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LWR’s Work in Latin America

LWR’s Work in Latin America. Where Do We Work?. LWR works in defined geographic areas known as “Priority Action Zones” in the following countries: Andean Region (ARO) Bolivia Colombia Peru Central America (CRO) El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua. Miskito Youth, Honduras. What Do We Do?.

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LWR’s Work in Latin America

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  1. LWR’s Workin Latin America

  2. Where Do We Work? LWR works in defined geographic areas known as “Priority Action Zones” in the following countries: Andean Region (ARO) • Bolivia • Colombia • Peru Central America (CRO) • El Salvador • Honduras • Nicaragua Miskito Youth, Honduras LWR’s Work in Latin America

  3. What Do We Do? LWR supports projects in: • Sustainable rural livelihoods (agriculture, marketing, income generation, etc.) • Peace and justice (including human rights and advocacy) • Risk management • Emergency response • Material resource distribution Artisanal cheese producer, Chota District, Cajamarca, Peru LWR’s Work in Latin America

  4. ARO Priority Action Zones LWR’s Work in Latin America

  5. BOLIVIAIndigenous areas of lowlands of eastern Santa Cruz, and highlands (above 10,000 feet) of Potosí and Chuquisaca Potosí PAZ Chiquitanía PAZ LWR’s Work in Latin America

  6. LWR’s Work in Bolivia • Indigenous Focus (Quechua & Chiquitano) • Food Security • Increasing production and marketing of key crops (broadbeans) • Documentation and legal support services • Risk Management LWR’s Work in Latin America

  7. Partners in Bolivia (FY07) Potosí & Chuquisaca • ASOHABA (Asociación de Productores de Haba) • Fundación Tierra • Fundación Arado • Fundación Nor-Sud Chiquitania • Fundación Tierra • OICH (Organización Indígena Chiquitana) • MINGA (Asociación de Grupos Mancomunados de Trabajo) National • Casa de la Mujer • Secretariado Rural LWR’s Work in Latin America

  8. COLOMBIA MONTES DE MARIA This PAZ encompasses parts of the departments of Bolívar, Córdoba, and Sucre in northern Colombia. The area is hot, tropical, and characterized by low hills. Principal ethnic groups are Ladino-Mestizo and Afro-Colombian, with some indigenous groups. LWR’s Work in Latin America

  9. LWR’s Work in Colombia • Strengthening advocacy and HR networks • Support to Sanctuary Churches of Peace • Support to displaced populations in food security and income generation • Focus on Afro-Colombian population • Support to indigenous Embera-Chami coffee growers Resettled family, Finca Buenos Aires, Bucaramanga, Colombia LWR’s Work in Latin America

  10. Partners in Colombia (FY07) Montes de María • IPC (Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia) • LIMPAL (Liga Internacional de Mujeres por la Paz y la Libertad) • CDS (Corporación Desarrollo Social) • Red Asvidas Non-ZAP Partners • Corambiente (Bucaramanga & Ocaña) • Asprocafé Ingruma (Riosucio, Manizales) National • CODHES (Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento) • Red Ecuménica • IELCO (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia) LWR’s Work in Latin America

  11. PERUQuechua-speaking llama and alpaca producing zones of high mountains of Huancavelica; dairy-producing and mining region of Cajamarca Huancavelica PAZ Cajamarca PAZ LWR’s Work in Latin America

  12. LWR’s Work in Peru • Improved dairy, organic quinoa, alpaca fiber production • Small-scale irrigation systems • Integrated watershed management & reforestation • Civil Society strengthening • Risk Management • HIV/AIDS Education LWR’s Work in Latin America

  13. Partners in Peru (FY07) Huancavelica • SEPAR (Servicios Educativos, Promoción y Apoyo Rural) • CEPES (Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales) • Asociación Civil San Javier del Perú Cajamarca • EDAC (Equipo de Desarrollo Agropecuario de Cajamarca) • CESS (Centro de Estudios Sociales "Solidaridad“) • IDEAS (Centro de Investigación, Documentación, Educación, Asesoría y Servicios) National • AGEUP (Asociación de Grupos Evangélicos Universitarios del Perú) LWR’s Work in Latin America

  14. CRO Priority Action Zones LWR’s Work in Latin America

  15. EL SALVADOR VALLE DE LA ESPERANZA This PAZ covers 10 rural municipalities in the departments of Usulután and San Miguel. The PAZ is in “coffee country” that is under increasing environmental stress due to deforestation. The main ethnic group is Ladino/ Mestizo. LWR’s Work in Latin America

  16. LWR’s Work in El Salvador • Water for consumption and irrigation • Watershed protection and reforestation • Hydroponic gardening • Risk Management: structural and non-structural interventions • Coffee production with apiculture LWR’s Work in Latin America

  17. Partners in El Salvador (FY07) Valle de la Esperanza • CEPRODE (Centro de Protección para Desastres) • APSIES (Asociación para la Salud y el Servicio Intercomunal en El Salvador) • FUNDE (Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo) National • SLS (Salvadoran Lutheran Synod) LWR’s Work in Latin America

  18. HONDURAS MOSQUITIA This PAZ covers parts of three national parks or reserves that form the “green heart” of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. The ZAP includes three municipalities in the departments of Olancho and Gracias a Dios, part of the Honduran Mosquitia. The main ethnic groups are Ladino/Mestizo and Tawahka. LWR’s Work in Latin America

  19. LWR’s Work in Honduras • Cocoa Production with indigenous Tawahka farmers • Small integrated community projects along the agricultural frontier in Olancho • Strengthening of Tawahka Indigenous Organization (FITH) LWR’s Work in Latin America

  20. Partners in Honduras (FY07) Mosquitia • MOPAWI (Mosquitia Pawisa Apiska) • ICADE (Instituto para la Cooperación y el Auto-Desarrollo) National • CCD (Comisión Cristiana de Desarrollo) LWR’s Work in Latin America

  21. NICARAGUA COFFEE ROUTE This PAZ encompasses coffee-producing, hilly areas of the departments of Matagalpa and Jinotega , as well as cocoa-producing areas around Waslala in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). The main ethnic group is Ladino/Mestizo. LWR’s Work in Latin America

  22. LWR’s Work in Nicaragua • Organic coffee and cocoa production and fair trade marketing • Crop diversification • Ecotourism • Risk Management Coffee Cupping Laboratory Jinotega, Nicaragua LWR’s Work in Latin America

  23. Partners in Nicaragua (FY07) Coffee Route • CAFENICA (Asociación de Cooperativas de Pequeños Productores de Café de Nicaragua) • CECOCAFEN (Central de Cooperativas Cafetaleras del Norte) • CACAONICA (Cooperativa de Servicios Agroforestales y Mercadeo de Cacao) • CIPRES (Centro para la Investigación, la Promoción y el Desarrollo Rural y Social) • SOPPEXCCA (Sociedad de Pequeños Productores Exportadores y Compradores de Café) • Centro Alexander von Humboldt • CIEETS (Centro Intereclesial de Estudios Teológicos y Sociales) National • Nicaraguan Church LWR’s Work in Latin America

  24. Emergency Response In FY2006, LWR responded to: • Flooding in Bolivia, Colombia and El Salvador • Hurricane Stan in Guatemala and El Salvador • Hurricane Beta in Honduras and Nicaragua • Hurricane Alpha in Haiti Family displaced by flooding, Cuatro Cañadas, Bolivia, 2006 LWR’s Work in Latin America

  25. Material Resources In 2006, thanks to the generosity of our U.S. constituents, LWR distributed quilts, hygiene kits, and school kits in Peru, and school kits in Nicaragua. Nicaraguan girls signing for school kits, May 2006 LWR’s Work in Latin America

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