Sustainable Agriculture for Women Farmers
Support sustainable agriculture in Guatemala
Summary
MADRE will provide farm animals and sustainable agriculture training to Indigenous Ixil women in El Quiché, Guatemala, helping them generate economic resources and develop sustainable livelihoods.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Ixil are a highland Maya community in Guatemala who are still suffering the effects of the decades-long Guatemalan civil war. Families in the region are unable to purchase basic necessities, much less livestock. This forces young people to emigrate to urban centers in search of work. MADRE will aid 225 Ixil women participants in this sustainable agriculture, food security, and economic development project.
Activities
Services include: Provide pigs, corn, and supplies to 225 women; train 12 participants to lead future trainings; develop a marketing plan that includes local and urban markets; and create a revolving loan fund to support new participants.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.MADRE.org)
- Guatemala Country Overview (http://madre.org/countries/Guatemala.html)
- Indigenous Women and Sustainable Development (http://madre.org/articles/int/b10/indigenouswomen.html)
- Food For Life Program (http://www.madre.org/programs/inter/foodforlife.html)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project improves the diets of Ixil women and families in El Quiché and offers them food security; raises women's status in their communities, and offers them income-generating opportunities and marketing experience.
Project Message
With MADRE, we are excited to begin this project, which will teach us new ways to farm and help us feed our families.
- Mariela, Indigenous Ixil farmer
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Jacqueline Zenone
Development Assistant
121 West 27th Street, #301
New York, NY 10001
United States
212-627-0444
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.
121 West 27th Street #301
New York,
NY
10001
United States
212.627.0444
http://www.MADRE.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 October 25, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
A Letter from Muixil
By Vivian Stromberg - Executive Director, May 29, 2008 04:52 PM
--Engracia and Ana, Canton Vipila Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala.
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