El Medio Inc

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AFRO-COLOMBIAN COMMUNITIES LIVING IN THE MEDIO ATRATO REGION OF CHOCÓ AND ANTIOQUIA RELY ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-FORESTRY FOR THEIR FOOD NEEDS AND LIVELIHOODS, YET OFTEN LACK BASIC INPUTS AND TECHNICAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO FULLY DEVELOP THEIR COLLECTIVE LANDS. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO INCREASING ECONOMIC INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. OUR GRANTEE PARTNER, ASOCIACIÓN DE PRODUCTORES DEL MEDIO ATRATO (ASPRODEMA), STRENGTHENS FOUR VALUE CHAINS THAT ARE VITAL TO FARMING COMMUNITIES ALONG COLOMBIA’S PACIFIC COAST: RICE, PEACH PALM, PLANTAIN, AND SUGAR CANE. ASPRODEMA ALSO SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED BUSINESSES AND MARKETING OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS LIKE SUGAR CANE SYRUP AND PLANTAIN FLOUR TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

COFFEE FARMERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SANTA BARBARA IN WESTERN HONDURAS ARE INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO ADVERSE WEATHER EVENTS AND FLUCTUATING MARKET PRICES THAT CAN RESULT IN UNPREDICTABLE LABOR MARKETS INCOME SHORTAGES AND FOOD INSECURITY. AT THE IAF WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND IMPROVE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN HONDURAS THAT PROVIDE PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO IRREGULAR MIGRATION. OUR GRANTEE PARTNER PROTECCIÓN HONDUREÑA DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE (PROHMEDA) HELPS FARMERS BOOST THEIR INCOMES AND FOOD SECURITY BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO DIVERSIFY THEIR CROPS ADOPT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AND BETTER CONNECT WITH MARKETS. PROHMEDA'S ACTIVITIES ALSO BOLSTER THE COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO COUNTERACT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND PROTECT WATERSHEDS.THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MIGRATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

HAVING LEGAL STATUS AND RECOGNITION CAN HELP ORGANIZATIONS GAIN ACCESS TO MORE RESOURCES AND ENSURE THAT THEIR OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN THE LONG TERM, BUT THE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING THIS STATUS IN BOLIVIA IS COMPLEX. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND EMPOWER LOCAL DECISION MAKING. OUR GRANTEE PROTECCIÓN DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE TARIJA (PROMETA) IS A WELL-RESPECTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND PROMOTING GREATER BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN AND AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PROMETA WILL HELP STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS? INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO NAVIGATE LEGAL STATUS AND REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS SUCCESSFULLY, BUILD ORGANIZATIONS? CAPACITIES, IDENTIFY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED, AND ESTABLISH A SHARED AGENDA THAT REFLECTS GRASSROOTS PRIORITIES. IT WILL ALSO DEVELOP CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS? CAPACITY TO ENGAGE WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCIES AND OTHER FUNDERS AND PARTNERS TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY IN BOLIVIA.

RESIDENTS OF THE FARALLONES DE CALI NATIONAL NATURAL PARK, ONE OF COLOMBIA'S PROTECTED AREAS, FACE THE CHALLENGE OF PROTECTING ITS BIODIVERSITY WHILE ADDRESSING A LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA, WHICH HAS LED TO THE MIGRATION OF FARMERS AND YOUTH TO NEARBY URBAN AREAS, DISINTEGRATING COMMUNITY TIES, AND HIGH ECONOMIC BURDENS FOR WOMEN. THE IAF SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR YOUTH. IAF GRANTEE CORPORACIÓN PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE (CDMA) IS CONSERVING THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE FARALLONES DE CALI NATIONAL NATURAL PARK AND ADDRESSING THE INCREASE IN LOCAL YOUTHS EMIGRATING FROM THE AREA THROUGH A COMMUNITY-LED PROJECT TO FORMALIZE ECOTOURISM OFFERINGS AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS.  THIS GRANT ADVANCES THE IAF?S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND IS PART OF THE IAF?S BROADER INITIATIVE TO BUILD A JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN COLOMBIA.

COMMUNITIES LIVING NEAR AND WITHIN PROTECTED AREAS FACE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES TO SUPPORT THEIR LIVELIHOODS. PROTECCIÓN DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE TARIJA (PROMETA) PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CAMELID HERDERS TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF THEIR LIVESTOCK AND TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND FORAGE CROP PRODUCTION. AT THE IAF WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN BOLIVIA. PROMETA'S ACTIVITIES PROMOTE SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY AND ENSURE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE.

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