Agros International

Mission

Agros exists to see rural poor families in developing nations own agricultural land, attain economic self-sufficiency, cultivate a livelihood and pass on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish.

Programs

Agros has worked to develop over 30 economically sustainable villages built on the foundation of land permanence and ownership for the rural poor. We work to implement a holistic village development program, focused on community development and education, economic sustainability, and land ownership.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Support Sustainability for Honduran Farmers	Support Sustainability for El Salvadoran Farmers	Support Sustainability for Guatemalan Farmers	Support Sustainability for Nicaraguan Farmers
Support Sustainability for Latin American Farmers

Personnel Overview

Gregory Rake - President, Agros International
Greg served for 20 years in Latin America with MAP International, Project Concern and Mennonite Central Committee in health and development activities. He led successful health education initiatives related to cholera and AIDS and logistic systems for the Ministry of Heath in Bolivia. Greg has a Master’s in Health and is an editor of Serving with the Poor in Latin America.

Mario Morales - Director, Agros Guatemala
Mario studied at the School of Superior Studies of Economy and Business Administration, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala. He has served as the Director for the Foundation for Rural Development of Guatemala. He has also acted as consultant for several projects and many rural socioeconomic programs, and served as Special Products Project Coordinator for the National Foundation for Peace.

Chi-Dooh "Skip" Li - Founder & Chairman of the Board
Skip, a member of Legislative Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, is a Founding Partner of the business law firm, Ellis, Li & McKinstry, PLLC. The son of a Taiwanese diplomat to Guatemala, Skip grew up in Guatemala City. He founded Agros as a response to the disputes over land ownership that contributed to the violence of Guatemala's 30-year civil war.

Personnel Statistics

Gregory Rake,
President
Founded in 1984
Employees: 60
Volunteers: 50