Community development in the Amazon

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Summary

Integrated project that combines an educational radio soap opera, personalized training and income generation initiatives for women in rural communities in the Amazon region of Peru.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The main need is to provide women and families with information, technical and financial sources and skills for a more dignified life. 30000 weekly listeners. 50 women from 32 communities 500 women as part of a network.

Activities

Production and regional diffusion of 120 editions of entertainment educational radio soap opera "Bienvenida Salud." 6 workshops for personalized leaders training, 6 on field trips for technical assistance, 30 income generating projects.

Funding Information

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

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

30,000 listeners, 50 leaders and 500 people in communities improve their lives thanks to the training and messages delivered in radio program about reproductive health and rights, indigenuos culture, familiy violence and rainforest management.

Project Message

Every day people die in rural communities because of the luck of adequate information and extreme poverty. A message in the radio and training could make the difference between death and life.
- Eliana Elas, Minga Peru founder and executive director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Eliana Elias,
Executive Director
mingaperu@chavin.rcp.net.pe
Lima, 18
Peru
51 1 2420223
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

Minga Peru
mingaperu@chavin.rcp.net.pe
eev1607@yahoo.com
Lima, 18
Peru
51 1 2420223
http://www.mingaperu.org

Learn more about Minga Peru and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Peru and can also be found under Education.

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 01, 2005.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 29, 2004.

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