The Resource Foundation Newsletter - July
The Resource Foundation
Empowering low-income communities in Latin America and the Caribbean with knowledge, skills and opportunities.
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS
Empower the Amazon: Support Sustainable Development and Youth Engagement
IPE – Institute for Ecological Research, based in Brazil, develops and spreads innovative models for biodiversity conservation.?
Despite a 50% reduction in deforestation in 2023, 10,573 km2 of the Amazon were lost in 2022. As Brazil’s largest CO2 emitter from deforestation, protecting the Amazon’s ecological role is vital.
Since 2021, IPE's Navigating Entrepreneurial Education project supports businesses in the Puranga Conquista Sustainable Development Reserve (Amazonas), with training and seed capital. The new phase will involve youth in sustainable development, enhancing their role through science and culture.
Amount Needed: $60,000
IPE is our Fiscal Sponsorship Fund.
Building Brighter Futures in Indaiatuba, Brazil: ABID and Avery Dennison Foundation's Transformative Work
In Indaiatuba, Brazil, the Conviver project by ABID – Brazil, supported by the Avery Dennison Foundation, is addressing social abandonment, neglect, and exclusion. Over the next 2 years, Conviver will support 40 vulnerable children and 160 family members, focusing on overcoming critical challenges such as domestic violence, substance abuse, and family involvement in the criminal justice system.
Project Highlights:
Additional Efforts:
By addressing immediate needs and fostering long-term resilience, Conviver is building a brighter future for its community.
Welcome Kodea to the TRF Fiscal Sponsorship Family!
Kodea is a non-profit organization that promotes empowerment through technology to take advantage of all the opportunities of the digital age. Based in Chile with a regional reach, Kodea addresses the digital divide through initiatives in education, future of work, and digital citizenship with a strong gender focus. It was recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) as one of the NGOs developing transformative projects in Latin America, improving people's lives in innovative ways and impacting more than 2 million people over nine years. Here's how they do it:
IdeoDigital: A program that has integrated the disciplinary body of Computer Science into over 200 schools, trained more than 900 teachers, and reached 13,000 students.
Los Creadores: A digital talent award for schools, where more than 1,800 technological projects with social impact have been submitted, with over 7,700 students and teachers participating from Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia, achieving 50% female participation.
Talento Digital para Chile: A Chilean public policy that has retrained 23,500 people through reskilling and upskilling programs focused on digital skills.
Emprendedoras Conectadas: Empowered 1,500 unserved women entrepreneurs digitally, fostering the growth of their micro-enterprises through technology.
Kodea's Women's Digital Empowerment Initiative: Developed an index measuring women's confidence and resilience in the productive use of technology; involved more than 400 women in digital empowerment workshops and has a widely recognized awareness campaign.
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Welcome aboard, Kodea!
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
Explore the Amazon with Entrepreneurs of the Amazon!
IPE – Institute for Ecological Research
Meet Edmildo Manuel Vaz from the Tatuyo community. Through community-based tourism, he immerses visitors in indigenous culture and the Amazon rainforest. During the pandemic, he learned health safety to improve his services.
Edmildo's passion for knowledge led him to the "Navigating Entrepreneurial Education in the Amazon" project, securing funds for essential equipment.
His dream? To keep learning and growing.
Join his inspiring journey - watch now!
??At The Resource Foundation, we are deliberate in our focus.
Local challenges demand local solutions.
Latin America, where uniqueness meets opportunity.
??Efficient and locally informed philanthropic giving.
That's all for today. Thank you for being with us.
We'll see you next month!
Gracias,
TRF Team