PRODESO - Strengthening of 5 subbasin committees; environmental awareness and adoption of productive and sustainable agro skills on the upper basin of the Rio Santa Maria

$533.8K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Programa de Promocin y Desarrollo Social
Country	Panama
Start Date	Aug 03, 2008
End Date	May 24, 2010
Duration	659 days
Number of Grantees	5
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`51118-36`

Grant Description

PRODESO will work with five watershed committees, local authorities, farmers and other organizations to promote agro-ecological practices that protect the environment while improving the earnings, living conditions and well-being of the residents of the Upper Ro Santa Mara Watershed in central Panama.

The grantee will strengthen the committees, create sustainable farms, and provide training and technical assistance in reforestation.

PRODESO will also file to legally constitute the local committees in charge of regulating the use of the upper Ro Santa Mara watershed in central Panama, educate recently elected officials on the importance of the watershed to the environment, train community organizers, promote organic farming and market the produce locally