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New Grants
Asociación de Mujeres WARMI SAYAJSUNQO (WARMI) $369,600 over three years, to expand its micro-credit and enterprise development program. This project will establish 10 new community funds; develop an information system to manage the credit program; create 10 innovative non-traditional micro-enterprises; and train 40 micro-entrepreneurs. As a result, 300 heads of household supporting 6,000 individuals in Abra Pampa, Argentina, will improve their standard of living. (AR-329)
Fundación Leer (LEER) $454,800 over three years, to promote a community-based literacy and enrichment program for low-income youth in four provinces of southern Argentina by introducing life skills training to disproportionately low-income children; formally establishing community committees to plan, implement and manage the program in 112 schools; building reading corners as community spaces; and mobilizing 13,000 volunteers for program activities. (AR-330)
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Supplemental Grants
Federación de Asociaciones Centros Educativos para la Producción Total (FACEPT) $343,400 over three years, to expand its local development program (AR-321) by adding 10 new centers, locally known as CEPTs; strengthening relationships with the private sector; creating the Instituto Superior Tecnológico para la Producción Total; and by replicating the program in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Jujuy, Corrientes and Cordoba. As a result 2,000 rural Argentines will improve their standard of living. (AR-321-A2)
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