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ATTACHMENT A

IAF Grants in Brazil August 2013

TOTAL ACTIVE PORTFOLIO

Active Grants: 32 Total: $7,974,334

1. Federação das Industrias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN), US$412,000 over 11 years.

FIRJAN has undertaken a ten-year project to increase corporate social investment in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The program will establish a small grant fund to mobilize resources from 10 companies for direct investments in communities, train companies to develop social programs, and organize an international meeting to exchange best practices in corporate social investment. (BR-802)

2. Centro de Estudos e Promoção da Agricultura de Grupo (CEPAGRO), $405,256 over six years

CEPAGRO will foster sustainable development and solidarity among rural producers and in low-income urban communities using the principles of agroecology. The project will directly benefit 150 farm families in 8-10 municipalities of Santa Catarina and 60 families from low-income communities in Florianópolis. (BR-832)

3. Instituto ASTA (ASTA), $396,325 for five years

Instituto Realice will organize a network to distribute hand-crafted mercado-solidário, or Fair Trade products through direct sales, catalogues and the Internet, and develop centers in Rio de Janeiro linking producers with vendors. Its training will ensure quality and promote the self-sufficiency of a structure that maximizes the earning potential of almost 1,000 Brazilians. (BR-844)

4. Centro de Apoio Sócio-Ambiental (CASA), $305,000 for three years

CASA will channel small grants to grassroots groups and nongovernmental organizations throughout Brazil for social development and environmental conservation. The IAF will finance 30 projects and CASA will raise $1.6 million to fund the remaining 320 projects. This is expected to increase the engagement of Brazilians in the challenges directly affecting them and to improve environmental programming and policy-making. (BR-846)

5. Conselho Pastoral dos Pescadores/Regional Ceará (CPP-Ceará), $173,000 for three years

CPP-Ceará will help develop artisan fishing organizations operating in seven communities in the state of Ceará by working with them to increase income, encourage greater participation by women, reduce environmental degradation and improve fisheries. (BR-848)

6. Federação de Instituições Beneficentes (FIB), $303,145 over three years

FIB will extend its Projeto Mão na Massa, a six-month course in construction skills, to 160 women from favelas in Rio de Janeiro, whom it will train to become professional masons, carpenters, electricians and plumbers. The workers and their 300 family members will directly benefit; another 900 Brazilians will benefit from the practicum during which trainees expand or renovate an existing structure. (BR-855)

7. Centro de Educação Popular e Formação Social (CEPFS), $346,155 over three years CEPFS will offer farmers in eight municipalities of Paraíba technical assistance and training that improves agricultural production. A study of each community in which CEPFS works will facilitate the introduction of appropriate new technologies that address the challenges of living and farming in an area with very limited water resources. The project will directly benefit 200 producers and an estimated 800 family members. (BR-858)

8. Associação de Estudos, Orientação, e Assistência Rural (ASSESOAR), $380.765 over three years ASSESOAR will work in eight municipalities in southeastern Paraná to train 2,000 farmers and public officials in the development and application of (1) “agricultural forests” (agroflorestais), which combine agricultural production and forest management for economic and environmental benefit; (2) low-cost, low-maintenance silos; and (3) cisterns that catch and store rainwater. Through workshops, exchanges and brochures, an additional 25,000 Brazilians will become familiar with the new techniques. (BR-860)

9. Fundação Margarida Maria Alves (FDDHMMA), $99,930 over two years

FDDHMMA will expand its course that trains for non-lawyers as legal specialists (juristas populares) to reach two classes of 30 students each in João Pessoa and develop a shortened course to meet the growing demands of rural communities in Paraíba. Students will learn about civic participation, how public policy is formulated, alternative dispute resolution and the law related to domestic violence law, and will visit relevant public offices. (BR-861)

10. Associação Vianei de Cooperação e Intercambio no Trabalho, Educação, Cultura e Saúde (AVICITECS), $303,365 over two years

AVICITECS will work with 151 women and their families in 21 communities in Santa Catarina to diversify and expand production of organic crops as well as micro- and small businesses and to reforest the Mata Atlântica. Training will also focus on gender relationships and strengthening the organization of the women’s groups. (BR-862)

11. Bahia Street, $172,360 over two years

Bahia Street will offer 120 girls and young women between the ages of 6-17 classes that supplement their school curriculum, instruction in health and nutrition, career counseling and mentoring so they can make the transition to high school and the university. On a pilot basis, it will undertake new activities expected to reach an estimated 170 additional Brazilians who will include parents and caregivers of the students in the program, Bahia Street teachers and other students in public schools in Salvador da Bahia. (BR-863)

12. Grupo de Informática, Comunicação, e Ação Local (GIRAL), $196,635 over two years

GIRAL will train 120 young Brazilians from Pernambuco in the skills needed to work in the production of radio broadcasts, videos and print media. GIRAL members will have opportunities to participate in meetings of the Pernambuco Forum on Communication (FOPECOM), other fora, and local and regional networks of young leaders. (BR-864)

13. Fundação Francisca Machado Ribeiro (Foco de Luz), $221,550 over three years

Foco de Luz will expand its program of training and internships with businesses, its cultural and sports activities and its handicraft workshops to reach an estimated 1,000 young people and 3,500 adults. (BR-865)

14. Fundação Maurício Sirotsky Sobrinho (FMSS), $343,000 over 2 years and six months

FMSS will provide subgrants to grassroots organizations undertaking projects in Rio Grande do Sul focused on economic development, food security and the inclusion of marginalized Brazilians, especially those of African and indigenous descent. It is committed to mobilizing counterpart equivalent to double the contribution of the IAF. (BR-866)

15. Associação dos Agricultores Agroflorestais de Barra do Turvo e Adrianópolis (COOPERAFLORESTA), $297,385 over three years

COOPERAFLORESTA will expand its agroforestry school to offer its member-farmers training and the opportunity to share experiences with technicians, researchers and other interested farmers. It will begin operating its new plant processing fruit pulp, ice cream and dried fruit. The project is expected to benefit at least 2,000 Brazilians directly and another 11,000 indirectly. (BR-867)

16. Instituto Comunitario Grande Florianopolis (ICom), $297,650 over three years.

ICom will use its grant to develop its Centro de Apoio a Iniciativas Sociais (CAIS), a resource center for nongovernmental, community and grassroots groups in Greater Florianopolis which is expected to directly benefit 400 organizations and 1000 individuals. (BR-868)

17. Centro Ecológico (CE), $347,400 over three years

CE will increase the incomes of 300 small-scale farmers while substantially improving the environmental sustainability of their plots with organic production and agro-ecological systems. CE will provide training and technical assistance to small-scale farmers’ cooperatives to diversify and expand organic agricultural production intercropped with native tree species, and to improve and scale-up the cooperatives’ small agro-processing facilities. (BR-869).

18. Center for Digital Inclusion Amâzonia (CDI), $175,420 over 18 months

CDI Amazônia will offer hands-on training in refurbishing computers, build upon its campaign to promote awareness of e-waste, add more e-waste collection points and develop its enterprise that sells reconditioned computers. It will work with CDI Pará to introduce similar training, an awareness campaign and courses on recycling e-waste into handicrafts. Activities will benefit 480 people directly and 1,050 indirectly. (BR-870)

19. Instituto Fazer Acontecer (IFA) (the Make it Happen Institute), $209,030 for three years

IFA, which uses sports to spur community development, will organize training for sports educators, educational sports activities for young Brazilians in rural Bahia and forums on sports in education and the social impact of the World Cup and Olympics. The activities will benefit 1,610 people from Bahia directly and approximately 10,000 indirectly. (BR-871)

20. Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas Populares (CETAP), $280,935 over three years

CETAP will promote the expansion of agro-ecological farming systems with family farmers and improve the distribution and marketing of organic products in the northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul. CETAP will facilitate the connection between these family farmers and low-income urban groups interested in processing the organic produce into value-added products for local markets. These activities will generate employment and income for family farmers, and low-income urban groups. (BR-872).

21. Associação de Desenvolvimento Comunitário de Batayporã (ADEPORÃ), $87,500 over two years.

ADEPORÃ will work with farmers who were resettled as a result of Brazil’s program of land reform, to plant agro-ecological community gardens in idle or degraded areas and organize a cooperative, resulting in a more reliable food supply for approximately 500 rural families, for schools and for markets in the municipality of Batayporã, Mato Grosso do Sul. The grantee plans to connect the new cooperative to wholesalers in the region, school lunch programs and government agencies that distribute food to the poor. (BR-873)

22. Associação de Cooperação Técnica para o Desenvolvimento Humano – Outro Olhar (OUTRO OLHAR), $301,890 over three years.

Outro Olhar will work with the Popyguá Solidarity Network, composed of representatives of indigenous Guarani communities in the states of Santa Catarina and Paraná, to develop microenterprises, improve infrastructure, record oral history, preserve the environment and reduce dependency on government assistance. Some 300 individuals will benefit directly. (BR-874)

23. Associação dos Remanescentes do Quilombo de Pombal (ARQP), $285,350 over three years.

ARQP will work with 160 Afro-Brazilian farmers resettled through Brazil’s program of land reform in São Tiago in the municipality of Santa Rita do Novo Destino, state of Goiás, to develop the association’s fund for equipment to improve production and to launch a cooperative that buys the community’s produce to sell in volume. (BR-875)

24. Instituto Brasil Central (IBRACE), $177,600 over two years.

Instituto Brasil Central (IBRACE) will train farmers, residents of quilombola and indigenous Brazilians resettled as a result of land reform in the northeastern region of the state of Goiás to contribute to the discussion of public policies on rural development, conservation and social services, and to monitor the programs derived from the policies. One hundred individuals should benefit directly and 80,000 indirectly. (BR-876)

25. A Casa Verde Cultura e Meio Ambiente (Casa Verde), $307,780 over three years.

Casa Verde will work with quilombola communities and farmers resettled pursuant to Brazil’s program of land reform, to improve production, reinforce traditional practices, and preserve biodiversity in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. One thousand families will benefit directly and another 3,500 indirectly. (BR-877)

26. Geledés Instituto da Mulher Negra (Geledés), $157,700 over three years

Geledés will train 120 Afro-Brazilian women from marginalized neighborhoods in eastern and southern Sao Paulo to provide residents information on domestic violence, health care, the judicial system and the availability of legal services to victims of discrimination based on gender or race or of violations of basic civil rights. (BR-878)

27. Cooperativa de Agricultores Ecológicos do Portal da Amazônia (Cooperagrepa), $43,000 over one year.

Cooperagrepa will develop a plan to organize farmers in municipalities in the north of Mato Grosso and offer them assistance with their production of native fruits and vegetables, organic certification processes and marketing. (BR-879)

28. Instituto Arcor Brasil (IAB), $188,000 over three years.

IAB’s subgrant fund will provide resources to grassroots groups for undertaking development projects. IAB will also work with Brazilian corporations and corporate foundations in RedEAmérica to improve the effectiveness of their social investment practices. (BR-880)

29. Instituto Pró Educação e Saúde (Instituto Proeza), $141,000 over 2 years

Instituto Pró Educação e Saúde (Instituto Proeza) will provide vocational training in the garment industry on the outskirts of Brasilia to women victims of domestic violence. The project will train women in income generation, gender equality in labor relations, and will establish their own association to leverage business opportunities related to the 2014 World Cup and beyond. Counterpart funds will be used to promote after school classes and tutoring for children at risk. Approximately 100 women and 200 children will benefit directly from project activities and 1,500 indirectly. (BR-881)

30. Associação Etnoambiental Beija-Flor (AEBF), $187,478 over two years AEFB will plant native fruit trees and develop honey production in the community of Beija-Flor, Rio Preto da Eva, state of Amazonas. Results expected include a more reliable food supply and employment opportunities that should benefit 640 indigenous Brazilians directly and 1,000 other residents of Rio Preto da Eva indirectly. (BR-883)

31. Alternativas para Pequena Agricultura no Tocantins (APA-TO), $229,300 over two years

APA-TO will develop and apply new technologies that help communities and ecosystems in the north of Tocantins state adapt to the effects of climate change. It will also work to generate income from non-timber forest products and diversify the food supply. This project should benefit 500 farmers directly and 5,000 other Brazilians indirectly. (BR-886)

32. Cooperativa de Trabalho, Prestação de Serviços, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (COOPTER), $201,430 over two years

COOPTER will work with communities in Araguacema and Couto de Magalhães, state of Tocantins, to establish cooperation agreements to facilitate fishing in the lakes along the Araguaia River, to develop plans for managing stocks of pirarucu (arapaima gigas) and to improve processing. The income generated and the more reliable food supply developed will benefit 245 fishers directly and 980 other area residents indirectly. (BR-887)