Extreme weather and accelerating natural disasters are affecting the region's most vulnerable places

This $250,000 Project Grant from the Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation will support disaster recovery and resilience efforts through Asociaciã“N De Organizaciones De LOS Cuchumatanes (Asocuch) in Guatemala. Funded through the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to strengthen economic resilience among indigenous farming families through agroforestry, access to credit, and crop diversification. It will also build capacity for disaster preparedness among local committees and enhance disaster response planning with municipal governments. Set to run from February 10, 2023 to February 10, 2025, this place-based grant is part of the Inter-American Foundation's efforts to address irregular migration in Central America through post-disaster recovery and resilience initiatives.

These environmental challenges are pushing organizations to learn and adapt. The IAF supports community-based organizations to respond to medium and long-term priorities of communities affected by hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. Our grantee partner asociación DE organizaciones DE LOS cuchumatanes (asocuch) in huehuetenango, guatemala is supporting disaster recovery and resilience efforts at the grassroots level. IT will support economic resilience among indigenous farming families through agroforestry, access to credit, and crop diversification. IT will build capacity among local committees for disaster preparedness and engage with municipal governments to enhance disaster response planning. This grant is part of the IAF's efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in central america through disaster recovery and resilience. IT is one of a cohort of grants funded through the partnership for disaster recovery and resilience, which makes strategic investments that strengthen the capacity for action of local grassroots organizations in central america and southern mexico.