Training in organization leadership to improve living standards through the development of sustainable agriculture, reforestation and environmental protection of the Tsa'chila of Bua.

$59.5K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Yanapuma Foundation (Fundacin para la Vida Sostenible Yanapuma)
Country	Ecuador
Start Date	Jun 01, 2009
End Date	Sep 11, 2013
Duration	1,563 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`52366-36`

Grant Description

Yanapuma Foundation (YANAPUMA), $29,740 over twelve months YANAPUMA will work in the indigenous Tsa'chila community of Bua to improve nutrition and income by cultivating organic cacao, fruit and vegetables using methods compatible with the responsible use of the environment.

Training will emphasize the revival of a tree species and reforestation to decrease erosion and the contamination of local rivers. (EC-416)