IDRC Bulletin - December 2013, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

December 2013

News / Calls and Awards / Recent and Upcoming Events / New Projects / Project Publications and Articles

First Indigenous Fish Processing Community Centre in the Northern Amazon In July 2013, as part of the IDRC supported “Fish for Life” project, the first community fish processing plant was opened in the indigenous community of Trinidacito in the Northern Amazon of Bolivia. The fishers participating in the initiative who work together as part of the Indigenous Amazon Fishers Association of Trinidacito (APIAT) have been able to double their selling price since the Centre opened. Of this increased revenue, fishers receive 78% of the value of the commercialization, while 2% is channelled back into the community to improve the quality of life of all of the families, while the remainder of the revenue is dedicated to sustaining the operating costs of the processing centre. Read more (Spanish)

New tool to visualize youth employment initiatives in the region The “Employment Initiatives for Youth” map illustrates initiatives from the region most representative of youth employment between 2008-2011. It includes both labour market programs and regulations which promote better work experiences for youth. The map was developed by CEDLAS within the framework of the “Labour markets for inclusive growth” project, with the support of IDRC. Read more (Spanish)

Master’s in Public Procurement The Virtual Program for Superior Training in Government Procurement is a joint initiative between the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Argentina) and the Universidad Santo Tomás (Chile), in close collaboration with the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP), which aims to satisfy the training needs of specialized human resources throughout the region. The Program aims to provide government procurement actors with the adequate tools for their needs so they can interact in an ethical, efficient and transparent way within the State Procurement System. Read more (Spanish)


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