Education/Training Grant

$21.7K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Afro-Mundo Afro Organizaciones
Country	Uruguay
Start Date	Dec 16, 2016
End Date	May 03, 2018
Duration	503 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`49860-36`

Grant Description

Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Afro-Mundo Afro Organizaciones and its partners, including former IAF grantee Fundacin Defensores del Chaco of Argentina, will use sports leagues and educational and cultural activities to further civic participation and tolerance among marginalized young Afro-Uruguayans in larger cities of Uruguay.

The program includes outdoor events and performances by neighborhood musicians, dancers and actors. The work will benefit 2,500 young Afro-Uruguayans directly and another 8,000 indirectly.