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Rural Development Project for the Guaymi Communities

 

The project was one of the IFAD-funded operations targeting indigenous populations. It was designed to counter the high rate of poverty in the indigenous Guaymi communities by supporting community development and income generation. The project included a focus on environmental conservation and sustainable management of natural resources.


Source: IFAD

 



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Contact information

Jaana Keitaanranta
Country programme manager
Edificio 155 P.O. Box 0816-1914 Clayton
Cuidad de Panamá , Panama
Work: +507 2650838
Fax: +507 2631414
jaana.keitaanranta@undp.org.pa

Facts and figures

Total cost: US$13.6 million
Approved IFAD loan: US$9.0 million
Duration: 1984 - 1989
Directly benefiting: 3,000 households
Cofinancing:

  • World Food Programme (US$0.1 million)
Status: Closed

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