Acting for Life - 2012 Annual report by ACTING FOR LIFE

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Annual Report 2012 Index of programmes 2013

2012 IN FIGURES

In 2012 alone, 29 projects were carried out in the following fields :

BUDGET BREAKDOWN PER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA

► 9 rural development projects: natural resource management and poverty reduction

Europe 2% Asia 7%

► 11 training and professional reintegration projects ► 9 projects focusing on sustainable tourism and poverty reduction through tourism

IN AID OF MORE THAN 30,000 DIRECT BENEFICIARIES.

Latin América 29%

Africa 62%

LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR 92 OPERATIONAL NGOS.

OPERATIONAL AREAS 2012 - 2013

Tourism, Ethics and Development project: technical assistance to foster sustainable tourism and poverty reduction through tourism, stressing environmental aspects.

Registered Charity No. INTA020062D - French Government Gazette No. 064 of 16 March 2002 Formerly "Groupe Développement"

W HO ARE WE ? at the service of integral development

FRANCE Acting for Life France is an international solidarity association set up in 1973 by airline staff and company executives and managers in partnership with local organizations. Acting for Life strives for responsible, sustainable, fraternal development. The association has had charitable status since 2002. Its roots are in Africa and Haiti, where its first projects were launched in 1973 with partners from the South . Bringing people closer to each other and taking action together. We believe that if poverty is to be overcome, the solution must come from the local communities concerned and not simply from ad hoc external aid. Consequently, we support the emergence and development of robust local organizations tackling the challenges of poverty and exclusion in innovative ways. We facilitate dialogue between a wide range of stakeholders, whose interests are sometimes contradictory, and we are building an extensive network of partners: companies, small producer organizations, local authorities, NGOs from South and North, universities, etc. Our business: development engineering. With its multidisciplinary team (agronomists, economists, anthropologists, managers, etc.), knowledge of the countries where it works and extensive network of partners, Acting for Life France is able to carry out some 30 programmes around the world every year, mainly in Africa and Latin America. Projects receive assistance on a long-term basis (an average of between three and five years), with a view to the eventual autonomy of the local organizations and programmes supported. Pilot initiatives can then be replicated through spinning off and skills put to good use through capitalizing experience. Acting for Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acknowledged professionalism means that these programmes attract support from loyal donors, companies, individuals and private foundations, as well as public funders such as the European Union and French Development Agency. Operational focus in 2012 Taking note of needs expressed by the field and its local partners, Acting for Life has worked since 1979 in almost one hundred countries on a variety of themes. In particular, for almost 20 years, the association has been supporting important child protection programmes as part of the ECPAT* International network. For the sake of greater efficiency, Acting for Life decided in 2012 to hand responsibility for these programmes to the association ECPAT France: details of these operations can be found in the annual report of this "sister" association. Acting for Life is switching back to its traditional focus: local economic development, mainly in rural areas; and improving employability and providing vocational training so that the most disadvantaged groups can make a decent living from their work and take decisions concerning their own lives. Acting for Life, not merely survival. Kind regards.

RenĂŠ Lapautre President

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Child prostitution, Child pornography & trafficking of children for sexual purposes

Table of contents 2012 IN FIGURES WHO ARE WE? FOCUS: RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

AFRICA MALI, BURKINA FASO, BÉNIN, TOGO, SÉNÉGAL

Agro-pastoralism : Regional Project of Support to Livestock Productivity (PRAPE) in West Africa

MALI

Development of a decentralized vocational training system through apprenticeships in sheet metalworking, plumbing and ironwork

IVORY COAST

Training and employment for young people in organic farming: a reference point

BENIN

Relaunch of the GAD cropping season and stimulation of the livestock sector

EGYPT

Strengthening farmer organizations to ensure fair market access

DJIBOUTI

Poverty reduction programme through tourism, supporting women's craft associations Pilot programme to build an eco-bungalow, helping to reduce poverty through tourism

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LATIN AMERICA PERU

Training and assistance for young micro-entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds in the regions of Cuzco, Puno and Arequipa

Promotion of work in prisons with a view to reintegration of prisoners

Access to water and sanitation in the Nueva Rinconada neighbourhoods of Pamplona Alta

Forgiveness and reconciliation school to manage the aggression of vulnerable young people

"Leadership school" in Lima East

Cusco region: Developing the economic potential of the Baroque church trail

Improving the living conditions of small-scale milk producers on the Altiplano

NOUVEAU PROJET

Developing the economic potential of the Baroque church trail in Cusco region

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Employment support for young people in marginalized rural areas of Azuay province Natural resource management training for small farmers and indigenous communities, local authorities and public institutions. Mangroves, a source of life NOUVEAU PROJET

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COLOMBIA

Promotion of diverse sustainable economic activities in Antioquia Development of marketing circuits and trade in the Pรกez Indian territory Food security and development for 14 municipalities in Antioquia

35 38 NOUVEAU PROJET

CHILE

Strengthening of the Relmu Witral Mapuche female weavers' association

MEXICO

Promotion of sustainable growth sectors in the high-altitude tropical forest

NOUVEAU PROJET

ASIA INDIA

An industrial laundry as an economic alternative to prostitution

CAMBODIA

Poverty reduction through tourism supporting disabled workers

Protection of coral reefs and marine species

EUROPE - MULTI-COUNTRY TUNISIA, LAOS

Poverty reduction through tourism programme

MULTI-COUNTRY

Tourism and poverty observatories

CHINA, MOROCCO, MADAGASCAR, MONGOLIA

Raising tour operators' awareness of environmental protection and sustainable tourism

TECHNICAL SUPPORT - I NTERNATIONAL CO - OPERATION Technical support for projects - skills exchanges

Acknowledgements

FOCUS RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGE MENT AND STRENGTHENING PRODUCTIVE SECTORS TO REDUCE POVERTY. For several years now, natural resource management and productive sector strengthening programmes have been a major component of Acting for Life's expertise.

he "Regional Programme of Support to Livestock Productivity" (PRAPE) in West Africa, described in detail below, provides a good illustration. Herding is a complex activity, involving a multitude of stakeholders in huge territories. This is perhaps why it receives little support from international co-operation. Nevertheless, the livestock sector presents key challenges for the next decades in West Africa: ► Employment – herding accounts for around 50% of jobs in a country like Mali; pastoralist families represent a sub-group of the poorest populations in the world; ► Food security - demographic growth will result in a more than 30% increase in demand for protein between now and 2040; ► Coping with climate change - in a particularly fragile region of the world; ► Conflict prevention – tensions between trans humant herders and sedentary farmers can result in deadly violence; ► Local governance – livestock markets represent the primary source of tax revenue for many municipalities. This is why Acting for Life, in co-operation with its network of local partners and with support from the French Development Agency, European Union and partner companies, has chosen to work in this field. PRAPE is currently the largest programme run by Acting for Life.

Despite sustained economic growth, there is still considerable poverty in Latin America, the most unequal region in the world. Whole communities are on the fringes of development, especially those living in rural areas and, more specifically, ethnic minorities. Very often, the most marginalized communities live in environments which have extraordinary biodiversity, but are nevertheless fragile. Poverty is both a cause and a consequence of the degradation of these ecosystems: sometimes, to meet their basic food needs, farmers may clear land to sow just a few square metres of maize, or continue their fishing activities during the breeding season. The programme is developing innovative methods to combat hunger and poverty in rural regions with endangered ecosystems: â&#x2013;ş Tropical forests in the mountains of Colombia and Mexico; â&#x2013;ş High-altitude plains in Peru - the Altiplano; â&#x2013;ş Mangroves on the Ecuadorian coast. Geared towards training and boosting producer organizations, food security and the development of productive sectors or rural micro-enterprises, the programme methodologies, designed and tested in the field in four countries, are to be disseminated on a large scale.

Photo : Patricia Gros

n Latin America, Acting for Life decided in 2012 to set its activities within a major strategy framework: the "Ecosystems and Development" programme.

A FRICA

M ALI , B URKINA FASO , B ENIN , TOGO , S ENEGAL

AGROPASTORALISM : REGIONAL PROJECT OF SUPPORT TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY (PRAPE) IN WEST AFRICA PARTNERS : GADEC, CID, PDCO, ADISSAH, RECOPA, ACAD, APIDA, ADECOB, POTALMEN, APIDEV, ANOPER, LD, RAFIA, ARED.

tion and dynamism over time, the future of agropastoral systems, which are the main suppliers of livestock at sub-regional level, is currently extremely uncertain. As a result of falling soil fertility and demographic pressure, cultivated areas have expanded to the detriment of pastoral resources, causing a decrease in grazing areas, the cultivation of valley bottoms and forests and a reduction in the corridors available for livestock movements and transhumance.

BACKGROUND AND ISSUES Throughout West Africa, herding enables millions of people to subsist in hostile environments where the seasons are strikingly unbalanced (dry season/rainy season), with direct repercussions on plant and animal production. Developed over the last 40 years, the predominant strategy for coping with these imbalances has been to diversify productive activities, particularly by combining cropping and herding. As a result, various forms of agro-pastoralist practices have spread amongst both farming communities in the south of the region and pastoralists living further north.

Livestock mobility faces numerous obstacles, despite being a key element of the systems' operation, with regard to both seasonal movements of pastoralists and livestock sales (as the animals are driven to local and regional markets). Moreover, the weakness of input supply circuits (feed supplements and veterinary products) reduces livestock productivity and restricts opportunities for fattening the animals before they are placed on the market, whilst putting increased pressure on natural grazing and causing land disputes. Faced with these profound changes in the livestock sector, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist organizations are struggling to cope with the challenges.

Herding is a pillar of Sahelian countries' economies (it is estimated to employ around 50% of the population of Mali) and plays a vital role in the sub-region's food security. Demographic growth and urban expansion in West Africa will mean a rise in demand for meat of at least 30% over the next 20 years. Consequently, local supply chains must meet a number of challenges to increase their competitiveness. However, even though this sector has demonstrated remarkable capacities for adapta-

Following on directly from the Livestock Productivity Support Project (PAPE) implemented in Mali, Burkina Faso and Northern Benin from

PROSPECTS FOR 2013

January 2010 until September 2011, PRAPE aims to improve the productivity and marketing conditions of livestock producers, extending its work to northern Togo and eastern Senegal. With co-funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), EU and Air France, the three-year project, which began in March 2012, seeks to strengthen and ensure the continuity of the PAPE in the areas concerned, whilst extending its achievements to the rest of the sub-region. The various stakeholders in the livestock sector will receive training in respect of the issues, through dissemination of the training and facilitation module on livestock and pastoralism in the context of decentralization and livestock trading in West Africa. They will draw up plans of action for each local area which will finally result in the construction of storage warehouses, the establishment of livestock tracks and the fitting out of livestock markets.

It is hoped that stability will return to Mali. The activities begun in 2012 will continue throughout 2013. Now that stakeholders have grasped the issues involved in the meat supply chain through attendance at local seminars, they should be able to set up plans of action for their own territories, relying on partnerships between private and/or public stakeholders. Productive investments (building storage warehouses, securing the status of livestock tracks and fitting out markets) will be carried out in a third phase. 2013 will also see the launch of PAPE Senegal which, on the same basis as PAPE Togo, will strengthen local stakeholders with support from the European Union and Air France.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 One year after it began, the project is proceeding in a satisfactory manner, although the bulk of activities in Mali had to be suspended following the coup d'état in March 2012. Only Kayes region (with our partner ADISSAH) is still included in the project. So far, the following activities have been carried out : ► 12 workshops attended by 347 local leaders have been held, in Burkina Faso, Benin and Togo, to consult on and debate the issues of livestock trading in West Africa; ► 5 exchange sessions have been organized (1 visit Benin-Burkina Faso, 2 visits Burkina Faso-Togo and 1 visit Senegal-Burkina Faso), attended by 35 people, to facilitate networking between the different stakeholders and the sharing of experience; ► Efforts to structure the supply chain (input supply, securing the status of livestock tracks, livestock markets) begun during the first phase have continued: data collection and consolidation of activities in order to establish the plan of action.

As Togo was not initially part of the PAPE, it was thought appropriate to carry out a project specific to the country, as a complement to the PRAPE, to help Togo achieve the same results as the other countries included in the project. Begun in January 2012 with funding from the European Union and a two-year timeframe, PAPE Togo is therefore completely integrated within PRAPE. In 2012, the project achieved "Result 1", which consisted of stakeholders taking ownership of the key issues for the livestock sector by means of regional seminars, leading them into the second phase of adoption of a comprehensive plan of action (during 2013). Main achievements: ► Training of 22 instructors to administer the training and facilitation module on livestock and pastoralism in the context of decentralization and livestock trading in West Africa; ► Running of 6 seminars, including 5 at local level and 1 at regional level, for key stakeholders in the meat supply chain (municipalities, private operators, decentralized State services and local authorities, producers and farmer organizations); ► Organization of an exchange visit in eastern Burkina Faso.

TOTAL BUDGET : 2 830 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 3,800 people trained and receiving livestock feed + 15,000 people using the livestock tracks and markets

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : rural communities in the affected territories

M ALI

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DEVELOPMENT OF A DECENTRALIZED VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS IN SHEET METALWORKING, PLUMBING AND IRONWORK PARTNER : Nègè Blon (the house of metals) Vocational Training Centre

needed for agricultural development. In the absence of Malian skills, some industries regularly call in skilled workers from other countries. Moreover, Malian education policy advocates vocational training suited to the needs of the economy, public-private partnership and funding for the education system raised from a combination of the local authorities, associations and the private sector. Unfortunately, these principles are not sufficiently put into practice, despite the allocation of one third of the national budget to education. Consequently, the project aims to train more than 200 people in metalworking over three years and help them to take up economic activities. The project also seeks to take part in preparing a national vocational training policy for people excluded from the formal education system.

BACKGROUND Independent since 1960, Mali is a poor country, classed 175th out of 187 in the Human Development Index (HDI -2011) by the United Nations Development Programme. Nevertheless, it has a number of assets: formidable agricultural potential with 2 million ha of irrigable land and significant mining resources such as gold, the remaining reserves of which are estimated at 500 tonnes.

Since 2008, Acting for Life has supported the construction and equipping of the centre, the preparation of the training courses and the recruitment and training of trainers. An initial intake of 45 pupils passed a two-year training course that ended in December 2011, obtaining a qualification equivalent to the French CAP (vocational training certificate). However, the political and institutional crisis facing Mali since the coup d'état against the government of Amadou Toumani Touré in March 2012 has exacerbated an already precarious economic situation. The sheet metalworking sector has been affected by the deferral of industrial projects and a drop in investment, with an immediate or medium-term loss of business for productive activities (metal and sheet metal working). In a situation where companies are dismissing workers or have ceased recruitment, it has become more difficult for Nègè Blon to provide pupils with outlets on completion of their training. Nevertheless, the centre continued its activities throughout 2012.

The key challenge for the political authorities is to educate and train a young population (48% of the 14.5 million Malians are under 15) and provide employment to increase production and productivity in farming, industry and services. Sheet metalworking, plumbing and welding are trades essential to agricultural and industrial development. The Federation of Malian Artisans considers this sector to be the second most important in the country with a total of more than 6300 artisans. In the regions of Koulikoro and Sikasso, these trades are much in demand for the irrigation, water supply and drilling works

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012

view to financial support - partnership with the town hall, the préfet and the chairman of the Council of Kangaba cercle.

► Recruitment and commencement of training of the third intake of young people, comprising ► Training of 26 artisan apprentices as part of 26 pupils (January 2012). the "Dual" training course in partnership with the Malian Professional Artisans Association ► Continuation of the training of the second (AMAPRO) and the Support Fund for Apprenintake (40 pupils) with a 12-week internship at tices' Vocational Training (FAFPA). the various partner companies (Imagri, Métalica, Métal Soudan, Métal Kouyaté and Trans► Ongoing training: railin Bamako and Compagnie Badenya in - training of 17 artisans from Sikasso region Koutiala). on the design and production of Baama-type threshers in partnership with the ANPE repre sentative office in Sikasso - training of 7 artisans on production of the PEP pump in partnership with the Swiss NGO W3W. ► Training of 10 welders from two partner companies, Koumalim and Métal Soudan.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Thanks to Acting for Life's support, Nègè Blon now has a sound basis for continuing its activities and becoming a reference centre for vocational training of sheet metalworkers in Mali. With a view to enhancing its financial independence, the centre is planning to change its status from an association to an NGO during 2013. In view of the economic crisis, Nègè Blon is also seeking alternative outlets for its students: self-employment, through a programme run by the Youth Employment Agency (APEJ) for young graduates, is considered to be a future option. Finally, Nègè Blon is planning to extend its range: in addition to instigating courses for young people not attending school (which will be part of a government programme implemented by FAFPA), the centre hopes to run a vocational training course leading to a qualification equivalent to the French "Brevet de Technicien". Once peace is restored in northern Mali and the rule of law re-established, the projects should be able to proceed smoothly.

► 18 students from the first intake hired by partner companies. Nine pupils who qualified in December 2011 are still seeking employment. ► Certificates obtained by the six students on the training course for "project leader engineers and technicians "and "project designers" (April 2012). It was not possible to run this course again due to lack of funds. ► Rental of a building to board students coming from distant municipalities (Tienfala or Mori babougou). Establishment of a system of selfmanagement by the students (around 20 residents). ► Development of new partnerships with local authorities: - signature of a partnership agreement with Koulikoro region (Regional Council) with a TOTAL BUDGET : 965 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 4,5 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 228 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 950 peope (companies and families) 9

I VORY C OAST

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YOUTH TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN ORGANIC FARMING: A POINT OF REFERENCE

PARTNER : Tshanfeto organic farming training and production centre. BACKGROUND AND ISSUES At the end of the first year, the results are very encouraging:

Ivory Coast has been hit by political and economic crisis for over 10 years. Given the lack of employment in the formal and informal sectors, the crisis in education and the difficulty in gaining access to credit to start up an income-generating activity, young people have little chance to prepare for a dignified future. In the circumstances, the Tshanfeto (meaning "Get up" in the Ebrié language) educational farm has, with support from the parish of Saint Bernard d’Adiapodoumé (in Yopougon municipality), been providing agricultural training over the last 12 years to rural and urban youth who are not in school. The project has achieved outstanding results in improving the living conditions of small farmers on the outskirts of Abidjan and helping young people to get jobs. In recent years, the productive activities and training offered by Tshanfeto have been firmly geared towards organic farming and the centre is gradually becoming a point of reference in this field.

► Reception of the 14th intake, comprising 45 students, in September 2012; ► Short specialist training courses for 30 small producers; ► Introduction of a compost-making workshop into the curriculum, designed to promote organic techniques in vegetable production. Compost sales provide funds for the farm; ► Establishment of a feed production unit for monogastric animals, involving the construction of a building to house the machinery and store the raw materials and the planting of 0.75 ha of maize; ► Creation of a new banana plantation following drainage of 7,500 m² of marshes by students from the 13th intake;

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012

► Creation of a €25,000 revolving fund to help young farmers to establish themselves.

The project aims to assist the Tshanfeto educational farm in the medium term (September 2011 - August 2014) with a view to its financial independence.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Job opportunities for students on completion of their training will also receive special attention: it is preferable for them initially to seek employment on a farm before setting out on their own.

2013 will provide an opportunity to consolidate the return to normality of activities relaunched in 2012 following the post-electoral crisis. The centre's activities are particularly aimed at ensuring its financial independence.

In 2011, the post-electoral violence seriously destabilized the operation of the Tshanfeto centre. Production and marketing activities were affected and the farm and St Bernard Parish received, fed and protected more than 2000 refugees. Under the circumstances, Acting for Life set up an emergency rehabilitation project which ran from October 2011 until August 2012, focusing on four themes: ► Rehabilitation and repair of infrastructure (building a water tower, renovating the henhouse and rehabilitating the duck house); ► Recapitalization and relaunch of the farm; ► Support for students (partial coverage of fees); ► Assistance to family farms in the region. This one-year project helped to speed up the revival of the farm's activities. Production returned to its pre-crisis level during 2012.

TOTAL BUDGET : 290 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 150 young people and farmers

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 2 000 families

B ENIN

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RELAUNCH OF THE GAD CROPPING SEASON AND STIMULATION OF THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR PARTNER : Groupement d’Actions pour le Développement (GAD)

► Sowing 6 hectares with yellow maize foundation seed; ► Issue of a seed production licence by the Regional Agriculture Promotion Centre (Centre Régional de Promotion de l’Agriculture CERPA) in Benin, which offers advantages in terms of sales and priority access to foundation seed from CERPA. This licence represents the first official acknowledgement of the farm's work by the government of Benin.

BACKGROUND AND ISSUES A two-hour drive to the west of Cotonou in Benin, Possotomé is a bush area seriously affected by poverty, malnutrition and isolation. Nevertheless, the "Black Lands" in the northwest of the region are extremely fertile and farming them could help to enhance food self-sufficiency. The land is productive but powerful farm machinery is needed. In view of this, the local Groupement d’Actions pour le Développement association used donated tractors to work two huge fields (80 and 40 uninterrupted ha respectively) over 10 cropping seasons from 2000 until 2009 (growing maize, soya, cassava, citrus, groundnuts and beans). At the same time, a farm raising pigs, quail, chickens and rabbits was developed to supply the Village Ahémé hotel, the farm's leading customer. A nutrition centre set up by GAD also uses the farm's produce and has been able to care for more than 2000 children since its inception 12 years ago. The project developed by GAD with support from Acting for Life aims gradually to bring more of this fertile agricultural land into production, boost the association's organizational capacities and establish a model of the hotel–GAD experience for networking purposes.

As regards livestock activities: ► Purchase of 500 laying hens and 400 guinea fowl eggs which were hatched in the farm's icubator; ► Relaunch of quail and rabbit production (more than 2400 quail in July);

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 In 2012, following a temporary interruption due to cash flow problems, it was possible to resume cropping and livestock activities as follows : ► Reconditioning of farm machinery (tractors, seed drills, trailers); ► Purchase of soya seeds followed by harvesting in August;

► Resumption of efforts to find markets for the farm's produce amongst hotels, supermarkets and restaurants in the region, with a view to the sale of quail, quail eggs, rabbits, pigs, cattle and vegetables.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 GAD plans to step up its seed production activities by sowing 30 ha with maize seed during 2013. It is also expecting to plant 20 ha of soya in Dogué following the agreement reached with a supplier of certified soya seeds. In the longer term, the farm wants to establish a water retention pond to facilitate irrigation of a larger area.

The construction of buildings to dry, store and process crops in the growing areas to reduce transport costs is another priority objective for 2013.

TOTAL BUDGET : 139 332 €

PROJECT DURATION : 12 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 24 employees and 60 sharecroppers

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 240 malnourished children and their families

E GYPT

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STRENGTHENING FARMER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE FAIR MARKET ACCESS PARTNER : CEOSS Acting for Life has partnered the Egyptian organization CEOSS (Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services) for more than 10 years. The current three-year programme begun in 2010 follows on from earlier projects. Its aim is to build the organizational, production and marketing capacities of three farmer organizations set up during the earlier project in the regions of Beni Suef, Minia and Qalyoubia, to enable them to develop sustainable, fair trading relations with input suppliers, the food processing industry, exporters, etc. 2011 and 2012 were particularly difficult years for Egypt. The political and social movements seriously affected the country's economic operation. However, the project's firm roots in the field and CEOSS commitment to the community made it possible to continue setting up the activity and adapting it to the new situation.

► 142 women were trained to carry out feasibility studies on their activities and analyse the market to improve their income;

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012

► 12 marketing agreements were signed between farmer organizations and wholesalers and exporters;

In 2012, CEOSS continued its efforts to strengthen the operation and organization of the three farmer organizations, so that they could develop sustainable, fair relationships both with regard to trade (with input suppliers, the food processing industry and exporters) and in political terms (with the local authorities responsible for technical follow-up ).

► A co-operation agreement was signed between the farmer organizations and the Agriculture Department at governorate level.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013

The following activities were carried out in 2012:

Due to the difficulties of the situation in Egypt, Acting for Life has decided to extend this programme until August 2013.

► 2545 small farmers, including 552 women, increased their income since the start of the project; ► 432 small farmers, including 198 women, were trained in production of natural fertilizer from organic waste; TOTAL BUDGET : 815 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 10 000 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 60 000 people

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D JIBOUTI ( TADJOURAH )

POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH TOURISM PROGRAMME SUPPORTING WOMEN'S CRAFT ASSOCIATIONS ► Modernizing products (dos and don'ts); ► Finding a new "design"; ► Thinking about "sustainable" production; ► Producing with less negative impact on the environment; ► Branding; ► Skill enhancement. With these new craft products, it should be possible to find more lucrative outlets, helping to reduce poverty in this semi-desert region which has very few resources.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 Two missions were carried out, in May and December 2012 (together with the missions relating to construction of the model eco-bungalow). An awareness-raising seminar took place in December 2012 in Tadjourah, organized by the ONDT (Djibouti National Tourist Office) for the benefit of women's craft co-operatives.

PARTNERS : Women's Craft Association, National Tourist Office Acting for Life is presently running a project to aid women's craft associations in the region of Tadjourah and Northern Djibouti. The aim is to help craft associations and co-operatives respond appropriately to the expectations of tourists visiting the region and wishing to purchase local craft products as a souvenir of their stay.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Implementation of a technical training programme with a view to mobilizing trainers to offer practical assistance to women's craft co-operatives, helping them to create and market new, modernized products based on their traditional skills and know-how.

This programme is based on the dissemination and use of the brochure on "Revaluing traditional crafts", with a description of best practice designed to help adapt local craft production in line with the expectations of international tourists. The brochure includes the following sections:

► Explanation of the different phases of modernization of products;

► Training in the design of new craft products; ► Assistance with placing on the market and selling to tourists (packaging, etc.).

TOTAL BUDGET : 21 140 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 40 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 200 people

D JIBOUTI ( MOUCHA ISLAND )

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PILOT PROGRAMME TO BUILD AN ECO-BUNGALOW TO REDUCE POVERTY THROUGH TOURISM IInvolving communities in the development of tourist facilities, especially accommodation.

PARTNERS : Ministry of Tourism, local enterprises, associations. This pilot programme is testing the design and construction of a model tourist bungalow, based on a new architectural design and using low-cost local materials, which can considerably reduce building costs. Building this kind of facility, which is also what international visitors are looking for, should help to increase tourist numbers in developing countries outside international tourist resorts, which are often concentrated in very few geographical areas. The project should also help local producers (supplying fresh food from farming and fishing activities), not just during building but also during operation of the bungalow.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Implementation of the third phase of the programme: organization of a technical seminar on practical ways to disseminate the new

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 Three missions were carried out, in May, September and November/December 2012 for the first and second phases of the programme, to determine the most appropriate site for building a model bungalow and then put the teams together and start the building work. Land was made available by the Djibouti National Tourist Office on Moucha island, facing the town of Djibouti, on the edge of a small Red Sea beach.

eco-bungalow concept in the region of Djibouti in response to the needs of local and regional communities on the East African coast and Islands. ► Presentation to partners and professionals of the eco-bungalow design and the means required to build it. ► Analysis of legal methods of accessing land for the benefit of the poorest groups. ► Marketing campaign on the national, regional and international tourist circuits and support in terms of communications and advertising.

TOTAL BUDGET : 20 093 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 25 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 360 people

LATIN AMERICA

L ATIN A MERICA

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TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE ROR YOUNG MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS IN THE REGIONS OF CUZCO, PUNO AND AREQUIPA PARTNER : Le Collectif Intégral de Developpement (CID)

term job creation and, ultimately, the opportunity to escape poverty and contribute to the country's economic development. With this in mind, CID seeks to build the management capacity of young entrepreneurs. Because there were very few relevant training opportunities in the Andean regions of Cuzco, Puno and Arequipa, CID decided to concentrate its efforts there.

BACKGROUND CID (Collectif Intégral de Développement) is an NGO which supports the development of microbusinesses, especially in poor areas. It offers young people aged between 20 and 35 training in business start-up and management, individual assistance with the development of their businesses and support to facilitate their access to credit. CID helps these young people to become entrepreneurs, improve their families' incomes on a sustainable basis and create jobs. It also works with the local authorities to establish favourable conditions for micro-businesses. Its expertise in the field is acknowledged at both local and Peruvian government level.

With assistance from Acting for Life, the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB), Secours Catholique Français (Caritas France) and the Peruvian government programme Fondo Empleo (Employment Fund), CID has been able to step up its work in Cuzco, Puno and Arequipa. This project began on 1 June 2010 and will continue until June 2013.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 Since the start of the project, around 1000 young entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds and more than 150 young professionals have received training in business management. In 2012, the project extended its work to the town of Arequipa.

CID became aware that the high rate of business start-ups in Peru is accompanied by a high rate of bankruptcy of those businesses after less than a year's existence. This seriously hinders long-

With a view to increasing the number of beneficiaries, an entrepreneurship support centre has been built in Cusco and is now in operation. The CID centre In Arequipa is under construction and the one in Juliaca has just been fitted out. After their training, these young people received personalized assistance from CID in managing their businesses. Half of them, selected on the basis of a competition, received financial support to make their businesses more competitive through the acquisition of infrastructure, equipment, etc. They also attended an introduction to finance course to help them access credit from micro-finance institutions or banks. Around one hundred of them have taken part in trade fairs at local and regional level to exhibit, promote and sell their products. Some young people have received sponsorship from recognized entrepreneurs in their region. 19

CID has observed that around 70% of the businesses set up were still in existence after one year. Furthermore, some 100 jobs in Arequipa, Puno and Cusco have been generated by the micro-businesses set up or strengthened. CID has also undertaken an awareness-raising campaign on the importance of micro and small business development for the economy, especially in rural areas. In Cusco, it is facilitating a network of public/private institutions working to reintegrate young people through employment or entrepreneurship. CID works together with the municipalities to make support to youth entrepreneurship a priority.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 The project has been extended and will run until June 2013. CID will continue its support to the young entrepreneurs through training and personalized follow-up. The CID premises in Arequipa will be available as of 2013, enabling activity there to be stepped up. Emphasis will be placed on supporting the promotion and marketing of their products, with more participants in trade fairs and negotiations with a view to opening shops in the first hypermarket currently under construction in Cusco. A system of mentoring of young entrepreneurs by other entrepreneurs who have received training from CID will be built up. A conference on the theme of micro and small businesses will be organized to raise the awareness of a larger number of institutional stakeholders and young people wishing to start their own businesses. The main challenge for CID in 2013 will be to selffund its activities for disadvantaged groups, by offering university-level business management training at cost price to young people from better-off backgrounds.

TOTAL BUDGET : 1 035 000 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 36 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 1 600 young people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 1 000 people

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PROMOTION OF WORK IN PRISONS TO FACILITATE REINTEGRATION OF PRISONERS PARTNER: Commission Épiscopale d’Action Sociale (CEAS)

organized by CEAS and/or through the inmates' families.

Inhuman prison living conditions

In 2012, CEAS continued its work in prisons and was able to conduct an analysis of its efforts to promote work in prison environments with a view to consolidating its operational capacity.

The Episcopal Social Action Committee (Commission Episcopale d’Action Sociale) has been striving to defend human rights for more than 40 years. This work extends to prison environments where CEAS helps the inmates both spiritually and through training, productive workshops and legal assistance.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 Inmates were able to continue to receive training and work in the productive workshops. They received instruction both in very specific trades such as carpentry or shoemaking and in business management and the principles of the solidarity economy. They gained skills and a genuine team spirit, earning income to help them contribute to the upkeep of their families and meet the invisible costs of prison life (an honest way to obtain soap or a pillow, for example). This enabled them to develop their own self-esteem and that of the other inmates.

CEAS works in prisons because it recognizes that deprivation of liberty puts people at risk in terms of not only their diet, but also their health and safety. Fundamental rights such as access to education, training, work and justice also need protection. On top of this come the problems of prison overcrowding, partly due to excess use of preventive detention, and the widespread corruption that turns these places into veritable crime schools. In this situation, it is all too often impossible for prisoners to meet their basic needs: enough to eat, clothes to wear, etc. To tackle these issues, CEAS offers prisoners training and productive workshops to help them develop skills, engage in healthy activities and generate income so they can live as decently as possible.

A liberating intervention The Episcopal Social Action Committee works with young inmates of twelve prisons located in eight regions of Peru. Over 10 years, the organization has developed 43 productive workshops, including 10 with support from Acting for Life. At these workshops, prisoners are taught skills in ceramics, sewing, woodworking and so on. The products they make are then sold to the general public at exhibitions 21

A document describing the experience from 2008 until 2011 was produced with a view to getting the model better known and understood. It provides an up-to-date analysis of the present situation in Peru, as well as describing and analysing the productive workshops on the basis of desk study and fieldwork in prisons. The document served as a basis for informing the general public of CEAS work in the prison environment, with participation from inmates trained at the workshops and their family members.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 In 2013, Acting for Life will continue to support the CEAS productive workshops in the prison environment. This will involve funding technical and business management training and equipment for the workshops, establishing a longterm partnership between CEAS and the National Penitentiary Institute and carrying out market studies and preparing business plans to provide outlets for the products made by the prisoners.

With a view to the financial sustainability of the productive workshops and thereby the economic and human benefits they provide for the people working there, business plans were prepared for six workshops.

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PROJECT DURATION : 8 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 900 people

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ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN THE NUEVA RINCONADA NEIGHBOURHOODS OF PAMPLONA ALTA ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 10 neighbourhoods in Nueva Rinconada have received information and training in wastewater treatment. ► More than 350 residents have received information on the importance of wastewater treatment and the use, operation and benefits of wastewater filtration. ► 135 ‘promoters’ have been trained to install and maintain treatment systems. A wastewater treatment scheme has been set up. ► Residents of the neighbourhoods concerned have themselves set up two collective water treatment schemes, benefiting 66 families, who have been trained to maintain the equipment.

PARTNER : PEBAL « Basic and Vocational Education Programme » La Inmaculada Nueva Rinconada is one of the poorest parts of Lima. Access to basic public services, particularly water, despite its fundamental importance for human life and health, is very limited. In order to improve the living conditions and environment of the residents of 10 neighbourhoods in Nueva Rinconada, Acting for Life has supported the PEB project to promote access to water, which has succeeded in connecting 10 neighbourhoods in Nueva Rinconada to the mains water supply and treating their wastewater.

A committee to manage access to good quality water has been established and is operational. It plays a key role in putting the various stakeholders working on these issues in touch with each other.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013

The project focuses on two themes: ► Implementing sanitation systems. The project mobilized the residents of 10 neighbourhoods to set up two pilot sanitation schemes, using new clean technologies, to help them reduce the amount of wastewater in the streets and irrigate fruit trees close to their houses.

Information material on the theme of water is under preparation and will be disseminated at a public event. The Committee's water quality "promoters" (all women) will monitor the use and maintenance of the wastewater treatment systems used by families. To protect people against the risks of falling rocks and landslides due to erosion, a technical study will be carried out with a view to setting up a tree-planting project, together with fundraising for the project.

► Mobilizing residents to approach the authorities to demand access to drinking water.

TOTAL BUDGET : 60 899 €

PROJECT DURATION: 14 months INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : People who visit

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 805 residents

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FORGIVENESS AND RECONCILIATION SCHOOLS TO MANAGE THE AGGRESSION OF VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE PARTNER : Institut Fe y Cultura [Faith and Culture Institute] of the Antonio Ruiz De Montoya Jesuit University

The project has led to the launch of similar initiatives in Peruvian cities also affected by the "pandilla" phenomenon and characterized by a culture of violence, particularly as a result of the armed conflict that raged from 1980 until 2000. Developed by the Institut Fe y Cultura, with support from Acting for Life, it has enabled 600 young people aged between 15 and 20 from the cities of Ayacucho, Lima, Piura, Arequipa, Ilo, Tacna, Chiclayo and Cusco to attend Forgiveness and Reconciliation Schools for three years, from 2009 to 2012. The idea is that their attendance will help to rid them of the feeling that only violence and vengeance can solve their problems.

BACKGROUND Urban violence is rife in Latin America, often perpetrated by idle youth organized into violent gangs known as "pandillas". Coming from deprived social environments, with limited future prospects and having often themselves been victims of violence, these young people find it hard to imagine any other way of life than violence. In response to this situation, the Reconciliation Foundation, based in Bogota in Colombia, has set up the "ESPERE" network of schools to channel the aggression of these young gang members and promote a culture of peace, solidarity and respect amongst them.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 Workshops were held with the aim of reconciling young people with their personal experiences of rural exodus, poverty and violence, particularly intra-family violence, etc., so that they can move on and build healthy relationships with the people around them and feel the need to reintegrate within society. With this in mind, a specific course has been put together, the professional staff have been trained and been able in their turn to train young facilitators to run workshops for the 600 young people attending the ESPERE schools. Three national meetings and an international seminar on the theme of forgiveness and reconciliation were subsequently organized.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 The project has come to an end; the young beneficiaries are now able to look to the future and are no longer at odds with society.

TOTAL BUDGET : 144 136 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 600 young people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 2 400 families

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"LEADERSHIP SCHOOL" IN LIMA EAST PARTNER : El Agustino Educational Services (SEA)

► Several meetings and forums took place to assist the four committees with their activities.

In Lima, as in all major Latin American cities, it is essential to involve residents if living conditions in poor neighbourhoods are to be improved. From January to December 2012, Acting for Life supported the SEA "Leadership School" project, which aims to train and involve citizens in local authority decisions in four neighbourhoods of Lima East. Run by residents of A El Agustino, Santa Anita, Ate and Chaclacayo, it succeeded in training more than 60 people and setting up citizen committees who check that the local authorities are fulfilling their commitments. The aims are to ensure that the latter genuinely satisfy community needs and to reduce corruption. The project comes within the scope of popular education, which is seen as a vital component of integral human development.

► 1000 copies each of three information sheets were prepared, printed and disseminated by the committees. An awareness-raising campaign concerning the work of citizen committees was carried out amongst residents of Lima East. ► An information document describing the citizen committee experience was produced. ► An event to present the experience was held to inform a wider audience.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 This project has come to an end; it helped to strengthen the involvement of citizens in four neighbourhoods of Lima East - El Agustino, Santa Anita, Ate and Chaclacayo - and plans to extend the exercise to other poor neighbourhoods.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 A training programme has been drawn up and put in place. ► The "Local Development, Good Governance, Social Inclusion and Citizen Participation" training course was prepared and validated by four citizen committees from El Agustino, Santa Anita, Ate and Chaclacayo. ► 500 copies of the "Citizen committees in Lima East 2011-2014" training module were printed and disseminated. ► A partnership with the Ethics and Development Institute of the Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University has been arranged with a view to teaching assistance and certification of the training course. ► 19 training workshops were held and four citizen committees were set up. TOTAL BUDGET : 56 224 €

PROJECT DURATION : 12 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES: 60 people

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CUSCO REGION: DEVELOPING THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE BAROQUE CHURCH TRAIL PARTNERS : Ruiz Montoya University, Lima; Cusco Jesuit Community and Cusco regional government.

the churches for a few hours and then systematically return to Cusco, without even having a meal on the spot due to the lack of facilities.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 The identification missions carried out in May and December 2012 established three possible scenarios which will be analysed by a mixed Acting for Life and Ruiz Montoya University team: ► Setting up a Baroque church trail together with small-scale accommodation and catering facilities in the villages; ► Establishing accommodation facilities for longer stays in the main villages, to offer an alternative to traditional stays in Cusco, which is only around sixty kilometres away; ► Setting up a trail combining culture and heritage with a visit to the natural environmental wealth of the region so that tourists can come for a few days rather than just one.

BACKGROUND

PROSPECTS FOR 2013

Ruiz Montoya University was involved in the programme to restore Baroque churches in villages in Cusco region. These churches, one of the region’s major cultural and artistic assets, can again welcome the faithful and tourists. However, despite their efforts, the Jesuit communities in the region have realized that this exceptional wealth generates practically no income for the poor communities living in the villages. In particular, tourists only come to visit

Carrying out a feasibility study on the three scenarios (June/July 2013).

TOTAL BUDGET : 11 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 20 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 400 people

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IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF SMALL-SCALE MILK PRODUCERS ON THE ALTIPLANO PARTNER : CCAIJO (Centro de Capacitaci贸n Agro Industrial Jes煤s Obrero)

Nevertheless, especially due to a lack of training, the productivity of these farms remains low and the quality of their products is inadequate. Moreover, market access is difficult for smallscale producers of milk and dairy products.

BACKGROUND

In response, the Peruvian organization CCAIJO established a pilot programme to support the dairy sector in the municipality, which ran from 2008 until 2011. It had a remarkable impact: over the four years, child malnutrition in the beneficiary families was substantially reduced and farmers' incomes increased, thereby reducing emigration. Many men are coming back to Ocongate instead of prospecting for gold in Amazonia or working on building sites in the major cities. Based on this experience, we are planning to extend the activity to 340 new families over the next three years.

Ocongate municipality, situated in the Andean region of Peru at an altitude of between 3000 and 6400 metres, is one of the poorest in the country. Its 14,000 inhabitants live mainly in rural areas and most of them are indigenous Quechua. The rate of illiteracy is 63% (as against a national average of 12%) and more than one child in two suffers stunted growth due to malnutrition. And yet there are genuine opportunities for development. Following the fall in price of alpaca wool, which represented their main source of income, small producers began to raise dairy cows as of 2006 and many family cheese-making businesses have been set up, considerably improving residents' standards of living.

THE PARTNERSHIP CCAIJO is a charity run by the Jesuits in Peru which has been working for around 40 years to improve living conditions for rural residents of Quispicanchi, in Cusco region. It works on the following themes: economic development, nutrition, housing, education, environmental conservation and local governance. Acting for Life is helping CCAIJO to identify community needs, put together the project, raise the funds and deal with administrative and financial management. Acting for Life also provides technical and methodological assistance to increase the project's impact on communities and encourage replication of successful experience.

THE OBJECTIVE Contribute to improvement in the living conditions of people in Ocongate municipality by developing sustainable value chains.

To this end, the programme aims to develop the quantity and quality of dairy production; the processing of milk to make cheese and yoghurt; and sales on the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s markets. The idea is to make producers in the municipality more competitive by improving milk production and processing and developing their business skills. Moreover, the programme seeks to strengthen the producers' organization and their representation in local decision-making forums.

THE PROJECT FOCUS Herder families can improve their milk production through increasing yields, improving quality and reducing production costs. Families will receive training and technical support in business management and farming techniques and engage in sharing experience. As a result, whilst preserving the diversity of production systems, they will be able to control their costs and optimize their milk production. They will also receive training to improve the storage, transport and distribution of milk and dairy products. Producers can make various dairy products with added value, families who have small milk-processing units will attend technical and business training to improve the quality, yield and diversity of the processed products. They will share experience with existing initiatives in other regions. Finally, business plans will be prepared in line with the profile of previously identified producers. They will be able to obtain quality assurance and health certificates. Producer organizations will be strengthened : which is essential to consolidate small-scale producers' economic activities. They will be able to meet at a municipal consultation forum with public and private stakeholders working in the dairy sector. Their point of view will have more weight in decision-making. A market study will be carried out to identify profitable markets in the region and increase sales of dairy products on local markets. Producers will be able to market dairy products under a joint brand.

TOTAL BUDGET : 559 160 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 340 producer families

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : communities in Cusco region

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EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MARGINALIZED RURAL AREAS OF AZUAY PROVINCE PARTNER : Fondation Maria Luisa Gomez De La Torre (FMLGT)

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 More young people have registered to study for the baccalaureate and the educational content of the curriculum has been improved. ► In addition to the 255 students already enrolled in past years for the three-year baccalaureate course, 24 young people joined in 2012. They are all hoping to obtain a specialist diploma in business administration, community tourism or chemistry/biology. ► The course has undergone many changes due to the reforms made by the Ecuadorian government, which is endeavouring to improve curriculum content. This is why the two secondary schools have completed the adjustment of their curricula and updated and printed nine modules covering mathematics, literature and chemistry. ► Two videos have been prepared for the language and chemistry courses and given to the students that they can study from home. 33 young people have received training in social enterprise management and the preparation of fruit-derived products. Reflecting market requirements, these were short courses carried out in co-ordination with the local authorities in the region and FUNDER, a certified training body. These young people are in addition to around 300 others who have already taken short courses with UNTI.

Young people lacking opportunities Migration is a key issue in Azuay, in the south of the Ecuadorian Andes . To encourage young people from rural and peri-urban areas not to move to the capital and abroad, the Notre Terre [our land] education unit (UNTI) established by FMLGT offers them the chance to receive high-quality training whilst simultaneously maintaining their income-generating activities.

New opportunities have been found to improve the integration of young people: ► An agreement has been signed between the UNTI school in Gualaceo and the town council to launch a scheme to increase employment, by facilitating contacts between jobseekers and companies, whilst helping to improve working conditions which are often informal in this region.

Employment support to foster local development FMLGT is an Ecuadorian foundation which seeks to develop the country's rural areas and has been a partner of Acting for Life for more than seven years. Since 2010, it has been running a training and employment support project for 760 young people in the region, with assistance from Acting for Life and the European Union. The project came to an end in March 2012.

► A system of individual mentoring for jobseekers has been established. It includes individual interviews, instruction in how to prepare a CV, support in looking for internships, etc.

PROSPECTS

► Students undertaking internships in companies in the region are being monitored.

The project supported by Acting for Life and the European Union has now ended. It helped many young people to find jobs and laid foundations which will enable the Notre Terre education unit continue its training and employment and entrepreneurship support activities.

Four social enterprises run by young graduates from UNTI have been consolidated: ► The San Juan Craft Centre managed by young women from the Bacpancel Association, a small ceramics business and a small shoemakers business are being monitored. ► Assistance has been provided to a jam production group to prepare a business plan.

TOTAL BUDGET : 560 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 36 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 700 young people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : the inhabitants of Azuay province

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NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR INDIGENOUS FARMERS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PARTNERS : Natural Resource Management Training Consortium (CAMAREN)

from NGOs and public institutions to improve natural resource management practices at local and national level.

Water, a resource essential to development but over-used

These training courses help to put in place sustainable local management mechanisms, ensure better farm yields, maintain family farming that generates income and jobs and restrict rural exodus, whilst promoting a sustainable development model. There are seven thematic training programmes in operation: (1) Irrigation, (2) Drinking water management; (3) Management of high-altitude plains and areas; (4) Soil management; (5) Agro-forestry; (6) Management of the cocoa value chain (the country's main agro-forestry product); and (7) Local development. All the courses lead to 2 types of diploma: "Technician" (mainly for employees of NGOs and public institutions) and "Promoter " (or "Facilitator", mainly for farmer leaders). After around a dozen years of sound growth, CAMAREN was facing the following challenges at the start of the project:

Its equatorial latitude, combined with the altitude of the Andes mountain range, makes Ecuador one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world. However, between 150,000 and 300,000 ha of primary forest are cleared every year by companies seeking to exploit natural resources or small producers driven by the need for land. The forested areas of the high-altitude plains, which contain the country's water reserves, have been reduced by almost 20% in the last 40 years. In their place are farms producing potatoes with high levels of chemical inputs. Cities have also grown rapidly in the last 50 years, placing increased pressure on resources, especially water in the high-altitude plains. Natural resource managers with little training. In 1996, CAMAREN was set up in Ecuador by various national and international agencies. Its aim is to train managers and leaders of farmer organizations and professionals and executives

â&#x2013;ş Ensuring the continuity of its training services for people with limited means;

Basin Management Committee in Chimborazo province. They take part in joint decision-making with local public/private stakeholders in respect of these issues. The various training courses provided by CAMAREN are regularly supplemented with new conceptual and practical content.

► Updating the content of the courses to take account of new issues such as global warming, agro-ecology, etc; ► Obtaining more formal support from the government, including recognition of the diplomas and the award of regular grants.

► A module on the consequences of climate change in the high-altitude plains has been published. It explains risk management techniques to the community: crop diversification, reafforestation, building terraces to avoid soil erosion, saving and re-using water, etc.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 14 technicians were trained in management of high-altitude plains. They were able to obtain in-depth knowledge of their territory and the income-generating activities undertaken there, helping them to understand the impact of human activities on their environment. They can now make suggestions concerning these activities (farming, crafts, etc.), stressing the need to preserve the fragile ecosystem. In particular, they have learned how to manage livestock and grazing with this in mind. 48 promoters were trained in water management in catchment basins. They gained in-depth knowledge of their ecosystem and how it is affected by human intervention, particularly as regards water reserves. They now play the role of trainers for other people in their community and they know how to get information and keep up-to-date on these issues. Working together, they are endeavouring to establish optimum land-use management and have therefore joined the Chambo Catchment

► 19 trainers were able to update their knowledge of risk management and are able to pass this on to other people receiving natural resource management training. With a view to recognition of its training courses by the public authorities, CAMAREN has been monitoring changes in public education and planning policies and strives to come up with creative ideas.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 The project supported by Acting for Life has ended. CAMAREN is hoping to continue its work and, from this perspective, is seeking to enter into partnership with Ecuadorian government institutions.

TOTAL BUDGET : 100 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 15 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 62 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : Communities living in high-altitude plains and areas

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MANGROVES, A SOURCE OF LIFE PARTNER : National co-ordinating office for the protection of the Ecuadorian mangrove ecosystem (C-CONDEM)

members include 4 second-tier federations (120 small-scale fishermen's organizations), 8 municipalities and 20 associations. It focuses on restoring the mangrove ecosystem, strengthening fishermen's organizations, recognition of land-use rights and advocacy in favour of public policy to conserve wetland ecosystems. With support from Acting for Life and the HEIFER Ecuador foundation, CCONDEM is setting up a project aimed at improving the living conditions of the mangrove peoples.

BACKGROUND Almost one million Ecuadorians depend on the mangrove ecosystem for their survival. For centuries, they have based their livelihoods on the mangroves: fishing for molluscs, crustaceans and fish and using the wood for building and charcoal. In addition, mangroves act as a natural barrier against the potential tsunamis and gales that threaten the coast. They also play a key role in desalinization of the coastal soils which can then be used for farming. Finally, mangroves have a remarkable landscape quality, with strong potential for the development of sustainable tourism.

THE OBJECTIVE Enhancing and diversifying the income of fishing families in connection with restoration and preservation of the mangrove ecosystem in two estuaries in the provinces of El Oro and Esmeraldas: Muisne Cojimies in the north of the country and Jugones Santa Rosa on the Peruvian border.

Since the 1970s, the prawn industry has developed strongly in Ecuador, with farms often illegally located in the mangroves, although these have been declared as a national public good and part of the government's forest estate. The location of the mangroves on the Equator, between salt and fresh water, together with the richness of the soil, provides the industry with optimum conditions for expansion. However, this has happened to the detriment of the mangroves, almost 70% of which were lost in Ecuador between 1970 and 2010. The local communities are forced from their land and lose their sole source of income, with a considerable impact on their economic, social and cultural rights.

THE PARTNERSHIP The National co-ordinating office for the protection of the Ecuadorian mangrove ecosystem (C-CONDEM) is the Ecuadorian partner in charge of setting up the project. It has been working since 1998 as the umbrella body for the Mangrove Ecosystem Peoples of Esmeraldas, Guayas, Manabi, Santa Elena and El Oro provinces. Its 33

All residents and the local authorities will be instructed about the importance of protecting the mangrove ecosystem and fishermen's organizations will be told of the importance of respecting species’ breeding seasons in order to ensure the existence and sustainability of their livelihoods. Developing marketing of fresh and processed products from small-scale fishing and agro-ecology through strengthening of productive initiatives and identification of marketing channels. The fishermen will seek legal recognition of community fishing initiatives and strive to improve the presentation and quality of fresh and processed products , fulfil their customers’ orders and increase their sales. After conducting a market study, a marketing strategy will be established, with the aim of selling fresh products at a better price and adding greater value. Stakeholders in these initiatives will receive training on administrative, finance and business aspects to improve management of their activities. Furthermore, community credit and savings funds will be boosted and promoted throughout the project area. In urban areas, efforts will be made to raise awareness of the importance of eating food produced in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.

THE PROJECT FOCUS

Diversifying fishermen's incomes through improvement of community tourism initiatives and organizing a regional programme to promote community tourism in the mangrove ecosystem

Restoring and preserving the biodiversity of two estuaries with mangrove ecosystems, the mainstay of the economy, food sovereignty and the culture of the mangrove peoples.

The fishermen will prepare a regional community tourism strategy, based on a market survey. Business plans will be prepared, together with new tourist trails within the mangrove swamps. The fishermen will be able to invest to boost community tourism and strive to attract interest from tour operators.

To this end, mangroves will be planted and repopulated with wildlife. A pilot mangrove restoration operation will be set up, which involves rehabilitation of watercourses and soils in addition to tree planting and repopulation. Small-scale fishermen's organizations will receive training on mangrove ecosystem restoration and the work will be monitored by fishermen's organizations. This method could then be used in other estuaries on a larger scale.

TOTAL BUDGET : 742 182 €

PROJECT DURATION : 4 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 900 families and 25 small-scale fishermen's and farmers’ organizations

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : Inhabitants of the region

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PROMOTION OF DIVERSIFIED, SUSTAINABLE ACTIVITIES IN ANTIOQUIA PARTNER: CEIBA

respect for the environment and conservation. It provides agricultural training courses, approved by the Colombian Ministry of Education, for young rural people who have completed primary education. It has also developed an integral training strategy for adults who have never attended school, based on collective work and community development projects.

An economy overly dependent on mono-cropping. The economy of Antioquia is heavily dependent on coffee. Most farmers, large and small, devote most of their land to this crop. Unfortunately, since 2000, global prices have crashed and farmers' incomes have fallen, hitting small producers hardest. In addition, this crop is seasonal and makes it difficult for families to manage their finances, as they only have one inflow of cash each year, during the harvest period.

Acting for Life had already supported CEIBA between 2006 and 2008 in assisting two groups of farmer field schools to promote food crops, build community warehouses, purchase a sugarcane press and establish a micro-credit fund. In view of the excellent economic and social results achieved, Acting for Life continued to help CEIBA from 2009 until 2012 to consolidate and extend its work to other villages.

In this respect, the development of diversified farm production systems less dependent on export markets could guarantee families' food security and an increase in their income.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 This project worked with eight field schools and helped to improve their community grocery shops and micro-credit funds. In addition, it helped the eight groups to generate a dynamic process of sharing experience, putting forward ideas and negotiating with local councillors.

Vocational training, one way of eliminating vulnerability. CEIBA contributes to vocational training for small farmers and helps them to diversify their income sources on a sustainable basis while providing a healthy, nutritional diet for their families. This organization was set up in 1993 by a group of academics concerned to develop the Colombian training system in Antioquia and promote

In 2012, the focus was on building the management capacity of two farmer field school groups, enabling them to manage their community micro-businesses more efficiently. â&#x2013;ş 2 community sugar-cane presses are in operation, in El Socorro and La Florida, which are producing "panela" (raw sugar loaf) for family consumption and sale in the grocery shops. â&#x2013;ş The groups in the hamlets of El Socorro and Alto Colorado have drawn up internal administrative management rules for their community grocery shop. These regulations clarify the objectives of their community businesses, the role of the different stakeholders taking part and the operation of the decisionmaking process. They enforce these regulations and monitor them through a committee which enables them to meet very regularly and take decisions.

► These two groups have learned the principles of accounts management and put them into practice at their grocery shops: daily cashing up; inventory; and keeping records of purchases, sales and expenditure. The shop in El Socorro has even acquired accounting software which helps them to keep their accounts up to date and check profit levels regularly. ► The two grocery shops have achieved profitability and no longer need external aid to operate. The financial management capacities of the eight field school groups have been strengthened and their community micro-credit funds are administered correctly. ► Internal regulations governing the management of the micro-credit funds are enforced. They de termine: the method of election and role of the administrator of the fund, as well as the committee responsible for reviewing applications and deciding whether or not to grant a loan; the method of determining the interest rate and the schedule for repayment; the criteria for selecting projects eligible for a loan; and the content of loan applications. ► 6 micro-credit funds are administered through the application of accounts management methods and tools. The vast majority of loans are repaid on time, so activities can continue to be funded in the communities. The network of eight field school groups has been strengthened, generating a dynamic process of sharing experience, putting forward ideas and negotiating with local councillors. The network comprising eight farmer field school groups has been strengthened, enabling it to be proactive and engage in a dynamic process of exchanges of experience and negotiation with the local authorities. ► The micro-credit fund and sugar mill committees meet regularly to share their experiences and discuss their operation with a view to constant improvement of their practices. ► When there are difficulties, such as a need for equipment, they are raised at the farmer field school and solutions found. For example, action was taken at the sugar-cane press workshop in El Socorro to provide more hygienic working conditions. 36

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► Participation in the municipal Social Policy Committee has been agreed and there is a very close relationship with the local authorities. The farmer field school also receives institutional support and the groups play an active part in establishing policies.

CEIBA has helped the rural community groups it supports to develop new economic activities which have improved their income and living conditions. With support from Acting for Life, CEIBA will continue to build capacities and support groups who still need it. CEIBA will extend its efforts to other hamlets so that a total of 14 will benefit from this programme.

► The groups have put forward a proposal for improving the community water distribution network.

TOTAL BUDGET : 165 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 39 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 203 families (around 800 people)

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 446 families (around 1780 people)

C OLOMBIA

L ATIN A MERICA

DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETING CIRCUITS AND TRADE IN PÀEZ INDIAN TERRITORY PARTNERS : Fondo Páez and Colombia Nuestra Foundation BACKGROUND The Colombia Nuestra Foundation is a Colombian NGO which for more than 10 years has been supporting Fondo Páez, an organization involving more than 800 Páez Indian families in Cauca, south-west Colombia. With a view to ensuring family food security, Fondo Páez has carried out various activities aimed at coping with volatile coffee prices and the climatic uncertainty that affects harvests. The need to diversify agricultural production quickly became clear, both to obtain food for family consumption and to penetrate local markets. This is why, with support from Acting for Life, Fondo Páez is endeavouring to encourage maize, bean and livestock production to meet strong demand on the local markets. The aim is to enable communities to access sufficient quantities of healthy, varied food and to generate employment and a steady source of income with a view to the sustainable development of their territory.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 Based on this analysis, 210 families have developed new productive activities: production of seeds, organic food crops such as maize and beans and keeping small livestock (poultry and sheep). To facilitate the development of new crops, production of organic fertilizer has started and automatic watering systems have been put in place. To establish these new productive activities, the families are receiving credit on easy terms, at an interest rate of 1% per month, from the Fondo Páez community credit fund. This fund was restructured in 2012 with the aid of a specialist institution

to make it more responsive to community needs. It is currently administered by four local committees which grant loans according to the investment plan jointly agreed by the members of the organization. The people in charge of the fund at local level have been trained to ensure excellent management. Regulations and procedures have been approved to ensure the smooth running and continuity of the fund.

responsible for co-ordinating product marketing is now keeping a record of purchases and sales, enabling producers to have an overall view of the activity.

PROSPECTS In 2013, Acting for Life will continue to support Fondo Páez in developing marketing circuits. New circuits will be established in a wider area through a partnership between Fondo Páez and organizations from the neighbouring Misak and Afro-descendants communities. The project will end in June 2013.

Marketing and trading circuits for fresh or processed products have been organized, mainly for communities in Páez territory but also the local markets of Santander, La Mina and La Esperanza. Producers have also taken part in organic product fairs. The Fondo Páez team

TOTAL BUDGET : 460 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 49 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 680 families

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 40,000 inhabitants of 6 Páez territories 39

NEW PROJECT

C OLOMBIA

L ATIN A MERICA

FOOD SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT FOR 14 MUNICIPALITIES IN ANTIOQUIA

PARTNER : CEIBA

and traditional sustainable practices: use of coffee dryers, greenhouses, organic fertilizer, etc. In addition, the project will improve access to water for farming and family consumption, by protecting springs and setting up a system to channel and store spring water.

The CEIBA farmer field school has enabled inhabitants of the municipalities where it operates to improve their living conditions in a very practical way. Acting for Life has therefore decided to continue supporting CEIBA to help it extend its activities to other municipalities and meet other community needs.

Improving family health by working on housing conditions. This is essential if families are to improve their nutrition. They will be able to acquire an environmentally friendly wood-fired oven and hob, which will be installed in such a way that toxic fumes can be evacuated safely. Water filters and wastewater treatment systems will also be installed. Finally, families will be able to attend courses on nutrition and cooking to ensure a balanced diet based on local seasonal produce.

THE OBJECTIVE Improve the food security and nutrition of 14 rural municipalities in Antioquia, through the farmer field school. The aim is to support sustainable agriculture and economic initiatives, improve housing and strengthen residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; organization so that they can influence local authority policies.

Generating new economic initiatives so families can access high-quality food and services and increase their income.

THE PROJECT FOCUS Developing sustainable food cropping, primarily for family consumption. Coffee-based family farming on coffee will be diversified by means of kitchen gardens exclusively used to produce food and wood for cooking food. CEIBA will encourage environmentally friendly production incorporating both new technologies

Seven new micro-credit funds will be established and the micro-credit funds of seven villages will be topped up so that families will have easier access to loans for farm production and, in emergencies, to cover health or education expenses. New community grocery shops will be established and the people responsible for manage-

ment will receive training to improve profitability and make sure that they offer the community a wide range of locally produced foods. These shops will help farmers to market their produce and provide easier access to a healthy, nutritional diet. New sugar-cane presses will be installed and the collective management of already existing sugarcane presses will be strengthened. The idea is to enable farmers to use locally produced sugar for family consumption and marketing within their communities in the community grocery shops. In addition to generating savings and income and improving access to food, the aim of these initiatives is to boost villagers' participation in collective action.

Strengthening residents' training and organization. Sixty people will attend a theoretical and practical training course in land-use management, the right to food and water and gender equality, leading to a diploma. Young people from the communities, who often migrate to the city due to the lack of local opportunities, will be particular targets of this training. Village organizations will take part in consultation and planning forums arranged by the local authorities to whom they will present concrete proposals for public policies. Experience will be shared between the 14 municipalities to enhance their efforts. Finally, the experience will be capitalized so that it can be replicated in other rural municipalities.

TOTAL BUDGET : 434 808 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 300 families

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 1 500 people

CHILE

L ATIN A MERICA

STRENGTHENING THE MAPUCHE WOMEN WEAVERS’ ASSOCIATION PARTNER : Relmu Witral BACKGROUND Vulnerability caused by limited income sources. With 10,000 inhabitants, Tirúa municipality is one of the poorest in Chile. The population of Tirúa makes a living essentially from subsistence farming, small-scale fishing, algae collection and woodcutting, but suffers from a lack of employment opportunities. As a result, young people from the municipality leave the territory looking for seasonal or permanent work. 75% of the inhabitants of Tirúa are Mapuche Indians. The Mapuche or People of the Land are victims of discrimination and land-grabbing due to successive national agrarian reforms. Most Indian communities currently live on small plots of land and suffer from water shortages. Within these communities, women are particularly vulnerable. Frequently subject to violence within the home, they have long been excluded from the school system and many of them have difficulty reading and writing. Apart from algae collection, the work available in Tirúa is primarily for male labourers, so women have very few income sources. The Relmu Witral association was formed precisely to remedy that situation.

The key challenge for the project over the past year has been to strengthen the organization to ensure its continuity and that of the income generated by and for the women.

Support for women generating income through crafts.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012

Set up by the Tirúa Jesuit mission in 2003 and supported since 2008 by Acting for Life, the Relmu Witral ("Rainbow Weaving" in Mapuche) women's association’s 135 members are women weavers from Tirúa municipality in Chile. The association markets traditional high-quality textiles made by the women, enabling them to generate income whilst still playing their traditional role within the home. Relmu Witral also provides support and contributes to the integral development of the weavers through various activities such as courses in language and administration, instruction in different weaving techniques, meetings with other women craft workers, cultural outings, etc.

A market study was conducted, including an analysis of the competition and middlemen, together with a customer survey. The study resulted in a review of the sale and purchase prices for the woven items and helped to identify a potential market for Relmu Witral’s products in Santiago. A sales outlet has since been opened in the capital. The association's products and image were also repositioned. Innovative products were designed after the women weavers had been taught new weaving and processing techniques and taken part in an innovation competition.

The WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization) "Fair Trade" quality seal was obtained and participation in the SURES fair trade network was formalized. New communications media more appropriate to the Relmu Witral brand image were created (website and Facebook).

process, the association, the raw materials purchase fund and the marketing strategy. Finally, a project was designed to build a decent workplace for each member of Relmu Witral where they could work the wool and which could be used for training and to receive tourists.

Institutional capacity-building for Relmu Witral included training workshops for members of the Board of Directors on the following themes: handing over of office; rights and duties of the Board; and decision-making skills. Training was also arranged for the operational team as required: using the computer, organizing financial data, planning the work, etc. A three-year work plan was put together with the operational team, setting five targets for enhancement: the women weavers' skills, the permanent innovation

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Acting for Life will continue to support Relmu Witral. The aim is for the direct sales outlet in Santiago to achieve profitability and enable the association to increase its margins, ensuring both sustainability of income and social advancement for the Mapuche women weavers of TirĂşa.

TOTAL BUDGET : 198 290 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 12 months

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 135 women

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : the women weavers' families 43

NEW PROJECT

M EXICO

L ATIN A MERICO

PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SECTORS IN THE HIGH-ALTITUDE TROPICAL FOREST PARTNER : Sierras Verdes

Acting for Life will support the development of its operational model in Pahuatlan region with a view to replication in other regions.

BACKGROUND THE OBJECTIVES

Despite strong economic growth in Mexico, the rural areas and especially those where the Indian communities live still suffer from extreme poverty. Moreover, over the last two decades, deforestation has made living conditions in these regions even harsher.

Enhancing the income of marginalized farming and indigenous families and contributing to the region's sustainable economic development through support to 6 productive sectors and access to financial services.

Government poverty reduction programmes, primarily based on distributing family allowances, have achieved significant results in terms of school attendance but, as even their designers admit, failed to make progress in terms of employment or self-employment of the beneficiaries.

THE PROJECT FOCUS Strengthening existing producer organizations and setting up new ones as required. The existence of an active network of producer groups is a vital component of inclusive economic development, especially in regions where the population is often isolated and scattered.

In Mexico as a whole, more than 10 million people are still marginalized and new solutions need to be designed and put into practice for them. This was the inspiration for the creation in 2007 of the Mexican association "Sierras Verdes" in the eastern Sierra Madre. It is developing an original operational methodology focused on helping families to achieve self-reliance.

THE PARTNERSHIP In partnership with Acting for Life, the Mexican association Sierras Verdes is running a rural poverty reduction programme in a fragile ecosystem: the high-altitude tropical forests. Sierras Verdes initially worked on improving the family diet through assistance with food production and preparation. With the aid of Acting for Life, Sierras Verdes is now endeavouring to boost family income and, more broadly, the region's economic development.

Photo : Christine Maurette

The project will seek to promote environmentally friendly farming methods. Production diversity will be supported, involving sustainable techniques, reasonable use of chemical inputs and the establishment of a kitchen garden exclusively growing food for the families. The aim is to enhance production of marketable goods whilst preserving family food security.

It gives producers easier access to public subsidies to support their businesses, achieve economies of scale, access markets and thereby improve their living conditions. There are few organizations in the region, as economic initiatives tend to be individual or family-based. The project will therefore seek to support the structuring and strengthening of local organizations and to integrate them within an umbrella producer organization at regional level. It will help to establish a strategic framework for these organizations, together with business plans to target socio-economic activities more appropriately. In addition, Trust Groups will be set up within communities to encourage savings, facilitate access to credit and strengthen the fabric of local organizations.

Determining a strategy for combined marketing of high added-value products and services. Depending on market requirements, crop and livestock products will be processed in order to generate added value. Steps will be taken to obtain certification of the products. A market study will be carried out in order to prepare a marketing strategy for the association. The tourism potential of the area will be exploited in terms of both outlets for farm produce with short supply chains and the establishment of tourist trails to be marketed with community participation.

Enhancing farm production using environmentally friendly techniques. Despite its isolation and hostile natural environment, Pahuatlan region has genuine economic development potential. Growth areas include crops such as maize, coffee, chillies and groundnuts, livestock production, mainly cattle, and tourism.

Establishing co-ordinated activities with local authorities, businesses and micro-finance institutions to foster the region's economic

Vulnerable communities often find it hard to access credit, so the presence of the Rural MicroBank in Pahuatlan is vitally important. This operator can help to support economic activities, particularly by financing the organizations' working capital. At the same time as this project, Sierras Verdes will put in place an innovative entrepreneurship support methodology, fostering the emergence of the small enterprises which are so essential for economic development.

development. Consultation and dialogue between the various public and private stakeholders in the territory is essential to achieve inclusive economic development and support productive sectors effectively. The project will help the municipality of Pahuatlan with preparation of a tourism development plan and the signature of institutional agreements on pooling economic development efforts such as technical assistance, productive investment and structuring of producer organizations.

TOTAL BUDGET : 706 321 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 3 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 1200 families trained in 36 hamlets

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 6 000 people

A SIA

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A SIA

I NDIA

AN INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRY AS AN ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE TO PROSTITUTION PARTNER : Swift Wash

Moving towards autonomy

A springboard to another life

Swift Wash, with support from Acting for Life and its partners, hopes to achieve financial independence. To do this, it was felt necessary to increase output and, to this end, the production site was reorganized . This meant building the capacities of the local team in terms of management, human resources, finance and business strategies, as well as consolidating the existing customer base and attracting new customers.

Swift Wash is an industrial laundry set up in 2006 by the Indian association ARZ which is fighting against the trafficking of human beings for purposes of sexual exploitation in the state of Goa. Swift Wash offers an economical alternative helping to reintegrate women formerly working as prostitutes, former pimps and other vulnerable people affected by prostitution. This initiative aims at the sustainable rehabilitation of people through work. To this end, ARZ provides personalized support and psychological assistance to beneficiaries who work or used to work in the laundry. This helps people to regain their selfconfidence, helping them in both the work environment and their personal lives. There are currently 38 people working at Swift Wash.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 The members of Swift Wash were able to strengthen their laundry management skills. Human resources were reorganized with a manager, an operations officer, supervisors and a clear division of responsibilities between workers.

customers has also had results: two large companies have just signed a commercial agreement with the laundry.

This resulted in better staff training and greater efficiency. Members of laundry staff were offered training to enable them to acquire new skills in customer relations and communications, use and maintenance of the machines, ironing and stain removal and management of orders. There were other innovations in human resource management: a salary scale; signature by the workers of a one-year employment contract with a requirement to give one month's notice in order to avoid sudden resignations; and a register of attendance to limit absenteeism. Monthly team meetings were established in order to tackle and work on each person's difficulties, the laundry's production and marketing strategies and so on.

The model for rehabilitating victims of sexual exploitation pioneered by Swift Wash has obtained significant institutional recognition: in May 2012, it received an award from the Indian Ministry of the Interior for its "exceptional contribution to the fight against the trafficking of women for purposes of sexual exploitation". Furthermore, the rehabilitation plan for "sex workers" drawn up by ARZ for the government of Goa has been selected for roll-out on a national scale.

Swift Wash is currently still in a loss-making position. There are several reasons for this: the closure of the night shift, the increase in costs (oil, chemicals, machines, taxes and wages), the economic slowdown, etc. Nevertheless, the laundry's budget management has improved. It is more transparent, with well-kept accounts separate from the accounts of ARZ. In addition, Swift Wash has also succeeded in assuring customer loyalty: expired contracts have been renewed and price increases agreed. Prospecting for new

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 The priority is to achieve a healthy financial position for the laundry. New strategies to ensure the smooth operation of Swift Wash will be examined: selection of beneficiaries, recruitment of a few external people, etc. Swift Wash will also be moving to new premises which will enable it to increase production and turnover.

TOTAL BUDGET : 100 000 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 1 year

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 70 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : Not determined

A SIA

C AMBODIA (P HNOM PENH )

POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH TOURISM SUPPORTING DISABLED WORKERS Encouraging social commitment on the part of tourism professionals in the region of Phnom Penh. PARTNERS : Ministry of Tourism, associations, local hotels ► Presentation of the results of the pilot project supporting disabled workers.

This programme focuses on the supply of welcome products made by disabled craft workers and given by hotel establishments to their high-end customers, together with the establishment of sales stands in the foyers of partner hotels. The aim is therefore to involve hotel industry professionals in the fight against poverty, through their purchasing policy for welcome products intended for VIP clients and participants in congresses and seminars.

► Extension to the regions of Sihanoukville and Siem Reap. ► Proposal to disseminate the brochure "Revaluing Traditional Crafts".

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 1 seminar conducted in July 2012 for the second phase of the programme: putting disabled workers' co-operatives in touch with international hotels, in co-operation with Samouth Neb, Assistant Director of Tourism at the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, and with disabled workers' co-operatives in the region of Phnom Penh.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Monitoring and follow-up mission and possible extension to other tourist regions of Cambodia: organization of follow-up with hotels taking part and disabled workers' associations.

TOTAL BUDGET : 10 000 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 30 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 360 people

C AMBODIA (S IHANOUKVILLE )

A SIA

PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS AND MARINE SPECIES PARTNERS : Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, Marine Conservation Centre, Koh Rung Island Fishermenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Co-operative.

The "Mooring Buoy Project" aims to protect the underwater environment in order to develop sustainable tourist diving activities around Koh Rung Samloem island. Implementation of this project helps both to protect coral around the island and promote ecotourism in the bay. Diving holiday operators are therefore directly involved in contributing to the success of the programme to protect the most vulnerable areas.

ACHIEVEMENTS After identifying areas at high risk of coral damage with the tour operators and local communities, the Acting for Life team arranged to install mooring buoys for boats to protect the undersea environment between September 2011 and March 2012.

THE 2012 MONITORING MISSION Conducted in partnership with the Cambodian national and regional tourism authorities, this mission served to evaluate the consequences of installing the buoys. It was observed that diving agencies established in the area are now systematically using these buoys, to develop their activities whilst protecting the coral reefs. In connection with this mission, complementary activities were undertaken, including the production of plasticized posters showing the location of the buoys and designed to raise tourists' awareness of the need to protect coral. These activities and those already carried out help to boost awareness of environmental protection on the part of not only diving holiday centre operators but also the local population and visiting tourists.

BACKGROUND Cambodia has major tourism potential, not just in the culture and heritage field but also for beach holidays at the resorts of Kep and Sihanoukville. It is important to encourage the development of activities beneficial to local communities, such as diving. However, the substantial increase in tourist footfall causes environmental problems, in that the coastal waters of this part of the Gulf of Thailand host a fragile ecosystem which needs protection to preserve the coral reefs, which are home to many fish species, on a long-term basis. For example, damage caused by anchors can be catastrophic for the ecosystem.

TOTAL BUDGET : 17 232 â&#x201A;Ź

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 50 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 150 people

EUROPE - MULTI-COUNTRY

Multi-country

T UNISIA , L AOS

POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH TOURISM PROGRAMME Access to building land is vital if low-income communities are to develop facilities to accommodate tourists. PARTNER : Tunisian Hotel Owners Association. After comparing systems in Asia (Thailand, Laos and Vietnam), an in-depth analysis was conducted in an African country undergoing immense institutional upheaval: Tunisia. The initial results must be compared with current systems in East Africa (Djibouti) and Southern Africa (Mozambique) before a seminar can be convened with the professionals to ascertain the best legal formula for achieving access to land for the poorest communities.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 ► Preparation of the file on legal options with tourism and hotel industry professionals directed by Professor Théron (Tunisia, Laos and Mozambique). ► Drafting of the "Legal Guide" with the Acting for Life teams.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Acting for Life is running a pilot programme to build bungalows for tourists, to enable poor communities to become fully fledged tour operators. To achieve this poverty reduction objective, it is essential for communities to be able to invest for themselves. Without access to land, there is no point in reducing building costs. Unfortunately, it is in areas attractive to tourists that available land is most expensive. A team of jurists has been put together to analyse and compare legal arrangements such as splitting ownership rights in order to facilitate access to land.

► Organization of the "legal" seminar in Djerba or Sousse, Tunisia, with co-operation and support from the National Hotel Owners Association. ► Mission to Mozambique in order to establish the conditions for applying the legal tools in the Least Developed Countries.

TOTAL BUDGET : 9 587 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 50 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : Not determined

M ULTI - COUNTRY TOURISM AND POVERTY OBSERVATORIES PARTNERS : Azores Regional Tourism Observatory, Flores Island tour operators. ► Preparation of a roadmap for the creation of a global network of Tourism and Poverty Observatories.

With support from the Azores Regional Tourism Observatory , this programme has been able to publish a "Practical Guide" to setting up Tourism and Poverty Observatories in developing countries and especially LDCs (Least Developed Countries). This scientific co-operation between Acting for Life and the Azores Regional Tourism Observatory helps to meet the need expressed in many developing countries for a manual explaining in simple terms how to monitor tourism and poverty indicators.

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 Following publication of the guide in 2012, field activities will be carried out in various countries, including Peru, in order to disseminate this tool amongst national and local authorities.

The aim is to provide investors in tourism and hotel owners with statistical tools to help them assess the economic and commercial requirements for implementing their projects, whilst making government and the voluntary sector more aware of the degree to which tourism development can facilitate poverty reduction.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 An international conference in Terceira, in the Azores, devoted to presentation of the Practical Guide to Tourism Observatories and how to establish these in developing countries and LDCs (Least Developed Countries), attended by delegates from Madagascar, Mozambique, Cambodia and Brazil. A working meeting in Toulouse to validate the final programme document. ► Final draft of the "Practical and Methodological Guide to Tourism Observatories";

TOTAL BUDGET : 32 500 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 30 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 300 people

Multi-country

C HINA , M OROCCO , M ADAGASCAR , M ONGOLIA

RAISING TOUR OPERATORS' AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PARTNERS : Ministries of Tourism, Local Tour Operators, Hotel Owners Association.

English, Arabic, Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese, Singhalese, Spanish, Ethiopian, Indonesian, Mongolian, Portuguese, Russian and Thai.

With a view to providing practical, easy-tounderstand tools to raise the awareness of tour operators in developing and least developed countries, Acting for Life’s Tourism, Ethics and Development programme has produced a series of small brochures on environmental conservation that public, private and voluntary sector partners have undertaken to translate. The programme's main objective is to foster understanding of the need to conserve the environment. The brochure aims to provide the various tourist industry stakeholders with a practical tool combining all the basic information needed to improve environmental management.

► Missions during the year to test the translations and their adaptation to each context and to implement the programme (dissemination, support and assistance, evaluation). ► China: 2 missions conducted in 2012, in the region of Beijing. ► Madagascar: in July, a team led by Father Carlos Santos provided stakeholders in the tourist industry (restaurants, hotels and tour operators) with training on simple but effective ways to protect the environment in tourist areas. The province and tourist resort of Antsirabé were visited in July 2012, after initial work undertaken in the region of the capital Antananarivo.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2012 ► Translation of the brochure. The document currently exists in the following languages:

► Morocco: mission conducted in Casablanca.

► In Madagascar, the programme will be developed in other tourist regions: Tuléar and Nosy-Bé.

► Mongolia: mission carried out in July/August, in the town and province of Ulan Bator.

► The brochure will also be adapted and distributed to tour operators in various Arabicspeaking countries (Tunisia, Egypt, Gulf states, etc.).

PROSPECTS FOR 2013 ► In China and Mongolia, following the success of this first phase, the programme will be extended to other provinces

TOTAL BUDGET : 7 720 €

PROJECT DURATION : 2 years

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 50 people

INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES : 1 000 people

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ACTIVITÉS

ACCIR SAHEL Association Champenoise de Coopération Inter Régionale ACTION SOLIDARITÉ DES PAYS OUBLIÉS

Rural development in the Sahel region

Takes part in the fight against hunger and in solidarity action around the world

Food security ADIE France Association pour le Droit à l’Initiative Économique / Micro Finance AFDI Agriculteurs français et développement International / Training - Support AFRIQUE VERTE French collective of European NGOs

Economic development, micro-credit/Fourth World. Europe – DOM TOM Rural development / Technical support for production, training, the establishment of co-operatives, management and marketing / Exchanges between small farmers around the world Food security in Sahelian countries. Support to farmer organizations to encourage marketing of local cereals

AGIR ABCD Ingénierie Association Générale des Intervenants Retraités AGRO ACTION ALLEMANDE DEUTSCHE WELTHUNGERHILFE Integrated development

Association of retired people providing technical support to projects. Unpaid volunteers

Action in favour of human rights, sustainable development, food security and environmental conservation

AIDE MÉDICALE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT International Solidarity Association Primary health AIDER Supporting local NGOs – Training/Consultant Engineering (not-for-profit)

Contributing to the improvement of health care for disadvantaged groups in developing countries Aid missions: assistance, consultancy, training, sharing knowledge. Development of vocational training

ALAD MALI Association Languedocienne d’Aide au Développement

Micro-projects in Mali. Work in the fields of schooling, health, crafts, training and water

ALDEFI Alliance pour le Développement contre la pauvreté par la Finance ALTER SANTÉ International health network

Developing micro-credit schemes in rural areas. Combating poverty Improving the health and quality-of-life of the most vulnerable or poorest communities through development of access to efficient health care in Togo

ALTERNATIVES SUD Supporting local NGOs Consultant engineering (not-for-profit)

Supporting institutional strengthening of rural and economic organizations and associations in the north of Bolivian Amazonia

ANIT EUROPE Association Nationale des Intervenants en Toxicomanie ASAPAC Association des Amis du Paysan d’Afrique Centrale

Combating drug addiction, raising awareness, prevention, reintegration

Studies, consultancy, technology transfer development education in farming, livestock and food processing (Central Africa)

ASETA Association pour le Soutien des Établissements d’Enseignement Technique en Afrique ASS FORAGE MALI Water management ATELIERS SANS FRONTIÈRES Training Professional reintegration

ATD QUART MONDE Defending the excluded and marginalized CADRUCOMF CAMEROUN Education – Support/ Promotion of educational methods

Training, equipment of technical colleges, preparing teaching materials

Drilling boreholes in Malian villages to provide drinking water access Material and human support to stakeholders in developing countries working in the fields of education, health and local development. Social and professional reintegration of people in situations of social breakdown, through collecting and restoring equipment Work in Cameroon, building schools, primary health care centres and socio-cultural centres in rural areas. Establishing water points; health education and hygiene campaigns Early learning work with children in Mali. Training. Support to local educational facilities or training of young people cut off from traditional sources of knowledge acquisition.

CALAO Education – Support/ Promotion of educational methods CAUSSE ET SAVANE Health – Aid to people with a disability

CERAS - JESUITS Centre d’Études Sociales

Early learning work with children in Mali. Training. Support to local educational facilities or training of young people cut off from traditional sources of knowledge acquisition Work in Mali. Health, medical and educational assistance. Co-operation with associations of "Paralysed and disabled people in Mali". Establishing a school Studies, research and technical support for economic and social activities

CLAIRE AMITIÉ - AMICLA Social work CODEGAZ Co-operation and Development (Gaz de France staff) CODEV MADAGASCAR Co-operation and Development Association

Care – Training – Homeless

Activities in the South in the fields of water, health, nutrition and education. Technological assistance with transfer of know-how Activities in Madagascar, in the field of education and schooling (establishing libraries)

COMMUNAUTÉ DE L’AGNEAU Living with the homeless CONGRÉGATION DES SŒURS DU CHRIST Training primarily to combat all forms of poverty

Support and assistance for the homeless

Education, instruction for young people, care for the sick, the infirm and maladjusted children in Madagascar, Cameroon and, in South America, Chile

CPAL Development agency for Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean DÉLÉGATION CATHOLIQUE POUR LA COOPERATION Technical support - Training (ex VSN)

DESAFIO CHILI Latin American NGO network

Setting up inter-provincial projects. Determining priorities. Promoting solidarity and mutual aid between Latin American provinces

Sending volunteers to work with communities in African, Asian and Latin American countries. Health, education and training with local NGOs

Training and passing on, through practical action, hope based on an order of values fostering a human-centred culture

DOCTORS FOR DISABLED Malian Federation of disabled people's associations

Treating children with club feet throughout Mali. Training Malian medical and paramedical staff

EAU VIVE Integrated rural development Priority: Africa EMMAUS INTERNATIONAL Presence and action alongside the poorest

Village community development in Africa, in the fields of water, health, education and farming

Development aid, emergency assistance and awareness-raising. Care, guidance and reintegration of people living on the street

ENFANTS DU MEKONG Priority: South-East Asia Integral development ÉLECTRICIENS SANS FRONTIÈRES EDF staff NGO ESPOIR ET DÉVELOPPEMENT Human rights and development ESSOR Priority: support for NGOs from Lusophone countries – Integral development

Helping children in South-East Asia; building schools, dispensaries, roads and wells

Electrification, technology transfer. Recycling of used equipment. Support for renewable energy Promoting justice and development in developing countries. Promoting voluntary associations and all forms of sincere co-operation Preventive health and AIDS Education and prevention of delinquency Vocational training and access to employment Institutional support

EUCHARISTEIN SUISSE Care for drug addicts and "life's casualties" Getting young people back on their feet FÉDÉRATION ENVIE DÉVELOPPEMENT Recycling domestic electrical appliances / Training and reintegration FERT Formation pour l’épanouissement et le Renouveau de la Terre FIDESCO Training Integral development

Encouraging and developing life, organizing parish and school missions, developing farming and forestry activities

Social and professional reintegration of people in difficulty, through collecting and recycling worn out domestic appliances

Rural development in the South. Agency supporting the development of agricultural economies. Assistance with organization of producers and fair trading of farm products International co-operation agency. Sending volunteers to work in the fields of health, raining, education, etc

FONDACIO Integral development Training

Programmes of both educational (schooling and vocational training) and cultural activities and economic (micro-credit) and social (reintegration, healthcare centres) solidarity in 18 countries

FONDS ACTION ST VIATEUR Co-operation between France and French-speaking Ivory Coast FUNDESO ESPAGNE Sustainable development foundation

Educational, humanitarian and development work with Ivory Coast Development projects in Africa, Latin America and Asia: education, vocational training and support for microenterprises

GRDR AFRIQUE Association Groupe de Recherche et de Réalisation pour le développement rural dans le Tiers Monde HORS LA RUE Protection of foreign minors Homeless - Europe

Association running programmes of support to rural development initiatives and farmer organizations. Supporting initiatives by migrants from black Africa Programme : RUES DE PARIS [Streets of Paris]. Work with isolated foreign minors, seeking to get them off the street and offer them alternatives to prostitution, begging, wandering or delinquency

INSTITUT EUROPÉEN DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DÉVELOPPEMENT International solidarity association working on education and training

Setting up co-operation programmes with regional bodies in Third World countries

INDE ESPOIR Association set up on the initiative of Indian and French Jesuits INTER AIDE Integrated rural development INTER - PI INTER – Partenaires Internationaux Sustainable tourism

Building schools in India. Taking part in building work

Rural development and access to water. Education and schooling, combating tuberculosis Promotion of solidarity tourism in West Africa and Madagascar. Establishing village camps and participatory local tourism. Equitable tourism

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GROUPE DEVELOPPMENT TEXAS NGO Federation Integral development INSTITUT NOTRE DAME DE L’ASSOMPTION

Funding of NGOs and integral development projects

Training of trainers for young Jesuits

Integral development training

JESAM Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar Development office

Co-ordinating activities to promote and encourage co-operation between provinces in the interests of educating the poorest and integral development

JRS Jesuit Refugee Service in partnership with UNHCR

International aid agency working with displaced people and refugees

JUK-SPEL DON BOSCO Professional Section Don Bosco Salesians

NGO based in Morocco. Vocational training support project. Building, electricity, etc

KIRCHE IN NOT Allemagne Africa, Asia, Latin America Integral development LAC EN ROUMANIE European solidarity

Aid to persecuted or marginalized Christian minorities

Financial and material aid to Romanian families and orphanages in the fields of health, housing and schooling

LACIM INDE Les Amis d’un Coin de l’Inde et du Monde LA TABLE DE CANA Reintegration through the catering trades LATTITUDE FILM 16/35 Humanity's heritage

Twinning with Indian villages, financial assistance. Support for micro-projects: schooling, education

Professional reintegration: providing work for marginalized people (no longer entitled to benefits or leaving prison) in restaurants in France Logistical support to event organization. Developing cinematographic projects helping to gather memories of the oral tradition on all five continents

LE ROCHER 83 et 93 Le Rocher « L‘oasis des cités » Toulon - Bondy LES TROIS QUARTS DU MONDE Priority: Central America Protection of children and families

Educational, social and cultural activities for residents of the city of Toulon and Seine Saint Denis

Assisting local associations primarily concerned with caring for children in danger, women and families in Central America

L'OUTIL EN MAIN FYouth training Traditional trades and crafts

Introduction of young people to manual trades and crafts by volunteer trades people

LOUVAIN DÉVELOPPEMENT UCL – Louvain Belgium Priority: Africa

Supporting development projects in the fields of food security, primary health care and mutual aid schemes

MALIRA MALI Popular education

Promotion of village libraries and reading in Mali

MEJ Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes œcuménique MOUVEMENT DU NID Combating all forms of prostitution

OIKOS Environment Promotion of renewable energy OIPR Organisation Internationale de Psychomotricité ORION NIGER Solidarity with Tuareg communities in Niger PAFFA Civil society Involvement with women in Africa PALAVRA VIVA Aid to the poorest

Citizenship training for young members of the organization

Reintegration of prostitutes; raising public awareness of the issues of prostitution. Activities in France and Ivory Coast

Development of wood and biomass supply chains (converting plant resources into thermal energy). Energy management (renewable energy)

Uniting psychomotricians from all countries and helping to develop training and retraining for professionals and specialists in psychomotricity

Promoting increases in food resources. Establishing schools, women's co-operatives and health centres in Niger (Tuareg community) Training and information for French-speaking African women to facilitate their participation in civic, public, social and economic life and health care in their countries Community of young people undertaking social work in Brazil with disadvantaged groups

PAO Jesuit Province of West Africa Development agency

Implementing social projects for disadvantaged communities and projects in co-operation with JESAM

PLANÈTE URGENCE "Helping people and protecting nature"

Taking part in international solidarity and environmental protection activities in developing countries

PRISONNIERS SANS FRONTIÈRES Humanizing Third World prisons PS EAU "Water solidarity" project RAFOD Partnership with French development universities ENTREPRENDRE NETWORK Federation of local associations Support in setting up and managing SMEs RÉSEAU JEUNESSE IGNATIEN JESUITS Aid to discernment. Assisting young people SANTÉ ET DÉVELOPPEMENT Integral development SCD Service Civil International SCI AFRIQUE Service Civil International SOLIDARITÉ LABORATOIRES Bio-medical technical support SOLIDARITÉ PARASOLS PASSERELLE POUR L’ESPOIR Priority: Madagascar Association working for children and adolescents

Human rights. Providing both material and moral support for Third World prisoners. Staff training Network of development agencies working in the field of water and sanitation in the South Providing methodological and technical support (training) for local development. Providing scholarships for pupils from the South studying development in France Promoting and facilitating the operation of associations belonging to the Entreprendre network in France. Making shared tools available. Seeking funding opportunities. Encouraging and assisting the start-up of new associations Helping young adults to make life choices and commit to a fairer world through cultural exchanges, retreats and socio-economic activities

Disease prevention, health education, supply of drinking water and sanitation, combating malnutrition International co-operation agency. Sending volunteers to work in the fields of health, training and education International co-operation and solidarity Exchanges between associations in North and South. Enhancing mutual respect between different cultures. Training and sending of international volunteers Helping developing countries and providing laboratory equipment

In Madagascar, the association rehabilitates primary health care centres, trains nursing staff and seeks to improve nutrition and food security. Combating HIV and AIDS

SOLTHIS Solidarité Thérapeutique et Initiative Contre le Sida

Aims to facilitate access to anti-viral treatment for people living with HIV in developing countries

SOS SAHEL Conservation and management of natural resources - SAHEL TECHNAP AFRIQUE Consultant engineering (not-for-profit)

In the Sahelian zone: Supporting local environmental conservation initiatives, combating desertification, assisting with sanitation Small-scale water-supply and domestic equipment. Projects to grow spirulina

TOLÉRANCE Twinning French and African schools TOURISME ET DÉVELOPPEMENT SOLIDAIRES Promotion of sustainable, equitable tourism UNIS CITÉ FRANCE Social responsibility at the service of development

Setting up educational activities, building a secondary school for pupils in a village in Togo

Promoting new forms of tourism organized around interaction and cultural exchange to ensure sustainable development of the host communities. Villages hosting tourists in Burkina Faso and Benin Voluntary solidarity service for young people in France. Raising awareness of volunteering and corporate social responsibility

VSF - CICDA Vétérinaire Sans Frontières - Centre International de Coopération pour le Développement Agricole

Rural development. Methodological, technical and economic support for rural communities. Fostering North/South exchanges

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