A long-term partnership with communities to break the cycle of rural poverty and create agents of sustainable change.
Our Approach: 4 and 20
ViviendasLeon employs a 4 year “ladder of
development” program to address the most persistent and interconnected
characteristics of poverty in the region. These include limited human capacities,
malnourishment, unemployment, environmental degradation and public health
diseases.
We focus on 20% of a population with projects in human training, food and nutrition, water and sanitation, environmental science and reforestation, and small business formation to address immediate needs and create a long-term and sustainable transformation of rural communities.
Our unique 4-year cycle of training, farming, water and small businesses establishes a core group of families, 20%, who provide self-sustaining food security and economic expansion in their communities.
ViviendasLeón has pioneered a multifaceted approach to end rural poverty, focusing on trainings, farming and water security.
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