Supporting community and grassroots groups to manage natural resources in Bolivia to conserve their territories and sustains their livelihoods

FY24 Amendment Blurb: This amendment provides Fundacion Semilla with an additional 18 months and $185,000 to strengthen its operational and management capacity as it scales up its support for grassroots initiatives led by community-based organizations and social movements that strive to generate positive change toward sustainable management of territories and livelihoods in Bolivia.

The amendment will help develop systems that provide information on the results of its subgrant fund, promote learning, and pilot an organizational capacity building program so that grassroots organizations are better equipped to design and manage projects and engage with donors directly.

As part of the amendment, Fundacion Semilla is mobilizing an additional $1,261,085 in counterpart resources to the grant agreement.

Updated Website Blurb: Indigenous and rural communities throughout Bolivia are eager to protect important local ecosystems, which include parts of the Amazon and Gran Chaco Americano, while fostering sustainable livelihoods.

They often face obstacles in engaging and mobilizing resources from public and private sector actors to address these priorities.

The IAF supports community-led solutions to unlock private, public, and community resources for grassroots development in Bolivia.

Fundacin Semilla will expand its social-environmental fund to support grassroots initiatives led by community-based organizations that strive to sustainably manage territories and improve livelihoods.

Fundacion Semilla will strengthen its administrative, financial, programmatic, and operational capacities and its ability to engage local, national, and international partners so it can scale up its grantmaking.