This amendment provides ACIJ with an additional $104,000 to support vulnerable residents of informal settlements in Buenos Aires and other cities throughout Argentina, who have become even more vulnerable due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ACIJ will share information on public health and how to access basic services and government programs through an online course. ACIJ is also establishing a national network of community, nonprofit, and legal-aid organizations to work together to advocate for policies and programs that support residents’ human, economic, and environmental rights in the context of COVID-19. As part of the amendment, ACIJ is mobilizing an additional $87,000 in counterpart resources to the grant agreement.

In collaboration with the neighborhood council of Villa 21-24 and other partners, Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) is creating a community center where entrepreneurs will develop the skills and receive the support necessary to make their businesses more competitive.

This amendment provides Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) with an additional 12 months and $100,000 to strengthen legal assistance to the residents of Villa Inflamable to increase access to basic services and to bolster a regional network focused on building the human rights capacity of vulnerable communities. As part of the amendment, ACIJ is mobilizing an additional $99,067 in cash and in-kind counterpart funding to the grant agreement.