Codespa America

TO ELEVATE PEOPLE FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY IN THE MOST UNDERSERVED REGIONS OF THE WORLD.

PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND CREDIT GROUPS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE FAMILIES OF HUARAL - PERU, PHASE 2 $1 MILLIONDURING PHASE 2, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN ABLE TO GENERATE 2,500 JOBS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE STRENGTHENED 289 BUSINESSES AND ACCELERATED THE CREATION OF 159 INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES, CREATING CLUSTERS OF BUSINESS NETWORKS TO CONNECT TO THE FORMAL MARKET. THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS HAS GONE FROM $275 A MONTH TO $1,175 A MONTH. ABOUT 264 YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN TECHNICAL SKILLS MAKING THEM GREAT CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL COMPANY POSITIONS. 194 YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN LOCAL COMPANIES THANKS TO THIS TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NOW 19 SAVINGS AND CREDITS GROUPS WITH 241 MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRANTED OVER 540 LOANS AND RAISED APPROXIMATELY $70,600 IN SHARED CAPITAL. THE PRODUCTS OF SOME OF THE ENTREPRENEURS CAN NOW BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE ONLINE STORE WWW.HUARALEMPRENDE.COM ENSURING ACCESS TO THE MARKET AND THE PROJECT'S LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

EMPOWERYOUTH NICARAGUA: FOSTERING EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE YOUTH IN NICARAGUA. $39,999.00THE PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND GENERATE INCOME BY PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG VULNERABLE YOUTH. WE FOCUS ON FACILITATING LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION FOR THE TARGET POPULATION, WHICH INCLUDES YOUNG INDIVIDUALS EXCLUDED FROM FORMAL EDUCATION, LACKING TRAINING, UNEMPLOYED, AND FACING RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS. THE SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR 120 VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE (50% WOMEN) IN FIVE NICARAGUAN DEPARTMENTS BY ENHANCING THEIR JOB SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY. THIS GOAL SEEKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO WORK EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYABILITY FOR LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE FACING EXCLUSION AND VULNERABILITY. WE INTEND TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRAINING METHODS AND THE PROMOTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO FACILITATE THEIR ENTRY INTO THE LABOR MARKET, WHETHER AS EMPLOYEES OR ENTREPRENEURS.OUR INITIATIVE COMBINES IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND VIRTUAL TRAINING, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON IMPROVING TECHNICAL AND SOFT SKILLS. THIS OBJECTIVE AIMS TO STRENGTHEN JOB SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITIES, ENCOMPASSING THREE CORE COMPONENTS:1. PROMOTING LABOR MARKET INCLUSION: WE PROVIDE TRAINING IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO ENABLEPARTICIPANTS TO FIND AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT EFFECTIVELY.2. BOOSTING ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY: BY ENHANCING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EMERGING BUSINESS INITIATIVES OR IN HIGH-POTENTIAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ORANGE ECONOMY FRAMEWORK.3. IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE SME MARKET: WE FACILITATE THE ENTRY OF YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE SME MARKET AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF 200 FAMILIES FROM THE EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC LOCKDOWNS AND THE ARMED CONFLICT AND ILLICIT ECONOMIES IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MIRANDA AND TUMACO - COLOMBIA. $125,000THE PROJECT IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING LICIT ECONOMIES AS A MEANS TO SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOODS OF 200 SMALL PRODUCERS WHO HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE COMBINED CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND THE ONGOING ARMED CONFLICT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MIRANDA (CAUCA) AND TUMACO (NARIO). TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE CULTIVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SHRIMP AND BLACKBERRY MARKETS IN RURAL AREAS. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE VULNERABLE FAMILIES BUT ALSO TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE AND LEGAL SOURCES OF INCOME, ULTIMATELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND STABILITY OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THESE REGIONS. THE PROJECT HAS ALSO CONNECTED THE VULNERABLE PRODUCERS TO BUYERS THAT ARE SUPPLYING THE INGREDIENTS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS FROM THESE GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED BY THE PROJECT.

PROMOTE THE PRODUCTIVE INCLUSION OF 200 RURAL FAMILIES IN THE DAIRY AND ALPACA FIBER VALUE CHAINS IN ECUADOR. $ 150,000THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF 200 FAMILIES OF SMALL PRODUCERS IN THE ECUADORIAN ANDES. IT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRODUCTIVE SKILLS OF DAIRY CATTLE AND ALPACAS AND THE FOOD SECURITY OF 200 FARMING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SACHA AND CUMBIJ, IN THE PROVINCE OF COTOPAXI. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO HELP THE FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR COLLECTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING, AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CAPACITIES.