Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Over one million Colombian children with ages between 12 and 17 are estimated to work in multiple fields, but primarily in agricultural activities and street work. Due to their family’s economic circumstances, many children are forced to abandon their right to a primary education, so that they can enter … Read more
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean This initiative is giving local women an employment opportunity in a women’s cooperative. The women produce nutritional products to be readily available to low-income or undernourished community members. The area has long struggled with poverty and lack of adequate social services, along with environmental degradation, as poor farmers are … Read more
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean This program works with the mothers of the children of IPM’s other Colombia-based project, Niños Trabajadores. The project works to provide economic opportunities through cooperative activities for the mothers to earn sustainable income so that they may better provide for their families. The women have received training in food … Read more
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Since 2002, IPM has partnered with NUTRAVIDA. This community initiative located in Mejicanos, EL SALVADOR, is an organization that empowers children and women, and promotes nutritional health through different programs: soy production, different products such as meat and milk are made as a complete source of protein; Bakery; Workshops … Read more
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Since 2000, IPM has partnered with Mujer y Comunidad. This cooperative of women located in San Francisco Libre, NICARAGUA aims to promote the education, health, and well-being of women, youth, and children, as well as human rights through different programs: Scholarship Education Program, offers the promotion of women’s rights, … Read more