Mujeres afrodescendientes productoras de cacao que luchan por la igualdad

Projects

Afro-descendant women cacao producers fight against poverty

https://www.codespa.org/en/projects/afro-descendant-women-cacao-producers-fight-against-poverty/

In Ecuador, the rights of afro-descendant women are systematically violated: their participation in the labor force is reduced by discrimination, their access to property and land is restricted, and their access to basic social services is limited. The situation of Afro-descendant women becomes more dramatic in rural areas, where women perform almost all of the…

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Historias de Éxito

“Fair trade” project with Carrefour

https://www.codespa.org/en/companies/success-stories/fair-trade-project-with-carrefour/

This solidarity project consisted of importing products from Ecuador, and thus assisting the socioeconomic development of the country’s rural communities, and their later sale in a large number of Carrefour hypermarkets located in Spain. In this way it consolidated small Ecuadorian producers in organisational, technical and business aspects so that they joined together to form…

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Un futuro mejor para familias indígenas, gracias al turismo rural comunitario

Projects

A better future for indigenous families, thanks to community-managed rural tourism

https://www.codespa.org/en/projects/a-better-future-for-indigenous-families-thanks-to-community-managed-rural-tourism/

Peru offers very attractive places for tourism. It receives thousands of visitors every year attracted by the local natural landscapes and cultural resources. These areas are inhabited by indigenous communities that live in poverty with low levels of human development. For tourists, it is hard to access and contribute economically to these places due to…

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Pequeños pescadores luchan contra la pobreza en Esmeraldas

Projects

Promoting small fishermen to help fight poverty in Esmeraldas

https://www.codespa.org/en/projects/pescadores-pobres-luchan-contra-pobreza-en-esmeraldas-ecuador/

Esmeraldas is a coastal city located in Northern Ecuador, on the border with Colombia. In a city of more than 160,000 inhabitants, basic services, such as medical care, are unattainable for most of its inhabitants. Child malnutrition, families living on less than $1 a day, houses made of boards, or the lack of access to…

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Where we work

https://www.codespa.org/en/about-us/where-we-work/

Leading experts in various fields we are all united by a common goal: fight against poverty, offering opportunities to those that need them most. We perform projects in 11 countries through our delegations. Our head offices are in Madrid and Barcelona. In addition to these we have three national offices (Andalucia, Valencia and Castilla La…

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