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Build Skills & Income by Training Guatemalan Women
Guatemala
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Women and Girls
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Buy Gifts for Good
Funded $4,848
(of $14,585 requested)
Train 35 Guatemalan women in foot loom weaving to make products in high demand on the international market. Training will offer new employable skills and increase income for their families.
Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families
Guatemala
,
Economic Development
Funded $6,760
(of $5,500 requested)
Contributions to the Noemi Credit Fund provide the resources for loans to Agros villagers for land and housing through a revolving credit fund.
Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Guatemala
,
Economic Development
Funded $5,838
(of $4,950 requested)
The Enterprise Loan Fund provides small loans to villagers for economic development projects, enabling farmers to buy seeds, raise chickens, or begin a community bank, for example.
Primary Education for Mayan Children
Guatemala
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Education
Funded $3,420
(of $3,000 requested)
The project helps indigenous families overcome poverty and discrimination to obtain primary school education for their children.
Build a Sustainable Community in Rural Guatemala
Guatemala
,
Economic Development
Funded $8,179
(of $7,237 requested)
30 indigenous families will raise egg-laying hens, chickens and pigs to sell locally. They will use the profits to provide school scholarships for children and start a reforestation project.
Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families
Guatemala
,
Health
Funded $14,290
(of $14,290 requested)
20 families in Villa Linda - a community in the Barillas region will continue improvements to their living conditions through construction of latrines, sinks and fuel-efficient stoves for each family
Help Guatemalan Women Launch a Clothing Business
Guatemala
,
Economic Development
Funded $4,951
(of $4,948 requested)
This project will allow 100 Guatemalan weavers to launch a business selling updated traditional dresses to young working women. Participants will learn skills such as quality control and marketing.
Increasing Crops, Protecting Land in Guatemala
Guatemala
,
Human Rights
Funded $1,500
(of $1,500 requested)
In collaboration with the Mayan group PRODESSA, the project benefits 5,900 people in Poqomchi' villages to increase food production and protect the environment through sustainable agriculture.
Chichoy Potato-Producing Project in Guatemala
Guatemala
,
Economic Development
Funded $2,446
(of $15,301 requested)
In the small rural community of Chichoy, 20 indigenous women will be provided the land, seeds and tools to launch an income-generating potato project.
Small Business Works for Mayan Women
Guatemala
,
Economic Development
Funded $1,220
(of $10,000 requested)
Mayan women in the last intact forests of Guatemala, Mexico and Belize are being rushed small grants to aid in the development of businesses that are sustainable alternatives to deforestation.
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