South America

6 projects in
5 countries
6 local
partners

Latin America

Colombia

2017 - 2020

Supporting family farming and building cohesion

Supporting 300 families and 19 organisations

Ecuador

2017 - 2020

Reviving the local economy after an earthquake

Supporting 500 families, and training 1,200 people

Cambodia, Chile, Djibouti, Guinea, Haiti, Laos, Mozambique

2018 - 2020

Reducing poverty through tourism, and preventing climate risks

Assessing sustainable development in the tourism sector

Colombia

2017 - 2020

Social and solidarity-based economy for peace

Supporting 60 coffee producers

Colombia

2019 - 2021

Preserving biodiversity for food security

Conservation and sustainable management of ecosystems to improve the living conditions of artisanal fishermen

Peru

2019 - 2021

Transitioning to sustainable agriculture and a social and solidarity-based economy

Helping 1,130 small producers transition to sustainable agriculture and a more environmentally friendly and solidarity-based system

Local partners

- Corporación Esmeraldeña para la Formación y Desarrollo Integral (CEFODI)
  Corporación Esmeraldeña para la Formación y Desarrollo Integral was founded in 1993 and has been partnered with Acting for Life since 2017. The organisation has strong local roots in the province of Esmeraldas. Its areas of focus include: supporting rural development through the promotion of family farming and access to water and sanitation, and supporting the development of community-based tourism.
- Cambodian Ministry of Tourism
  The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism is in charge of working with companies in the tourism industry to ensure that they comply with global industry best practices, and mobilising communities near tourist areas. Several years ago, the Ministry developed the "Clean City" programme in collaboration with Acting for Life. The programme aims to create the right conditions for the development of tourism. The programme has given rise to initiatives in nature-conservation areas and at coastal tourist resorts, including a coral-protection initiative.
- Fundación Alma
  
  Fundación Alma is an organisation dedicated to protecting and preserving natural resources. With over 30 years of experience, the organisation is specialised in the sustainable management of wetlands, particularly in the drainage basin of the Magdalena River in northern Colombia.
- Asociación Jesús Obrero (CCAIJO)
  Asociación Jesús Obrero (CCAIJO) is a social initiative that was started by the Peruvian Jesuits over 40 years ago to help improve the living conditions of rural communities in the Quispicanchi department, in the Cuzco region. CCAIJO specialises in economic development, nutrition, housing, education, environmental preservation and local governance.

Latin America

Latin America

Supporting family farming and building cohesion

Reviving the local economy after an earthquake

Reducing poverty through tourism, and preventing climate risks

Social and solidarity-based economy for peace

Preserving biodiversity for food security

Transitioning to sustainable agriculture and a social and solidarity-based economy

Local partners

Corporación Esmeraldeña para la Formación y Desarrollo Integral (CEFODI)

Cambodian Ministry of Tourism

Fundación Alma

Asociación Jesús Obrero (CCAIJO)

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