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National Rural Development Programme Phase I: the Western Region
The western region of Guatemala includes some of the poorest rural
communities in the country. The main goal of this programme is to
reduce poverty levels in 5 departments in the region and integrate
the poorest rural communities into the mainstream of Guatemala’s
social and economic development. The target group comprises smallholder
farmers, landless farmers, and microentrepreneurs and artisans. The
programme will reach minority groups, particularly indigenous populations
with lower educational levels and very limited access to productive
resources.
Education and skills training with support for microenterprise
management and marketing will be a main component of the programme.
Bilingual services will be provided to ensure that all community
members have equal opportunities to participate, so as not to exclude
those who do not speak Spanish. The programme will also work to improve
basic services, especially health and communications infrastructure.
These will be complemented by training in natural resource management.
The specific goals of the programme will be to:
- strengthen self-management of community organizations
- introduce a reproductive health programme for indigenous women
- develop conflict resolution activities in rural communities
- develop rural businesses and access to markets
- provide technical assistance to support agricultural and non-agricultural
enterprises
- finance infrastructure projects such as small-scale irrigation,
marketing infrastructure and rural road maintenance
- strengthen institutions supporting rural development
- ensure that women have equitable access to all programme opportunities
Source: IFAD
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| Contact information |
Mr Enrique Murguia
Country programme manager
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592341
Fax: +39 0654593341
e.murguia@ifad.org |
| Facts and figures |
Total cost: US$48.0 million
IFAD loan: US$30.0 million
Duration: 2003-2013
Geographical area: 5 departments of the western region
Directly benefiting: 6,000 households
Cofinancing: Organization for the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Fund for International Development (US$10.0 million)
Status: ongoing
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| Partners |
Organization for the Petroleum Exporting
Countries Fund for International Development, United Nations
Office for Project
Services (UNOPS) |
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