TechnoServe: $20,000 to expand its Economic Development Alliance for San Martin in two new villages. This program partners with the Peruvian government to integrate former coca growers into the global cacao market. Smallholder farmers received agricultural and business training and individuals were mobilized into collective commercial blocks. These groups were Read more
Strategies for International Development: $15,000 to assist Guatemalan farmers in mitigating the disastrous impact of leaf rust on coffee productivity. Controlling leaf rust requires dramatically changing longstanding farming techniques. The organization trained approximately 2,400 coffee growers and assisted them in instilling these practices. Additional efforts focused on cooperative coalition building Read more
Shared Interest: $15,000 to complete institution of its existing strategic plan and to scale its transformational banking model on a regional level. Through its local affiliate Thembani, the organization directly supports its grassroots project partners as they submit applications and negotiate loan terms with commercial lenders. In response to shifting Read more
Pro Mujer: $15,000 for the continual advancement of its three-year strategic plan. The plan was developed to consolidate growth and organizational culture throughout the five Latin American countries in which the program operates. Seven key areas are covered, including customer relationships and service, financial products, information technology, a client health Read more
KickStart: $15,000 to fund the implementation of a new performance management and evaluation system (PMES). To enhance its programmatic efforts in sales of its innovative hip pump irrigators, the organization launched a PMES to better support staff development, retain highly talented staff members, and increase efficiency. Ongoing evaluation and feedback Read more
Digital Divide Data: $15,000 to scale its corporate partnership model as part of a strategy to replicate its successful partnership with CISCO among other corporations that need the type of services supplied by the organization’s impact sourcing approach to digital services such as date entry and e=book production. Project costs Read more