The pandemic reduced spaces for citizens-especially migrants from rural communities, young people, and women-to advocate for their rights and promote a more open and transparent government

This $165,000 Project Grant awarded by the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) will support the Federacion de Entidades Vecinalistas del Paraguay (FEDEM) to raise citizens' awareness of their civil and labor rights and provide employment and entrepreneurship skills training in neighborhood associations across four municipalities in the greater Asuncion metropolitan area. The goal is to strengthen the community social fabric to better address grassroots priorities and promote local government transparency and accountability, which can help reduce corruption and improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations. The award period is from August 18, 2023 to August 18, 2025.

The IAF supports community-led solutions to raise citizens' voices and engagement in ways that strengthen local governance. Our grantee federación DE entidades vecinalistas DEL paraguay (FEDEM) will raise citizens' awareness of their civil and labor rights and provide employment and entrepreneurship skills training in neighborhood associations in four municipalities of the greater asunción metropolitan area. FEDEM will strengthen the community social fabric to more effectively address grassroots priorities and promote local government transparency and accountability to help reduce corruption and improve the quality of life of vulnerable people.