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Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala
Identifying undernourished children, Alta Vista,
San Marcos
Farmers working in a fi eld
Children in Alta Verapaz
Community planning meeting
Sustainable and nutritional
productive help for poor farming
communities in vulnerable areas of
western Guatemala
Summary and objectives
To generate sustainable alternatives that promote
improved farming productivity, contribute to
increased regional agricultural supply and ensure
adequate food and nutrition for affected areas of
western Guatemala.
Target groups
1 600 rural households in 22 communities.
Final beneficiaries
Approximately 9 600 people.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 500 000
Grant awarded
€ 1 350 000
Partners
Institut zur Kooperation bei Entwicklungs-Projekten
(ICEP), Austria.
Improvement in food availability in
80 indigenous communities in the
Chimaltenango department
Summary and objectives
The population of the Cachiqueles indigenous rural
areas has improved its food availability through
increasing the production of small and medium-sized
farming enterprises, their production diversifi cation
and a greater capacity for storing production.
Target groups
Small and medium-sized farmers producing basic
grains in the communities.
Final beneficiaries
4 000 farmers in 80 rural communities of the
Chimaltenango department.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 290 408
Grant awarded
€ 1 161 367
Partners
Fundación para el Desarollo Integral (FUDI), Instituto
Response to the food and nutrition
crisis in vulnerable communities
Summary and objectives
To increase and diversify agricultural productivity and
profi tability, mitigating food scarcity and strengthening
community and municipal networks to help
ensure an adequate supply of food in vulnerable,
rural and indigenous communities.
Target groups
Indigenous, rural and vulnerable populations in
8 departments in Alta and Baja Verapaz.
Final beneficiaries
Directly, 3 000 rural indigenous Q’eqchi and
Pocomchi families; and indirectly, 15 000 people suffering
from extreme poverty, unable to access food.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 111 110
Grant awarded
€ 1 000 000
Partners
Foundation for the Development and Education of
Strengthen sustainable, equitable and
culturally relevant rural food systems
in 5 micro-regions of Guatemala
Summary and objectives
To contribute to food and nutritional security, as
well as increase the production of indigenous and
rural population from 5 micro-regions. More specifi
cally, to strengthen the production systems in
77 communities.
Target groups
3 586 families from 77 rural communities; 350 rural
promoters; and 350 members of community
committees and micro-regional and inter-regional
networks.
Final beneficiaries
Total population of the 5 micro-regions, around
533 565 people.
Total estimated cost
€ 1 695 243
Grant awarded
€ 1 525 718
Projects funded by the EU
de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícolas (ICTA).
Indigenous Women (FUNDEMI Talita Kumi).
Partners
Asociación Comité de Unidad Campesina (CUC),
Fundación Guillermo Toriello (FGT).
Fundacion para el Desarrollo
Integral de Programas
Socioeconomicos – FUNDAP,
Spain
central@fundap.com.gt
www.fundap.com.gt
Contract DCI-FOOD/226-929
Istituto per la Cooperazione
Universitaria, Italy
info@icu.it
www.icu.it
Contract DCI-FOOD/226-067
Mercy Corps Scotland,
United Kingdom
programmesdesk@uk.mercycorps.org
www.mercycorps.org.uk
Contract DCI-FOOD/214-195
Oikos – Cooperação e
Desenvolvimento, Portugal
oikos.sec@oikos.pt
www.oikos.pt
Contract DCI-FOOD/226-702
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