2019
PUERTO RICO
Asociacion de Intercambio Cultural seeks to empower women and girls through educational, economic and cultural activities. It helps them develop life skills and provides them with training to develop small businesses. The horticulture project aims to help girls and young women in the impoversihed and dangerous sectors of the town of Rio Grande. In addition to horticulture, they will be taught to organize a cooperative and acquire business skills. They are expected to teach others in the community.
2018
Asociacion de Intercambio Cultural seeks to empower women and girls through educational, economic and cultural activities. The horticulture project aims to help girls and young women in the impoverished and dangerous sectors of the town of Bayamon. Funding will contribute to basic furniture for an afterschool girls club; materials for a start-up garden, materials to collect and package products to sell and supplies for art, cooking and gardening classes.