The Project TRANSAGRO-Cienaga
Is the creation of a small community of agro processing of fruit, managed by women of the community, this project seeks to provide a sustainable solution to the problems of income generation and environmental conservation, through the enhancement of products which are environmentally sustainable crop - mainly fruit, preferably organic, as well as promoting the inclusion and participation of women in the economy. The community of Cienaga, located in the coastal area south of Barahona, and in the eastern slope of the Sierra de Bahoruco, suffers from the typical problems of rural communities in this region: unemployment, poverty (84% of its population is below the poverty line, reflected especially in the case of women), crime, rural exodus and continuing environmental degradation are the result of the low profitability of traditional agriculture and the lack of sustainable income-generating alternatives.
The project responds to needs expressed by (a) s Community (a) s. The identification of requirements and guidelines for the design of the project have been developed and / or validated in meetings with the (old) Community (o) s which guarantees an identification with the project. The project will be implemented in partnership with community organizations, existing, established and recognized. Small Business will be managed in its entirety by the beneficiaries of the project, the role of the management of the project will be to train, advise and accompany, so that the sexes beneficiaries become actors in their own development, contributing to the project empoderamineto and the training of local social capital
News Section
'Trans-Agro'
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Community Projects, Trans-Agro (3 Sept'08)
On Wednesday, September 3 2008 the respective boards of COODECI gathered and distributed the charges, 2 days after the successful constituent assembly. Later people are elected to the Constituent Assembly and their respective positions within the cooperative. Now, to work to realize the productive projects!
Charges in the directive COODECI: Supervisory Board: (Read more ...)
In Section: Community Projects, Networks and Events, Strengthening ICT for Community Organizations, Trans-Agro (2 Sept'08)
The program "Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Information Society" GenARDIS pre-selected our proposed project among the 230 it received. Of the 20 selected, 15 will be funded with over 7000 euro each. Ours is proposing to develop multimedia materials for training in ICT for women who manage rural cooperatives. We expect October to a final decision. This is the text of the announcement of GenARDIS (in English but I can translate it by clicking on the banner above right ...)
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Community Projects, Trans-Agro (1 Sept'08)
The Cooperative Group for the Development of La Cienaga was formally established in the Cooperative Agricultural and Multiple Services for the Development of La Cienaga (COODECI) in the Constituent Assembly held the first of September in the local spring, the municipality La Cienaga. Coodeci will be based organization to manage the activities of the two income generating projects (processing of fruits and ecotourism community) but can perform many other activities 
(such as savings and loans). This is a result of hard work the team of the Foundation Taiguey carried out with financial support from the Social Fund of the Embassy of France, the Environment Fund of the United Nations (PPS) and the newly confirmed support of the Foundation Intermaricana ( FIA). A big applause to the group manager for his work and for laying the Cienaga 'Forward!
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In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Trans-Agro (2 Jul'08)
The Foundation Taiguey coordinate with the School of Agricultural Offices, the Center for Research and Improvement of Animal Production, CIMPA, Santiago and organize community groups to take courses in Horticulture and processing of milk ... (Read more ...)
In Section: Trans-Agro (17 Jun'08)
Subject to final approval of the Congress of the United States, the Inter-American Foundation (FIA) approved a grant to Taiguey Foundation for the project TRANSAGRO, in particular to provide training and technical assistance of the group of women from the community of La Cienaga, in Barahona , Which has been organized in order to establish the Cooperative for the Development of La Cienaga (COODECI). This June 17 were visiting Jenny Petrow, in charge of the FIA for the region, his assistant Theresa Logan and Sandra Lafontaine, verifying data. (Read more ...)
In Section: Trans-Agro (2 May'08)
Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology and Industry (IIBI) and the Foundation Taiguey signed a collaboration agreement in which the IBBI provide technical assistance for the development of Jams, Canned Sweet and pulps from fruit produced in the impact zone of Transagro Cienaga project, which seeks to create opportunities for income generation and assessment of environmentally sustainable agriculture through the creation of women's cooperative agro-processing craft.
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Trans-Agro, Miscellaneous (13 Apr'08)
On 13 October 2007 came to the Swamp for a six-month internship at the NGO Foundation Taiguey. I enjoyed myself. During these months working with my colleagues in the projects and Transagro Ecotourism and see the results ... You can almost Coodeci of Transagro appointed a cooperative and the Ecotourism Project has begun to train people in Cienaga and Bahoruco! (Read more ...)
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Trans-Agro (Dec 18'07)
6 and Dec. 17, 2007, we had a workshop facilitated by Soil Conservation Mr. Elpidio Moreta. The first day of the workshop (the theoretical part on conserving soil) was explained to the participants which are treatments that do harm to the ground and how to use other ways to treat it to continue spreading without the application of chemicals and also to protect the harvest. (Read more ...)
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Trans-Agro (Dec. 4'07)
Forming a cooperative is not easy and it costs a lot of time and effort. We are working on the formation of a cooperative to improve and facilitate collaboration between the different organizations in the projects Transagro and Ecotourism. (Read more ...)
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Trans-Agro (22 Nov'07)
On 22 November 2007, we had a workshop Microenterprise Management with a gender perspective provided by the ladies Victoria Cross and Ana Julia Hernandez of Mude (Dominican Women in Development). (Read more ...)
In Section: Ecotourism Cienaga - Bahoruco, Trans-Agro (19 Oct'07)
Small Business Community Cooperative (PECA) elected its interim directive which will be handled in future projects of agro processing and eco-tourism) community, this meeting is on Wednesday October 18, 2007, to elect its interim directive, which was responsible for carrying After the incorporation process
Project Transagro / Ecotourism Project. Here is the retelling of this participatory process in which exercises and strengthens democracy. (Read more ...)
In Section: Strengthening ICT for Community Organizations, Trans-Agro (1 Oct'07)
The proposed trans-Agri, considering that it plans in its plan, capacity building of women's group, and tapping into a collaborative agreement with the Institute of Technical Training (i), has organized a Technical Assistant Accounting Course, open to the community. The course has started the trip on October 1st with Professor Lic. Jose Polanco and will last 260 hours, and 22 were enrolled Youth from different communities, La Cienaga, Fudeco, Bahoruco and Arroyo. (Read more ...)
In Section: Trans-Agro, Miscellaneous (22 Sept'07)
For four months I worked for the Foundation Taiguey and participated in the feasibility study of the project Transagro. Unfortunately, on August 30 was finished my internship and then this was the day I had to go, I had to leave the Swamp and the country. But .... (Read more ...)
In Section: Strengthening ICT for Community Organizations, Community Telecentre Guanaba.net, Trans-Agro (26 Aug'07)
On Saturday, August 25, 2007, beginning at the Cultural and Community Telecentre Guanaba.Net La Cienaga, Barahona, the course of informatics for members of the Mothers Club of Los Angeles Guardians, an organization that since many are part of the project that implements TRANSAGRO Foundation Taiguey in this town of Cienaga. This course is designed to train these people so they can get to provide better service to the community through a better method of organizing their activities in his community organization and in the future micro-enterprise Community cooperative. (Read more ...)
In Section: Trans-Agro (21 Aug'07)
The goal of this workshop was "to the participants to acquire basic tools and techniques to react to conflicts and handle them in search of solutions covering different interests." was held on Tuesday, August 21 from 2 to 6 pm (4 pm) on the roof of the Foundation, La Cienaga. Prov. Barahona, made possible by Moises Mendez. (Read more ...)
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