Sustainable organic agriculture through training in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá
Sustainable organic agriculture through training in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, Sololá
The project will diminish the practice of using agrochemicals for agriculture, through the implementation of organic managed agriculture and training, contribuiting to the conservation of local varieties of creolle potatoes, tomatoes, native green beans and chamborote chillies (solanum tuberosum L, Lycopersicum esculentum Mill and Phaseolus vulagaris. In order to obtain organic matter as fertilizer and diminish area´s pollution the women will be trained on improved poultry management and appropriate animal enclosures. The produced poultry will improve both local families diet and income.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Asociación Pro Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer ALANEL
Country:
Guatemala
Area Of Work:
Multifocal Area
Grant Amount:
US$ 16,549.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 20,852.13
Project Number:
GUA/03/06
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Gender Focus
80 stakeholders out of 160 are women, the local promoter is women and their board of directors is conformed of 7 women.
Notable Community Participation
A total of 80 families of the comunities of Aldea Tzamjuyub, Aldea Tzuncabal, Caserío Nuevo Xetinamit, Caserío Xebaj II and Santa Catarina Ixtahucán, Sololá, are actively participating.
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SGP Country office contact

Ms Gabriela Estrada
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5a. Avenida 5-55 zona 14, Edificio Europlaza, Torre IV, Nivel 10
Guatemala, 01014