Latin American (Regional)
New Grants
Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación (SUR), Chile, $35,050, over seven months, to study best practices in local economic development in Uruguay and Chile, present the results of the study at seminars and conferences, and produce a publication. The project will benefit approximately 250 development professionals. (LA-157)
Fundación Esquel Ecuador (FEE), $75,000, over 18 months, to research how Latin American communities motivate their citizens to make decisions on economic and community development. Local researchers, guided and trained in methodology by a team of experts, will examine 10 projects, five identified by the IAF and five by the Inter-American Democracy Network. (LA-158)
Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación (SUR), Chile, $75,000, over three years, to operate, in conjunction with the Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios (CEBEM, Bolivia) and the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO, Ecuador), the electronic Network for Research and Action in Local Development (RIADEL), benefiting researchers, academics, trainers, policy-makers, representatives of local governments and community leaders throughout Latin America. (LA-159)