Western Highlands Program of Integrated Actions for Food Security and Nutrition/Programa de Acciones Integrales de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional de Occidente (PAISANO)

$78.31M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	Save the Children Federation, Inc.
Country	Guatemala
Start Date	Nov 24, 2012
End Date	Jun 11, 2015
Duration	929 days
Number of Grantees	111
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`198566-76`

Grant Description

PAISANO is a multi-year development program which is being implemented in FTF-prioritized municipalities with the main goal of improving food security and nutrition status of rural households in selected communities of the Western Highlands.

Components of the PAISANO include: reducing chronic malnutrition among children under two, strengthening small-scale agriculture production, and strengthening capacity of local communities and municipalities in early warning and food and nutrition security.