (ACUDESBAL) will collaborate with three grassroots organizations to develop their resilience to climate change improve agricultural production for food security while enhancing income-generating opportunities for smallholder farmers women and young adults. The grant includes training technical assistance and materials for residents on risk mitigation sustainable agriculture and vocations; livestock vegetables grains and shrimp; and peer-to-peer exchanges. ACUDESBAL anticipates that the grant will improve livelihoods and incorporate women and young adults into community life - especially those forced to seek work far from home due to lack of opportunities. Some 290 residents of 29 communities will benefit from activities directly and another 800 indirectly.
Collective remittances for organizational strengthening and agricultural diversification. Fundacin Santa Teresa (FUNDATERE), $216,480 over two years; counterpart committed: $100,990 FUNDATERE will work with residents of 15 communities in Santiago Nonualco, department of La Paz, to improve community organization and diversify vegetable, fruit and livestock production. It will also increase the involvement of its network of U.S.-based diaspora organizations in the development priorities of their communities of origin. The project will benefit 150 Salvadorans directly and 750 indirectly. 17
Economic empowerment for cooperative members to strengthen their rootedness in the municipality of Tamanique, La Libertad. Smallholder farmers in the department of La Libertad, El Salvador, have access to land, but unsustainable farming practices have put their families' livelihoods, health, and food security at risk. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity. In the municipality of Tamanique, our grantee the Federacin de Cooperativas de la Reforma Agraria (Fecoracen) offers farmers training and technical assistance to strengthen the cooperatives to which they belong, support to improve key infrastructure to better guarantee the sustainability of their work, materials and supplies to diversify their production, and help with expanding their markets.This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.
Educational program with practical training in the management of natural resources in Chinameca, El Salvador Asociacin para el Desarrollo de Chinameca (ASDECHI) will provide training on agroecological practices for small- scale farmers in the municipality of Chinameca, El Salvador. Project activities will center on families, with an emphasis on the participation of young people, who will learn how to reduce the use of agrochemicals to improve the quality of their production and increase its yield. This project will benefit 950 Salvadorians directly and 1,700 more indirectly.