More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Due to inadequate access to education, health care and economic resources, indigenous women suffer from high levels of poverty, illiteracy, and malnourishment. On top of these endemic problems, the army destroyed scores of villages and murdered thousands of indigenous men during the brutal 36 year civil war which ended in 1996, leaving an entire generation of widows with young children. This project will benefit 20 impoverished women, and their families, in the small community of Chichoy.

Activities

Convene small business training and provide start-up seed capital to help poor women start their own businesses.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,446

Funding Policy: partial

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 $2,446as of May 12 2004.  The original project funding goal was $15,301.

Additional Documentation

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

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