Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
SummaryAgros loans land to rural families struggling to survive. Through agricultural and business training coupled with micro-loans, Agros enables rural families to own land in a thriving community.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $196 was raised for this project. |
Received $196 from 21 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Land is a precious commodity throughout the world. Disenfranchised rural families in Mexico lack access to the kind of credit needed to buy their own land. Trapped in a cycle of basic survival, they pay exorbitant rents for poor land or work for desperately low wages as migrant laborers. Agros restores hope and opportunity for such families by purchasing farmland, providing agricultural training, and much more. Families pay back the cost of the land, proudly earning right to its title.
Activities
Agros also develops local leadership, facilitates building of housing and infrastructure, providing business loans and training, and ensuring education, health care and spiritual nurture.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $196
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
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 $196 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $72,600.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.agros.org)
- Agros Village Model (http://www.agros.org/Agros Development Model.doc)
- UN Rural Poverty Report 2001 (http://www.ifad.org/poverty/index.htm)
- World Bank Report on Private Land Reform (http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/ardext.nsf/24ByDocName/TheTheoryBehindMarket-AssistedLandReform)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Agros offers families the opportunity to earn land over time through the fruits of their own labor. Loan payments fund the purchase of land for new Agros communities.
Project Message
The mission of Agros is highly motivating as a solution for the most needy. I am very sure that we can do a great work in Chiapas.
- Sergio Araiza, Director of Agros Mexico
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sergio Araiza
Director of Agros Mexico
Edificio Plaza
4o. Pizo
Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas
Mexico
61 8 72 00 x1302
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Agros International
2225 4th Avenue Suite 200
Seattle,
Washington
98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Mexico
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Mexico, read the Human Development Report on Mexico or the Wikipedia entry for Mexico.
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 August 29, 2003
