Empowering Poor, Rural Girls in Paraguay
SummaryA financially self-sustaining agro-forestry school in Paraguay's Mbaracayu Forest Reserve will empower poor girls to overcome poverty. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Over 3 years, the school will train 500 low-income girls from poor farming families and indigenous communities around the UNESCO-recognized Reserve. The school uses small-scale, on-campus agro-forestry enterprises as a platform for girls to develop the technical, financial and entrepreneurial skills required for future economic success. In 5 years, these enterprises will generate enough income to cover all operating costs, thereby ensuring the school's long-term financial sustainability.
Activities
Set up: i) school for high school boarding students and day students in technical training programs; ii) small agro-forestry enterprises which give girls practical/entrepreneurial experience and earn income for school
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,770
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $90,230
Total Funding Goal: $95,000
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
Four months after graduation, 50 high school girls/year will have good jobs in agro-forestry, have started their own rural enterprises and/or be at university. School's financial self-sufficiency in 5 years means that benefits continue in perpetuity.
Project Message
"I came to the school because it is a challenge for young women, and I am ready for it. That´s why I'm here-- to overcome great challenges."
- Jessica Brítez, Senior - San Francisco Agricultural School
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Luis Fernando Sanabria
General Manager
Manuel Blinder 5589 casi Teniente Espinoza
Asuncion, 1880/81
Paraguay
+595-21-609277
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Fundacion Paraguaya
5589 Blinder
esq. Tte. Espinoza,
Asuncion
N/A
Paraguay
+595-21-609277
http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Paraguay
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Paraguay, read the Human Development Report on Paraguay or the Wikipedia entry for Paraguay.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 30, 2009
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