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FEED THE FUTURE CONNECTING VALUE CHAINS IN THE VERAPACES ACTIVITY

"EDUCANDO PARA LA VIDA" AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION FOR AT LEAST 50,000 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3-6 AND INCREASE THE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS OF AT LEAST 12,500 YOUNG PARENTS, ESPECIALLY YOUNG MOTHERS. ECEYE WILL OPERATE IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TEGUCIGALPA, COMAYAGUA, SAN PEDRO SULA, CHOLOMA, PUERTO CORTES, OMOA, LA LIMA, VILLANUEVA, SANTA CRUZ DE YOJOA, EL PROGRESO, TOCOA Y TRUJILLO, LA CEIBA, TELA, SANTA BÁRBARA, SANTA ROSA DE COPÁN, OCOTEPEQUE, SAN MARCOS DE OCOTEPEQUE, GRACIAS.

TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN GUATEMALA

HURRICANES ETA AND IOTA HIT ALTA VERAPAZ, GUATEMALA, IN NOVEMBER 2020, JUST WHEN FARMERS WERE READY TO BEGIN THEIR ANNUAL HARVEST OF COFFEE AND CARDAMOM. NOT ONLY DID FAMILIES LOSE THE INCOME FROM HARVEST-READY CROPS, BUT MANY LOST THEIR HOMES, POSSESSIONS, THE NEXT PLANTING SEASON, AND AN ESTIMATED FIVE YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN THEIR FARMS. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED APPROACHES TO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND DISASTER RESILIENCE. OUR GRANTEE FEDERACIÓN DE COOPERATIVAS DE LAS VERAPACES, R. L. (FEDECOVERA) WILL HELP MEMBERS OF FOUR OF ITS MEMBER COOPERATIVES RECOVER ECONOMICALLY THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND VALUE CHAIN STRENGTHENING. FEDECOVERA’S SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN PROCESSING EQUIPMENT THAT USES FEWER SCARCE RESOURCES LIKE WOOD AND WATER WILL HELP EACH COOPERATIVE REDUCE TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND SELL DRIED ORGANIC COFFEE AND CARDAMOM FOR A HIGHER PRICE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COOPERATIVES WILL LEARN ABOUT AND DEVELOP EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THEIR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF'S BROADER ETA/IOTA RESPONSE STRATEGY AND ITS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

FUNDACIÓN AMIGOS DE LA RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL EMPRESARIAL (AMIGARSE). PEOPLE WHO MAKE A LIVING COLLECTING AND SELLING RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS IN BOLIVIA FACE HIGH LEVELS OF DISCRIMINATION, BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS SEE THESE “RECYCLERS” AS WORKING IN UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, DESPITE THE WORK PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY LIVELIHOODS TO GROUPS WITH FEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN BOLIVIA, INCLUDING WOMEN, YOUTH, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE ON STIGMATIZED WORK LIKE RECYCLING. FUNDACIÓN AMIGOS DE LA RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL EMPRESARIAL (AMIGARSE) WILL WORK WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 RECYCLER ASSOCIATIONS IN FIVE DEPARTMENTS (CHUQUISACA, LA PAZ, SANTA CRUZ, SUCRE AND SANTA CRUZ) TO STRENGTHEN LINKS AMONG THE RECYCLER ASSOCIATIONS AND ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT AN INCLUSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED RECYCLING SECTOR. IT WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE RED DE RECOLECTORES SANTA CRUZ TO TEST THE FIRST PHASE OF A COMMUNITY-BASED RECYCLING ENTERPRISE MODEL, TRANSFORMING RECYCLING ASSOCIATIONS INTO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR.

IN EL SALVADOR, ONE OF THE MOST WATER-STRESSED COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA, LOCAL WATER BOARDS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN CONSERVING THIS CRITICAL RESOURCE AND MANAGING COMMUNITIES? ACCESS TO WATER. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNANCE OF NEEDED NATURAL RESOURCES, ADDRESSING FACTORS DRIVING MIGRATION OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA. IAF GRANTEE THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS APLICADOS EN ECOLOGÍA Y SUSTENTABILIDAD AMBIENTAL (ECOS) IS PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WATER BOARDS,  AS WELL AS 25 LOCAL WATER BOARDS TO IMPROVE WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LIBERTAD CENTRO AND LIBERTAD NORTE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LA LIBERTAD, EL SALVADOR.  THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

INDIGENOUS SMALL FARMERS FACE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND DISADVANTAGES IN ACCESSING TRADE RESOURCES AND MARKET INFORMATION. IAF GRANTEE FLOR DE MORA ADVANCES INDIGENOUS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION BY HELPING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN TRADE. MEMBERS ARE MAKING USE OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM, INCLUDING BLACKBERRIES, AND STRENGTHENING THE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF THEIR INDIGENOUS-OWNED FARMER€™S ASSOCIATION. FLOR DE MORA IS TRAINING ITS MEMBERS ON OPTIMAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND BUSINESS EXPERTISE AND ACQUIRING TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS TO MAINTAIN UP-TO-DATE RECORDS OF THEIR INVENTORY AND KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR AND SUPPLY OF BLACKBERRIES. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF'S EFFORTS TO TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS BY OPENING UP MARKETS TO INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS, AND TO ADDRESS THE DRIVERS OF MIGRATION BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND ROOTEDNESS IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

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 FEDERACIÓN 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.

TO COVER BICENTENNIAL ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PHOTO EXHIBITIONS, PD OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL PATRIMONY 3D MAPPING VIRTUAL TOURS, BICENTENNIAL CARTOON, PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, AND U.S. EFFORTS UNDER THE BICENTENNIAL FRAMEWORK.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CHALLENGE FUND.

TO LAUNCH THE COLLEGE HORIZONS OUTREACH PROGRAM (CHOP) IN THE PROVINCE OF PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA BY SERVING 40 INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN 2024.

TO LAUNCH THE COLLEGE HORIZONS OUTREACH PROGRAM (CHOP) IN THE PROVINCE OF LIMON, COSTA RICA BY SERVING 40 AFRO-LATINO AND INDIGENOUS STUDENTS.

TRANSFORMATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: DISTRIBUTED AND RESILIENT OPTIMAL POWER FLOW

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN INVENTORY OF THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE SITUATION OF SELECT MUNICIPALITIES IN FOUR STATES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN REG

CO CREANDO WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE ACADEMY FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS 2023 PROGRAM IN MEXICO, WILL FACILITATE ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES, LOGISTICS FOR THE NATIONAL PITCH COMPETITION, NETWORKING AND EDUCATION WORKSHOPS.

RURAL, INDIGENOUS GUATEMALAN FARMERS ARE CONFRONTED WITH LONGER DRY SEASONS AND STRONGER STORMS IN THE RAINY SEASON, LEADING TO FAILED CROPS AND DIFFICULTIES IN FEEDING THEIR FAMILIES AND GROWING FOOD FOR THE MARKET. INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN PARTICULAR OFTEN LACK OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL TRAINING THAT CAN IMPROVE THEIR FAMILY'S INCOME. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. IAF GRANTEE PARTNER COOPERATIVA INTEGRAL DE PRODUCCIÓN “PUEBLO UNIDO”, RL (COINPU) IS PROMOTING CROP DIVERSIFICATION WITH INDIGENOUS FARMERS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, BY EXPANDING THE MARKET FOR OYSTER MUSHROOMS. COINPU WILL OFFER TRAINING TO ASSOCIATED PRODUCERS AND EXPAND THEIR SALES OF MUSHROOMS AND MUSHROOM SEEDS THROUGH A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 100 PRODUCERS. THESE EFFORTS WILL SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY, WHILE EXPANDING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB SKILLS AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

TO HELP THE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTION IN MEXICO CITY TO MANAGE SOME OF THE LOGISTICS OF PDS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT MISSION'S BUCKETS - MIGRATION, SECURITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, TO PROMOTE GREATER EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE UNIT

ANIMATED VIDEO CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON MIGRATION, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TORTILLA WRAPPERS WITH TARGETED MIGRATION MESSAGING TO SHOPS IN MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BORDER STATES, AND GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRINTING OF FLYERS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MIGRANT SH

CO CREANDO, IN COLLABORATION WITH ULEAD INTERNATIONAL, WILL IMPLEMENT THE ACADEMY FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM IN 13 LOCATIONS IN MEXICO.

TO IMPLEMENT A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE AMERICA250, THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES INDEPENDENCE TO HIGHLIGHT AMERICAN EXCELLENCE, ACHIEVEMENTS, INNOVATION AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AT AMERICAN SPACES MEXICO.

DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS IN SOUTHEAST MEXICO.

TO TRAIN MEXICAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

SUPPORT SEAL, BEAR AND TTS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS ENGLISH KNOWLEDGE, PERFORM TEACHING PRACTICE, AND PROVIDE METHODOLOGY WORKSHOPS TO ENGLISH TEACHERS.

PUBLISHING SERIES OF IN-DEPTH STORIES ABOUT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR BIH OF ACCESSING EU AND NATO.

MEX- TRAIN MEXICAN ENTREPRENEURS AWE-UPS

CO CREANDO, IN COLLABORATION WITH ULEAD INTERNATIONAL, WILL IMPLEMENT THE ACADEMY FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM IN 13 LOCATIONS IN MEXICO.

SUPPORT SEAL-BEAR PROGRAM IN COBAN TO DEVELOP PARTICIPANTS ENGLISH TEACHING SKILLS, COMMUNITY-SERVICE LEARNING, AND STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP.

SUPPORT THE EAGLES PROGRAM IN COBAN TO PROVIDE GUATEMALAN YOUTH A PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF ENGLISH, BASIC ENTREPRENEURIAL, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS KNOWLEDGE.

PROVIDE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING (IN ENGLISH, SOCIOEMOTIONAL SKILLS, VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY) TO 30 AFRO-DESCENDANT AND INDIGENOUS STUDENTS FROM 8TH YEAR FROM PUBLIC ACADEMIC SCHOOLS IN LIMON.

SUPPORT THE EAGLES PROGRAM IN COBAN TO PREPARE GUATEMALAN YOUTH WITH ESSENTIAL PRE-INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH SKILLS, FOUNDATIONAL ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

SUPPORT SEAL AND BEAR PROGRAMS FOR ACCESS ALUMNI TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH KNOWLEDGE, PERFORM TEACHING PRACTICE AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

PRM AUTHORIZES $23,800 TO EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO TO PROVIDE ASOCIACION SCALABRINIANA AL SERVICIO DE LA MOVILIDAD HUMANA (ASCALA) FUNDING TO PROVIDE LEGAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO STATELESS PERSONS AND MIGRANTS.

AGROFORESTRY PLANT REPRODUCTION BY WOMEN COOPERATIVES GUATEMALA

TO FACILITATE A 22-WEEK ENGLISH COURSE FOR TWO COHORTS OF STUDENTS REPRESENTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF CHIAPAS

TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH IMPROVED ENGLISH SKILLS THAT MAY LEAD TO BETTER JOBS AND EDUCATIONAL PROSPECTS, INCLUDING FUTURE EXCHANGES AND STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES.

TO PROVIDE A 130-HOUR ENGLISH COURSE FOR 35 UNDERPRIVILEGED HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH BASIC LANGUAGE SKILLS IN CHIAPAS TO HELP THEM REACH INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (B1).

CO CREANDO WILL ORGANIZE A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP IN MEXICO CITY FOR THE COORDINATORS OF ALL SEVEN AMERICAN SPACES IN MEXICO.

TO FACILITATE TEN SIX-HOUR COURSES OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE - BASIC LEVEL, TEN SIX-HOUR COURSES OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. AND ONE 100-HOUR ENGLISH COURSE FOR STUDENTS WITH AN A2 ENGLISH LEVEL DURING ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025.

CO COCREANDO WILL FACILITATE 16 STEAM WORKSHOPS ON ELECTRONICS, ROBOTICS, CODING AND ARTS & TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS AGES 13 -20, AT LEAST 50% FEMALE PARTICIPANTS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

CONDUCT EVALUATION OF ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF THE BOLD PROGRAM: FELLOWSHIPS IN THE US, WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN BIH AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION, SMALL GRANT SEED FUNDING FOR PROJECTS, ENGAGE AND CONNECT WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE FROM BIH.

CREATE DEDICATED STUDY BOOTHS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-SPEED INTERNET, SOUNDPROOF ENVIRONMENTS, AND SPATIAL SEPARATION TO FACILITATE VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CENTER.