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 New Grants
Asociación JILATA (JILATA)
$200,135 over two years to provide training, technical assistance and initial operating capital to approximately 260 farm families in the district of Ilabaya with the goal of increasing production of oregano, activating a processing plant and preparing local farmers to directly market the crop nationally and internationally. (PU-515)
Centro de Textiles Tradicionales de Cusco (CTTC)
$163,335 over three years to open market opportunities, promote a greater appreciation for traditional Inca textiles, improve the quality and productive capacity of approximately 345 weavers in nine indigenous communities, and improve organizational capacity through training, technical assistance and marketing activities. (PU-517)
www.textilescusco.org
Instituto de Medio Ambiente y Género para el Desarrollo (IMAGEN)
$134,845 over three years for a participatory planning process to formulate and implement local development plans. These plans will be coordinated by four municipal development committees comprised of representatives from local government and nongovernmental entities. The project is expected to increase the organic agricultural production of 1,100 indigenous farmers in the province of Paruro. (PU-519)
Producción y Capacitación de Artesanía Ayacuchana (PROCAYA)
$290,000 over three years to increase the income and well-being of 500 artisans by enhancing their productive capacity and product quality through training, technical assistance and marketing services. This program will provide a local model for effective artisan production and marketing for export. (PU-514)
Supplemental Grants
Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER)
$65,000 to fully achieve the objective set out in the grant agreement. (PU-499-A2)
www.siperu.org/aider/aider.htm
Bosques del Norte
$60,000 for salaries and support for the technical staff, training activities, materials and supplies needed for the implementation of the management plan. By the end of this extension, three plans will have been implemented and the revitalized forestlands will be providing raw material and produce for local consumption and for markets in the region's urban centers. (PU-486-A2)
Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo (CEDER)
$142,415 for an international conference in Arequipa on local economic development, participation and decentralization for 300 academicians, practitioners, business leaders and government officials from Latin America, North America and Europe. (PU-481-A4)
www.ceder.org.pe/
Centro de Investigación y Promoción Social (CIPS)
$47,300 to continue its integrated program of traditional and improved technology to strengthen rural economies in Collambay, Sinsicap and San Ignacio, incorporating three additional villages and 100 new beneficiary families. (PU-497-A1)
Centro para la Promoción del Desarrollo y Capacitación (CEDCAP)
$72,620 to cover the cost of animal feeds, medicines and veterinary services for the livestock of project beneficiaries adversely affected by severe cold weather and snow. (PU-502-A1)
Empresa Multicomunal de Servicios Agropecuarios Arapa-Chupa de R. Ltda. (EMUCOSA)
$37,000 to complete enterprise development activities and to achieve a self-sustaining level of economic viability. (PU-492-A2)
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