Project Description
Brazil’s lowest-income communities have experienced economic and social devastation from the COVID-19 pandemic along with the rest of the region. Fundo Socioambiental Casa (CASA) is partnering with Fundo Baobá de Equidade Racial (Baobá) and Fundo Brasil de Direitos Humanos (Brazil Fund) to establish a COVID-19 fund. Their objectives include enhancing grassroots organizations’ capacity to reactivate the local economy and strengthen community resilience in light of the pandemic. The alliance will also provide training, technical assistance, peer-to-peer networking, and communications support to grassroots organizations as well as sharing the lessons of the program with other local groups in the region to improve their response to COVID-19 and future crises. This grant is part of the IAF’s Community Asset Mobilization initiative and the IAF’s broader COVID-19 strategy.
| Project: | Location: | Years active: | IAF grant funding: | Counterpart commitment: | Direct beneficiaries: | Indirect beneficiaries: | Program areas: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance to Confront COVID-19 | Brazil | 2021 – 2023 | $397,000 | $723,200 | 3,000 individuals | 15,000 individuals | Civic Engagement and Human Rights Community Asset Mobilization |
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