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Foundation Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Junior (FC) Fundacin Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Junior (FC) will launch a fundraising operation, expand its environmental education program to include waste management and low- impact tourism throughout the Osa Peninsula, and manage a program of small grants. The project will directly benefit 600 residents of the Osa Peninsula and will indirectly impact all 3,000 individuals who make up its population.
Solidarity economic circuits for sustainable and associative production in Costa Rica Smallholder agricultural producers in Costa Rica often lack access to local markets to sell fair trade and organic goods. The IAF supports community-led approaches to creating economic opportunities for organic farmers and artisans. Our grantee partner Consumo y Comunicacin Alternativa Sociedad Civil (COKOMAL) works with the Red de Economa Social y Solidaria (RedESS) to strengthen a fair trade and organic producer network in Costa Rica. COKOMAL is organizing technical workshops and exchanges with these organizations and artisans to help them improve production and marketing and increase sales of their organic products. It is also convening roundtables and a national conference to bring together organizations involved in organic agriculture fair trade and solidarity markets.
Developing the fundamental pillars to initiate long- term sustainable community development in Monteverde, Costa Rica Asociacin Fondo Comunitario Monteverde para el Desarrollo Sostenible (FCM), $154,570 over three years. FCM will expand its fundraising strategy, convene community organizations around local issues, develop a strategic plan, and make small grants for grassroots development projects in the municipality of Monteverde. Approximately 285 persons will benefit directly from project activities and an additional 6,000 local residents will benefit from the emphasis on grassroots development.
To fortify marine community governance in Dominicalito: An investment in the reduction of poverty, the conservation of the sea and the improvement of the living conditions of the small-scale fishermen. Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Profesionales para la Solidaridad Social R.L. (CoopeSoliDar) will work with fishers in Dominicalito to develop a community-managed marine reserve strengthen the new network Red de Pesca as a nationwide organization and educate the public on small-scale fishing along the Pacific coast. The project will directly involve 2200 fishers and their families and should eventually impact another 5000 area residents.
Foundation Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Junior (FC) The Corcovado Foundation Lon Willing Ramsey Junior (Corcovado Foundation) will generate revenue toward self- sufficiency; continue expanding its community tourism enterprise; launch a campaign to raise funds in the United States; and, develop the skills to make effective use of social media.
Collective Impact to Rebuild in the Nicoya Gulf, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Families in Guanacaste, one of Costa Rica's poorest and most arid departments, often find that outside funders exclude them from co-developing initiatives or fail to coordinate funding for important investments, such as environmental resilience. At the IAF, we work to strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to do effective programming, build strong lasting partnerships, and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee, the community foundation Asociacin Fondo de Promocin y Apoyo Social Comunitario Guanacaste, Fondo Comunitario Guanacaste (FCG), invests in locally-rooted organizations in Guanacaste and promotes collaboration among local philanthropic institutions to channel resources and technical support to community-based organizations in the Nicoya Peninsula.
FORTALECIMIENTO DE LOS CONSEJOS DE VECINOS COMO ESTRUCTURAS COMUNITARIAS, PARA LA INCIDENCIA, GESTIN Y CONTROL, DE LO RECURSOS NATURALES Y EL TERRITORIO. The Talamanca Bribri Indigenous Reserve, a remote, forested area, contains the second-largest indigenous population in Costa Rica. Bribri citizens have limited access to public services such as electricity, running water, health care, and waste removal. Land invasions and illicit drug trafficking constantly threaten their welfare and livelihoods. Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate this situation and have severely affected Bribri communities. Indigeous organization Asociacin de Desarrollo Integral Indgena Bribri (ADITIBRI) administers the Bribri Indigenous Territory and advocates for Bribri citizens and their needs. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to civic engagement and human rights. Through this grant, ADITIBRI will increase the capacity of neighborhood councils to address local problems and ensure that BriBri citizens have access to public services. In doing so, ADITIBRI will also build young people's leadership abilities to prepare them to lead the organization and the Bribri community in the future. This grant is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
To fortify marine community governance in Dominicalito: An investment in the reduction of poverty, the conservation of the sea and the improvement of the living conditions of the small-scale fishermen. Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Profesionales para la Solidaridad Social, R.L. (CoopeSoliDar) IAF Grant: $211,100 over three years Counterpart committed: $153,200 CoopeSoliDar will work with fishers in Dominicalito to develop a community- managed marine reserve, strengthen the new network Red de Pesca as a nationwide organization, and educate the public on small-scale fishing along the Pacific coast. The project will directly involve 2,200 fishers and their families and should eventually impact another 5,000 area residents.
STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS AS COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS THAT ADVOCATE, MANAGE AND CONTROL NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE TERRITORY. The Talamanca Bribri Indigenous Reserve, a remote, forested area, contains the second-largest indigenous population in Costa Rica. Bribri citizens have limited access to public services such as electricity, running water, health care, and waste removal. Land invasions and illicit drug trafficking constantly threaten their welfare and livelihoods. Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate this situation and have severely affected Bribri communities. Indigeous organization Asociacin de Desarrollo Integral Indgena Bribri (ADITIBRI) administers the Bribri Indigenous Territory and advocates for Bribri citizens and their needs. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to civic engagement and human rights. Through this grant, ADITIBRI will increase the capacity of neighborhood councils to address local problems and ensure that BriBri citizens have access to public services. In doing so, ADITIBRI will also build young people's leadership abilities to prepare them to lead the organization and the Bribri community in the future. This grant is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Corporate Social Investment Grant FC will launch a fundraising operation, expand its environmental education program to include waste management and low-impact tourism throughout the Osa Peninsula, and manage a program of small grants. The project will directly benefit 600 residents of the Osa Peninsula and will indirectly impact all 3,000 individuals who make up its population.
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.
Afro-descendents developing agro- ecological systems in Talamanca, to improve their quality of life and contribute to environmental conservation . Asociacin de Organizaciones del Corredor Biolgico Talamanca Caribe (ACBTC), African descendent farmers will renovate their cacao plants, work toward certification of their farms as organic, cultivate native fruit trees and diversify their crops. Training in leadership and planning will help them organize to market their products. The project will directly benefit at least 125 Costa Ricans in the area south of Limon and another 700 will have access to healthier foods.
FORTALECIMIENTO DE LOS CONSEJOS DE VECINOS COMO ESTRUCTURAS COMUNITARIAS, PARA LA INCIDENCIA, GESTIN Y CONTROL, DE LO RECURSOS NATURALES Y EL TERRITORIO. The Talamanca Bribri Indigenous Reserve, a remote, forested area, contains the second-largest indigenous population in Costa Rica. Bribri citizens have limited access to public services such as electricity, running water, health care, and waste removal. Land invasions and illicit drug trafficking constantly threaten their welfare and livelihoods. Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate this situation and have severely affected Bribri communities. Indigeous organization Asociacin de Desarrollo Integral Indgena Bribri (ADITIBRI) administers the Bribri Indigenous Territory and advocates for Bribri citizens and their needs. At the IAF, we support community-led approaches to civic engagement and human rights. Through this grant, ADITIBRI will increase the capacity of neighborhood councils to address local problems and ensure that BriBri citizens have access to public services. In doing so, ADITIBRI will also build young peoples leadership abilities to prepare them to lead the organization and the Bribri community in the future. This grant is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Red de Economa Social Solidaria - RedESS: a proposal for Strengthening and promoting the solidarity social economy in Costa Rica. Consumo y Comunicacin Alternativa Sociedad Civil (COKOMAL) will work with Red de Economa Social y Solidaria (RedESS) to develop the solidarity economy (ESS) in Costa Rica via a series of regional meetings and a workshop and a forum for representatives from organizations working throughout Costa Rica in agroecology, fair trade and participatory certification. The goal is to improve communication and define RedESS operating structure. More than 1,555 Costa Ricans will participate in the events and 11,000 others should benefit from better production, processing and market access.
Community Credit Businesses Applying Priciples of Grassroots Development EDESA will incorporate grassroots development principles and practices into its approach to creating and supporting Empresas de Crdito Comunitarias (ECCs), or community-owned businesses, throughout Central America, and will extend microloans. 1
Planning grant to strengthen governing structure of Trcoles marine area CoopeSoliDar will work with organizations of fishers, the municipal government of Garrabito, Puntarenas, businesses and the Costa Rican Coast Guard to improve the oversight of a community- managed marine area as well as to develop a program of economic alternatives that reduces pressure on marine resources.
Foundation Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Junior (FC) FC will launch a fundraising operation, expand its environmental education program to include waste management and low- impact tourism throughout the Osa Peninsula, and manage a program of small grants. The project will directly benefit 600 residents of the Osa Peninsula and will indirectly impact all 3,000 individuals who make up its population.
Integrally improving the quality of life of local fishermen and the coastal marine environment in the Costa Rican South Caribbean Asociacin de Pescadores Artesanales del Caribe Sur (APACS) members will work together to encourage responsible fishing consistent with relevant government guidelines and international standards, control predatory lion fish and develop the skills to represent their interests effectively. The project should benefit some 300 fishers and their families directly and 1,080 clients and students indirectly. A healthier coastal ecosystem should benefit tourists and the entire local population.
Afro-descendents developing agro-ecological systems in Talamanca, to improve their quality of life and contribute to environmental conservation . With technical assistance from the Asociacin de Organizacines del Corredor Biolgico Talamanca Caribe (ACBTC), African descendent farmers will renovate their cacao plants, work toward certification of their farms as organic, cultivate native fruit trees and diversify their crops. Training in leadership and planning will help them organize to market their products. The project will directly benefit at least 125 Costa Ricans in the area south of Limon and another 700 will have access to healthier foods.
To fortify marine community governance in Dominicalito: An investment in the reduction of poverty, the conservation of the sea and the improvement of the living conditions of the small-scale fishermen. Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Profesionales para la Solidaridad Social, R.L. (CoopeSoliDar) will work with fishers in Dominicalito to develop a community-managed marine reserve, strengthen the new network Red de Pesca as a nationwide organization, and educate the public on small-scale fishing along the Pacific coast. The project will directly involve 2,200 fishers and their families and should eventually impact another 5,000 area residents.
Integrally improving the quality of life of local fishermen and the coastal marine environment in the Costa Rican South Caribbean Asociacin de Pescadores Artesanales del Caribe Sur (APACS) will work together to encourage responsible fishing consistent with relevant government guidelines and international standards, control predatory lion fish and develop the skills to represent their interests effectively. The project should benefit some 300 fishers and their families directly and 1,080 clients and students indirectly. A healthier coastal ecosystem should benefit tourists and the entire local population.
Red de Economa Social Solidaria - RedESS: a proposal for strengthening and promoting the solidarity social economy in Costa Rica. Consumo y Comunicacin Alternativa Sociedad Civil in Costa Rica (COKOMAL). COKOMAL will work with Red de Economa Social y Solidaria (RedESS) to develop the solidarity economy (ESS) in Costa Rica via a series of regional meetings and a workshop and a forum for representatives from organizations working throughout Costa Rica in agroecology, fair trade and participatory certification. The goal is to improve communication and define RedESS operating structure. More than 1,555 Costa Ricans will participate in the events and 11,000 others should benefit from better production, processing and market access.
Sustainable Development Cultural Agro Tourism Project Empresa para el Desarrollo, S.A. (EDESA), $2,800 EDESA will increase its loan fund to meet the growing demand from community businesses and will incorporate principles and practices of grassroots development into its training. (CR-328 A2)
Building historical memory for justice and a lasting culture of peace 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.
To fortify marine community governance in Dominicalito: An investment in the reduction of poverty, the conservation of the sea and the improvement of the living conditions of the small-scale fishermen. Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Profesionales para la Solidaridad Social, R.L. (CoopeSoliDar) will work with fishers in Dominicalito to develop a community- managed marine reserve, strengthen the new network Red de Pesca as a nationwide organization, and educate the public on small-scale fishing along the Pacific coast. The project will directly involve 2,200 fishers and their families and should eventually impact another 5,000 area residents.
Center for Social Rights of the Migrant Person Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica struggle to obtain basic necessities like food housing and employment and often suffer from trauma or discrimination. This dynamic has been exacerbated following the outbreak of a violent political crisis in Nicaragua in 2018. The IAF supports community-led approaches to creating economic opportunities for Nicaraguan refugees and migrants. Our grantee partner Fundacin Centro de Derechos Sociales del Inmigrante (CENDEROS) helps improve the livelihoods of Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica by providing seed capital training and technical support to bolster their organizational and leadership capacity and increase production and sale of their organic agricultural products.
Foundation Corcovado Lon Willing Ramsey Junior (FC) FC will launch a fundraising operation, expand its environmental education program to include waste management and low-impact tourism throughout the Osa Peninsula, and manage a program of small grants. The project will directly benefit 600 residents of the Osa Peninsula and will indirectly impact all 3,000 individuals who make up its population.
Community-led development and establishment of a Territorial Community Fund to foster social and economic advancement and maximize available resources in small, rural towns located along El Camino de Community philanthropy in Costa Rica is gaining traction as organizations such as Asociacin Mar a Mar identify opportunities to provide local groups with funding and technical assistance to help them achieve their development goals. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to unlocking private, public, and community resources for grassroots development. Our grantee partner Mar a Mar works to advance community philanthropy by managing small grants that promote community-led tourism along the Camino de Costa Rica, a hiking trail that extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coasts. This grant advances the IAFs strategic initiative to expand the resources available for grassroots development by promoting locally-rooted community philanthropy.
Improving the quality of life in pineapple producing zones through community oversight. Asociacin Centro de Derecho Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales (CEDARENA) in coordination with the Frente Nacional de Sectores Afectados por la Produccin Piera (FRENASSAP) will support 12 communities to monitor their water supply develop and implement a community health surveys and host public-private dialogues on environmental sustainability. About 200 persons from Pococ Siquirres and Gucimo will participate in the activities and approximately 100000 persons will benefit indirectly.
Sustainable Development Cultural Agro Tourism Project Asociacin BriBripa Kaneblo (ABK), $79,250 over two years. ABK, formed by and for indigenous Bribri Costa Ricans, will develop a tourism enterprise by constructing a cultural center, clearing trails and designating observation sites and camping areas, while preserving and protecting the community's forests. It will offer its members training in organic agriculture to apply on the community's land. Approximately 70 indigenous Bribri will participate and another 350 individuals will benefit indirectly from the project. (CR-330)
To fortify marine community governance in Dominicalito: An investment in the reduction of poverty, the conservation of the sea and the improvement of the living conditions of the small-scale fishermen. CoopeSoliDar will continue to work with the Asociacin de Pescadores Artesanales de Dominicalito Mar Nuestro to demarcate and develop regulations for fishing zones, plan for the construction of a fish collection and processing center, strengthen a national network of artisanal fishers and participate in the World Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Red de Economa Social Solidaria - RedESS: a proposal for Strengthening and promoting the solidarity social economy in Costa Rica. Consumo y Comunicacin Alternativa Sociedad Civil (COKOMAL) will work with Red de Economa Social y Solidaria (RedESS) to develop the solidarity economy (ESS) in Costa Rica via a series of regional meetings and a workshop and a forum for representatives from organizations working throughout Costa Rica in agroecology, fair trade and participatory certification. The goal is to improve communication and define RedESS' operating structure. More than 1,555 Costa Ricans will participate in the events and 11,000 others should benefit from better production, processing and market access.
Centro de Integracin y Desarrollo LGBTIQ sobre migracin y refugio (C.I.D) Costa Rica is the only Central American country that grants asylum due to persecution of a person's sexual orientation and gender identity. It has increasingly become a host country for LGBTIQ+ refugees from the Northern Triangle, Panama, Venezuela, and other countries. Yet support systems to help refugees integrate into the Costa Rican economy are still in their early stages. The IAF supports community-led approaches to promoting economic integration and creating inclusive societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our grantee Asociacin Instituto Sobre Migracin y Refugio LGBTIQ para Centroamrica (IRCA CASABIERTA) provides training, certification, and psychosocial and legal assistance to LGBTIQ migrants in Costa Rica. They also collaborate with local partners in Panama to improve services and support for at-risk LGBTQI+ migrants.
Education/Training Grant Fundacin Neotropica in Costa Rica (FN) will work with seven community associations in the Corredor Biolgico Pjaro Campana(CBPC) to develop a plan for low-impact, community- managed tourism in the area extending from the Monteverde cloud forest to the Gulf of Nicoya. Approximately 50 community residents will participate.
Impacto colectivo de organizaciones comunitarias en los temas de desarrollo de la mujer y cambio climtico en Guanacaste, Costa Rica Families in Guanacaste, one of Costa Rica's poorest and most arid departments, often find that outside funders exclude them from co-developing initiatives or fail to coordinate funding for important investments, such as environmental resilience. At the IAF, we work to strengthen the ability of local philanthropic organizations to do effective programming, build strong lasting partnerships, and unlock additional public and private resources for long-term development. Our grantee, the community foundation Asociacin Fondo de Promocin y Apoyo Social Comunitario Guanacaste, Fondo Comunitario Guanacaste (FCG), invests in locally-rooted organizations in Guanacaste and promotes collaboration among local philanthropic institutions to channel resources and technical support to community-based organizations in the Nicoya Peninsula.
Afro-descendents developing agro-ecological systems in Talamanca, to improve their quality of life and contribute to environmental conservation. With technical assistance from the Asociacin de Organizacines del Corredor Biolgico Talamanca Caribe (ACBTC), African descendent farmers will renovate their cacao plants, work toward certification of their farms as organic, cultivate native fruit trees and diversify their crops. Training in leadership and planning will help them organize to market their products. The project will directly benefit at least 125 Costa Ricans in the area south of Limon and another 700 will have access to healthier foods.