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CARE Canada | BOLIVIA | HEALTHY FOOD & NUTRITION PROJECT TUKUY YANAPANA Collaborating for Local Economic Development QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE PROJECT CARE’s Tukuy Yanapana project works with local municipalities and associations to boost the profitability of small businesses so families can enjoy better incomes for years to come. THE SITUATION Farmers in the provinces of Chuquisaca experience poor productivity while local businesses lack strong links to markets for their products. Bolivia also has one of the highest levels of income inequality between women and men in Latin America. Barriers continue to prevent women from participating in and benefiting equally from small businesses. OUR GOALS Start Date: 2012 End Date: 2016 Total Impact: 54,690 people ABOUT BOLIVIA Bolivia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. More than half of Bolivia’s population lives below the poverty line on less than $2 a day. (WHO, 2011) Over 67 per cent of women have only primary school education or none at all. (WHO, 2011) Women in the project’s area are estimated to make 67 cents for every dollar a man earns. Improve the profitability and competiveness of small family farms and businesses in four municipalities of Chuquisaca. This will be done through improving municipal governance, education and training, and strengthening gender equality. Encourage the creation of municipal strategies that ensure sustainable and fair economic development through farmer and civil society participation. Work directly with more than 1,500 small-scale farmers and small business owners, both women and men, and indirectly benefit For more information, contact: Sylvie Madely Vice President, Fundraising, Marketing and Communications CARE Canada [email protected] CARE Canada | BOLIVIA | HEALTHY FOOD & NUTRITION PROJECT TUKUY YANAPANA Collaborating for Local Economic Development PROJECT ACTIVITIES WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT Tukuy Yanapana means “We all collaborate” in Quechua, the language spoken by the people of the Chuquisaca region of Bolivia. As part of this project, CARE will: CARE is promoting the role of women in economic activities. As we work with communities to strengthen the local economy, we are ensuring the meaningful participation of women. For example, meetings and training sessions educate women and men about gender roles in labour and raise the visibility of women’s unpaid work. Increase the participation of women and girls in the economy by giving them a voice in the decision-making process for the creation of new economic regulations and policies. Work with municipal governments to develop policies and regulations that support farmers and businesses and increase their competitiveness. CARE will help form partnerships between governments and local organizations that support fair and transparent local economic development initiatives. Promote the role of women in economic activities through awareness-raising initiatives such as teaching women about market competitiveness and training local government and private sector actors in gender equality. Educate women and men about gender roles in labour and raise the visibility of women’s unpaid work through a series of meetings and training sessions. Support small farms and businesses in improving production, management and commercialization. SUPPORTERS This project is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.