Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Microenterprise latin american farmers
Summary
The Enterprise Loan Fund provides small loans to villagers for economic development projects, enabling farmers to buy seeds, raise chickens, or begin a community bank, for example.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $4,950 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Through Agros microenterprise loans, families are able to grow alternative crops, increase production, and begin new work projects, leveraging their position in the market and yielding more profits. Once their loans have been repaid, they become self-sustaining owners of their land. From this land and other small business projects, they are able to generate an ongoing, stable income and provide an environment in which their family can thrive.
Activities
$150 enables one family to participate in animal husbandry projects, diversify their crops, and participate in a community bank, among other activities. $4500 funds an entire Agros village.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,950
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 $4,950 . The original project funding goal was $4,950.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The Agros Model works to ensure economic, environmental, organizational, and social sustainability. Sustainability is not only key for the villagers themselves but for the long-term and integrated approach that addresses these issues.
Project Message
With the loans…I sell chickens in the village. I fill my store & I buy thread to weave all kinds of güipil & tablecloths. With the income I help my family…I want my children…to finish their studies.
- Ana de la Cruz Toma, Secretary, Community Bank, Los Angeles, Guatemala
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Laurie Werner
International Program Director
4528 8th Ave NE
Suite 1A
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
(206) 528-1066
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 
Guatemala
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.
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 13, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
Village Update Progress Report
By Laurie Werner - Program Director, August 17, 2007 03:22 PM
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