Two consecutive category-4 hurricanes in november 2020, ETA and iota, devastated communities throughout central america

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $398,397 project grant to the Asociacion Regional Campesina Ch'orti under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) federal grant program. The grant will support the organization's efforts through February 2025 to strengthen the disaster preparedness, response and resilience of grassroots organizations in Guatemala impacted by 2020 Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Specifically, Asociacion Regional Campesina Ch'orti will provide small subgrants to current IAF grantees and other Guatemalan community groups to enhance participants' knowledge of risk management, disaster prevention and response. This funding aims to address the root causes of migration from Central America by supporting recovery and rebuilding efforts for communities throughout Guatemala devastated by the consecutive category-4 hurricanes.

Across guatemala, days of heavy rain caused flooding, mudslides, and polluted wells, leaving thousands of families without access to clean water. In response, the asociación regional campesina CH'ortí (ASORECH) is supporting current IAF grantees and other guatemalan grassroots organizations in their recovery and resilience efforts by providing them with small grants to strengthen participants' knowledge of risk management, disaster prevention, and response. This grant is part of our broader initiative to address the root causes of migration in central america. This grant is part of the IAF's broader ETA/iota response strategy.