 In Latin America, we are present in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru.
During our continental seminar in Ecuador in April of 2008, our partners analysed and shared their experiences, examining common issues such as natural resource protection. |
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| Peasants have more resources |
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ITECA, a Haitian NGO which provides support to peasant organisations in their work for social change:
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• Obtained that 1,000 peasants from three communities access inputs at a subsidized price. |
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• Set up 10 agricultural nurseries with a total production of 23,770 seedlings, benefiting 1,053 peasants. |
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Indigenous groups are involved in their government |
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ACOICAPEP, whose mission is to promote and defend the political, social, economic and cultural rights of the indigenous peoples of Guatemala: |
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• Trained participants from 35 different community development councils in municipal affairs. |
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• Pressured municipal authorities to take into account community development council demands related to the municipal budget and the management of drinking water. |
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Racial and gender discrimination decreases |
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CNOA, an organization of Afro-Colombian groups across Colombia: |
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• Trained 400 police officers on racial discrimination in Bogotá. |
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• Educated Colombians on a bill aimed at preventing violations of women’s rights and allowing Afro-Colombian women’s groups to advise the government on women’s rights.
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