Red Alternativa de Intercambio Solidario (RAIS)

 

Country

Guatemala

Organization

Red Alternativa de Intercambio Solidario (RAIS)

RAIS is a national network of small agricultural and artisanal organizations in Guatemala. It works to facilitate sustainable and fair commercialization of its members’ products and enable families to earn sustainable livelihoods. RAIS also works to transform unjust and dysfunctional economic systems through political advocacy to influence policies that affect small producers.

Project

Strengthening Local Economies

To support RAIS's national network of agricultural producers in Guatemala to improve agro-ecological techniques and practices, raise awareness around responsible consumption and strengthening the network's focus on Solidarity Economics.

Project Grant Amount $20,000
Total Grants Received $85,000
Years Supported 5
Theme Natural Resource Rights and Economic Justice
Population Served Farmers and fisherfolk, Indigenous peoples, Women
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