Paraguay: Micorenterprise with Women

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Paraguay: Micorenterprise with Women

	Summary To develop capacity for the administration, commercialization and transformation of vegetables sponges (Luffa).

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

300 poor families integrated in 3 rural organizations. They are peasant women located in 5 municipalities of Caaguazu and their main production system is dedicated to the production of subsistence. The project is 3 years old with cultivations and 1 year with sales of products in the national and international market through an associative microenterprise called APACC. APACC is owned by the rural organizations.

Activities

Training will be developed in managing, marketing, technical assistance, exchange of experiences, development of new products.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Funding Policy: partial (Retired)

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Description of Hypervinculos (http://www2.uhora.com.py/vida/vida_185/fibra.htm)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

To have a working and managing team with capacity of developing profitable and sustainable business ahead for the rural families; To enlarge the production of sponges; To develop new derived items of the vegetable sponge.

Project Message

The vegetable sponges as a product for selling are a good source to increase these women’s quality of life and empowering their families and social organizations.
- Elsa Zaldivar, Executive Director