Training 300 micro entrepreneurs in Guatemala

Summary

Providing business training, consulting services and access to credit to 300 micro entrepreneurs in zones of extreme poverty in Guatemala.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $810 was raised for this project.

Received $810 from 16 donations from people like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Acción Emprendedora is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion and development of micro enterpreneurs in impoverished urban areas, through the process of formation, financing, and accompanying consulting services, as well as access to technology and technical support. AE’s classes equip micro entrepreneurs with the skills to participate actively in the economic development of their community and country, promotes productivity, creates jobs, and energizes youth.

Activities

Thanks to the courses that we offer for free in municipalities, vocational training centers, and marketplaces, our micro entrepreneurs can increase their income by up to 40%, providing employment in their community as their businesses grow.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $810

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $810.  The original project funding goal was $30,000.

Additional Documentation

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

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

In one year, AE will train up to 300 micro entrepreneurs so that they may make the most of their businesses, increasing their income and generating employment in their surrounding community.

Project Message

“Mostly I want to thank them, because our eyes were veiled. We thought our business was doing well, but when we started calculating everything, our costs, our investment… it was very eye-opening”
- Veronica Colindres, Micro entrepreneur

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Rolf Garcia-Gallont,
Executive Director
19 Ave. 29-70 Z.12
Col. Santa Rosa II
Guatemala City, Guatemala 01012
Guatemala
(502) 5363-7847
Email:

Project Sponsor

Center for Global Engagement, Northwestern Univ

Organization

Acción Emprendedora Guatemala
18 Ave. 29-53 Z.12
Col. Santa Rosa II
Guatemala City, Guatemala 0102
Guatemala
(502) 2442-1227
http:// www.accionemprendedora.org

Learn more about Acción Emprendedora Guatemala and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 01, 2007.

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