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Rural Development Project for Ngobe Communities

 

The project targeted indigenous people, who are among the poorest in the country. Activities benefited indigenous Ngöbe communities by supporting economic development, income-generating activities, environmental conservation and natural resource management.


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$14.0 million
Approved IFAD loan: US$7.9 million
Duration: 1994 - 2003
Directly benefiting: 5,000 households
Cofinancing:

  • UN Development Programme (UNDP) (US$0.2 million)
  • World Food Programme (US$2.4 million)
Status: Closed

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