Cámara de Comercio y de Producción de Santiago, Inc. (CCPS) $58,700 for a two-year project in cooperation with the Centro de la Juventud y de la Cultura. Through the project, university students will offer training and technical assistance to 75 micro-entrepreneurs in Santiago's Cienfuegos neighborhood and consultants will offer specialized technological assistance. A government agency will provide training in general business skills and assistance in accessing a local micro-enterprise loan fund. (DR-323)
Centro de Servicios Legales para la Mujer (CENSEL) $224,775 for a three-year project offering training and services in domestic violence prevention and mitigation to approximately 1,150 low-income women, public officials and teachers in the eastern part of the province of Santo Domingo. The grant will also support seminars, outreach, institutional strengthening and the general range of activities offered to poor women through contracting a fundraiser and the development of a fee structure for those clients who can afford to pay for services. (DR-325)