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 Services and is an editor of Serving with the Poor in Latin America.

Mario Gaitan López - Director, Agros Nicaragua
Mario earned a Master’s in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Rural Development and a Ph.D. in Social Management. He has 10 years of experience working on rural projects in the farming sector and has published numerous articles on economic and agricultural development. Before joining Agros in 2004, he was development project manager for World Vision Nicaragua.

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