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 New Grants
Ação Comunitária do Brasil (ACB)
$95,000 over two years to increase the income potential of young adults. Training in design and art will yield marketable skills applicable to small business ventures or employment. (BR-807)
www.acaocomunitaria.org.br/
Associação Projeto Roda Viva (Roda Viva)
$152,800 over two years to improve economic opportunities for residents of the heavily polluted beach communities in the Bay of Guanabara. The award will fund training in sustainable fishing and craft production, purchase of equipment, and construction of a cooperative site. It will also support legal services to formalize two producer cooperatives as well as technical assistance in marketing, community development and natural resource management for their beneficiaries.
www.rodaviva.org.br/
Centro de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento (CAD)
$22,100 for a one-year project to inventory African-descendent organizations in the state of Rio de Janeiro, conduct a needs assessment and compile a directory of community-based groups and grassroots support organizations that work with the state's African-descendent communities. This directory will be useful in developing training programs, mobilizing financial resources for marginalized communities and promoting exchanges between targeted organizations.
cadbr.org/
Centro Diocesano de Apoio ao Pequeno Produtor (CEDAPP)
$296,000 over three years to improve living conditions for 220 families in 10 rural communities in the state of Pernambuco through comprehensive agricultural extension and support. Beneficiaries will diversify agricultural production, protecting their families from the economic consequences of severe drought conditions, and will improve basic sanitation.
Círculo Olympio Marques (COLYMAR)
$25,000 for a one-year project to conduct a grassroots self-assessment and compile a directory of small businesses owned by African-descendents in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Afro-Brazilian small-business owners will identify their technical assistance needs and opportunities for their informal and formal sector enterprises. The findings of this assessment and the directory will be disseminated to interested parties throughout the state.
Fundação Casa Grande Memorial do Homem Kariri (Casa Grande)
$83,000 for one year of support to poor families in Nova Olinda organizing as entrepreneurs in the tourism sector. Equipment and training will be offered to families participating in a tourism-related cooperative, and young adults will be trained to provide support to the 3,000 Brazilian and international visitors who participate in Casa Grande's cultural activities each month. Through this assistance, disadvantaged families will have an income stream and become integrated into the region's cultural activities.
Grupo de Mulheres Negras (Mãe Andresa)
$258,600 over three years to increase the income-generating potential of domestic workers in the city of São Luis. Mostly of African descent, these women will benefit from a program that lays the foundation for a mutual support network and leads to certification in culinary arts, cleaning, restaurant management and entrepreneurship. Upon certification, participants will have access to small grants of seed capital for starting businesses.
Nova Pesquisa e Assessoria em Educação (NOVA)
$218,800 over three years to increase the income and sustainability of recycling cooperatives throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro. The grant will support technical assistance, training workshops, publications and an equipment fund.
www.novapesquisa.org.br/
Supplemental Grants
Associação dos Pequenos Produtores Rurais da Localidade Cristalândia e Região das Capoeiras
(ASSPRUCC) $30,000 to purchase a truck for transporting agricultural products and supplies; purchase 100,000 young fish, fish food and other inputs for the fish harvesting program; and to support technical assistance for beneficiaries. (BR-789-A2)
Instituto Nenuca de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (INSEA)
$49,970 to support travel for guests and recyclers from Brazil and abroad to the Second Annual Lixo e Cidadania (Trash and Citizenship) Festival in Belo Horizonte. The amendment also funded research and planning, space rental, interpreters, sound and interpretation equipment, and logistics, including the adaptation of warehouse space for exhibits and a fair. (BR-806-A1)
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