Sustainable Agriculture for Women Farmers
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe Ixil are a highland Maya community in Guatemala who are still suffering the effects of the decades-long Guatemalan civil war. Families in the region are unable to purchase basic necessities, much less livestock. This forces young people to emigrate to urban centers in search of work. MADRE will aid 225 Ixil women participants in this sustainable agriculture, food security, and economic development project. ActivitiesServices include: Provide pigs, corn, and supplies to 225 women; train 12 participants to lead future trainings; develop a marketing plan that includes local and urban markets; and create a revolving loan fund to support new participants. Funding InformationThis project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThe project improves the diets of Ixil women and families in El Quiché and offers them food security; raises women's status in their communities, and offers them income-generating opportunities and marketing experience. Project Message
With MADRE, we are excited to begin this project, which will teach us new ways to farm and help us feed our families. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Jacqueline Zenone, Project SponsorOrganization
Learn more about MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org. and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
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For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on May 29, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 25, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldA Letter from MuixilBy Vivian Stromberg - Executive Director, May 29, 2008 04:52 PM
"Thank you, MADRE, for your financial support. Congratulations, MADRE, for recognizing what we do. This project has a lot of meaning for us. MADRE helps to make our community strong. We are planning to increase the size of our project by buying more pigs, and we want to develop new projects. We want our daughters to see us as strong women so they can believe in their own strength. When we get rid of macho ideas, we can grow our beautiful earth and all our projects will make the families in our community have better lives. And our daughters will be able to live their dreams. Thank you, MADRE! Congratulations, MADRE!" Read 1 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpShare and Save |
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