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 New Grants
Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (CIPPEC)
$174,000 over two years
CIPPEC will train vulnerable residents of Alderetes, Tucumán, to identify their primary health needs and develop and monitor health care programs through the formation of a local health council (LHC) in each of four existing primary health care facilities. Each LHC will include representatives from the facility, local NGOs and community residents. Guides, training modules and toolkits will be developed to disseminate the experience. (AR-333)
Centro de Iniciativas para el Desarrollo Local (La Choza)
$76,200 over two years
La Choza, in partnership with five municipalities and citizen councils in the province of Corrientes, Argentina, will train municipal and council representatives to prepare plans identifying local development priorities and the best use of public funds. The project will benefit approximately 2,000 low-income men and women as they participate in decision-making. (AR-337)
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Cooperativa de Provisión de Servicios para Recolectores “El Ceibo” Ltda. (El Ceibo)
$164,200 over two years
El Ceibo-RSU plans to consolidate and expand its recycling operation in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo. The grantee will train members and partners in all aspects of recycling and will finance equipment, including vehicles, for better collection of sorted materials and more efficient overall operations. The project will improve the standard of living of approximately 200 recyclers and 3,800 Palermo residents and will indirectly benefit many others in the neighborhood. (AR-335)
Fundación Redes
$187,000 over three years
Fundación Redes will support small enterprises managed by 50 groups of rabbit producers and beekeepers in La Pampa, Argentina. The program to strengthen management, marketing, negotiation, leadership and technical skills, as well as to provide access to loans, will benefit approximately 3,000 participants and members of their families. (AR-338)
Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina (FVSA)
$48,900 over 18 months
FVSA will pilot the organic cultivation of yerba mate, a tea widely consumed in the Southern Cone of South America, and palmitos, or hearts of palm, in Colonia Andresito, Misiones, an environmentally fragile buffer zone located between two national parks and populated by low-income landowners. The grantee will provide training and technical assistance, facilitate access to loans, and promote organic certification. The project will benefit directly approximately 120 producers, their families and seasonal workers, and, indirectly, more than 200 farm workers and service providers. (AR-336)
International Institute for Environment and Development-Latin America (IIED-LA)
$112,000 over two years
IIED-LA will undertake a community-based urban development project in La Matanza, a municipality in greater Buenos Aires, in partnership with the municipal government and the Municipal Council of Children and Youth. Approximately 250 adolescents, the demographic group most affected by Argentina’s economic crisis, and 580 members of community-based organizations will directly benefit from stronger grassroots organizations, improved support for the productive activities of young entrepreneurs, increased participation in the Municipal Council and more decentralized governance. (AR-334)
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