The federal Project Grant award of $237,780 was provided by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) on June 5, 2024. The grant supports the Sociedad Cooperativa Las Mujeres Rurales de la Frontera Sur (LMRFS), a cooperative of savings and loan groups led by rural women in southern Mexico. The project aims to improve access to credit and financial services for these women, as well as carry out activities around human rights, violence...
The Fondo Semillas, A.C. received a $310,400 three-year Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation to provide small grants and capacity building support to women-led grassroots organizations in Mexico. Under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), which aims to strengthen bonds of friendship and support self-help efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fondo Semillas will award grants to organizations working with underserved populations including migrants. Grantee...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $303,000 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to K'Inal Antsetik, A.C., a non-profit organization in Mexico. The grant will support innovative solutions for business development to enhance the economic well-being and fortify the cultural traditions and identity of nine groups of indigenous women and their textile cooperatives in southern Mexico. The funding will enable these master weavers to innovate product...
This $614,100 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support Asociacion De Mujeres Mayas Majawil QIJ Nuevo Amanecer's efforts to promote economic empowerment for indigenous women in Guatemala through April 2025. The grantee will diversify local production, train women in sustainable agriculture and small business administration, and support the development of community stores to increase market access and income...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $215,950 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to Grupo De Estudios Sobre La Mujer Rosario Castellanos (GESMUJER) to advance economic empowerment and the human rights of indigenous, mestiza, and Afro-Mexican women in Oaxaca, Mexico through April 2025. GESMUJER will collaborate with women leaders to conduct assessments, develop action plans, train promoters, and fund economic initiatives. A key focus is supporting women as...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $330,000 project grant to Cooperativa Mixta Regional Brisas De La Frontera LTDA (Combrifol) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to support small-scale coffee farmers in Honduras. The grant will provide training, technical assistance, and financial support through 2026 to help coffee farmers produce high-quality organic coffee for export. The IAF aims to strengthen economic opportunities, retain jobs, and create...
This $146,880 Project Grant from the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) supports empowerment and leadership initiatives for young indigenous women in rural Guatemala. The grantee, Organizacion No Gubernamental Na'Leb'Ak ONG, will deliver popular education and leadership workshops, establish community safe spaces, and create community gardens in Chisec and Raxruh, Alta Verapaz. These activities aim to address gender inequality,...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), through its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $312,330 Project Grant to Cooperativa Integral De Comercializacion Flor De Mora Responsabilidad Limitada, a for-profit organization located in Guatemala. The grant, awarded on May 16, 2024, aims to advance the social and economic inclusion of indigenous peoples by helping them increase their participation in trade. Specifically, the grant funding supports Flor de Mora in training its...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $364,350 Project Grant under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, Mexico (WPDI Mexico) in Chiapas, Mexico. The grant will fund WPDI Mexico's efforts to empower young indigenous and mestizo men and women through peacebuilding, leadership, and entrepreneurship training, mentoring, and seed capital. The goal is to help youth in Chiapas, who face growing daily violence, to...
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded $222,360 under its Assistance for Overseas Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (CFDA 85.750) to Fundacion Ecuatoriana De Mujeres Rurales De Latinoamerica Y El Caribe - Funmujerural-E to support community-led solutions empowering rural women in Latin America as the region recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Through September 2024, Funmujerural-E will work with women's groups in Chile, Ecuador and Panama to improve and expand existing businesses...