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National Rural Development Programme Central and Eastern Regions
The central and eastern regions are inhabited by people of Mayan
and Spanish descent, known as ladinos. The programme’s target group
are the most vulnerable rural poor people in the area, including
small farmers, microentrepreneurs, artisans and landless people.
The main objective of the programme is to reduce poverty levels and
address exclusion and discrimination suffered by the poorest groups
in these regions.
The programme will work to improve productivity and infrastructure
as part of a larger effort to integrate disadvantaged communities
into the country’s social and economic mainstream. It will also build
up the role of rural grass-roots organizations, involving participants
in planning and managing activities, to complement Guatemala’s decentralization
programme. Creating income-earning opportunities for women and empowering
women in general will receive particular attention. Specific goals
of the programme are to:
- provide technical and financial support for small businesses
- improve income-generating capacities and linkages with markets
- provide access to rural financial services
- assist land-use planning
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$34.0 million
IFAD loan: US$17.0 million
Duration: approved in 2004
Geographical area: 5 departments
of the central and eastern regions
Directly benefiting: 6,000 households
Cofinancing: Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund for International
Development (US$15.0 million)
Status: not signed
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| Partners |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Nutrition (MAGA), United Nations Office for Project
Services (UNOPS), Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) Fund for International
Development |
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