Mundo Afro

$100K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Mundo Afro
Country	Uruguay
Start Date	Aug 11, 2006
End Date	Jan 11, 2009
Duration	884 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`51037-36`

Grant Description

Develop a regional network among communities of African descent in Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

The network will pioneer social development programs focused on education, micro-enterprise development, cultural preservation and project planning.

Mundo Afro will also inaugurate the Instituto Superior de Formacin Afro (Institute for Afro-Latino Development) which will design curricula for pilot programs as well as research, evaluate and disseminate best practices for social development among communities of African descent. (LA-161)