Development Plan for Extreme Zones (PDZE) of the Province of Palena and the commune of Cochamó
This project aims to develop the Extreme Zones Development Plan (PDZE) for the Province of Palena and the Commune of Cochamó, Los Lagos Region (Chile). To this end, a diagnostic study, citizen participation activities and a portfolio of projected investments relevant to the formulation of the PDZE, commissioned by the Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Regional (Subsecretary for Regional Development) (Subdere), will be drafted.
Protierra Catatumbo Program
Thanks to the acceptance and community participation generated by Mercy Corps’ Protierra Tibú Programme (2019 – 2023), which formalised 1,100 property rights for farming families and improved their food sovereignty and security, the Protierra Catatumbo Programme will be implemented.
Cultural change strategy for transparency in Cartagena
The aim of the project was the participatory design and evaluation of six behavioural initiatives to be included and implemented in the communications strategies of two city agencies. The methodological principles of this initiative are the use and application of behavioural sciences and communications for social change, the co-creation of interventions with local actors and the experimental measurement of their results.
Strengthening of the thematic area of socio-territorial conflicts
The objective of this project is to generate new institutional arrangements at the national level in a set of Latin American territories considering the visions of traditionally excluded territorial actors, whose well-being and development are currently affected by the persistence of socio-territorial conflicts.
Networks for Agri-Food Transformation
This project aims to support the sustainable transformation of agri-food systems in three rural territories in Latin America, contributing to the rescue and enhancement of agri-food practices being developed by indigenous and peasant communities in Mexico, Guatemala and Bolivia.
Identification, awareness-raising and advocacy for the consolidation of Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) in Peru
To date, the implementation and consolidation of the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) is being developed gradually, in accordance with the dynamics of each territory, and the work agenda includes actions such as the definition of the formal institutional framework; the development of their strategy and action plan; the leveraging of financial resources; and the design, communication, circulation and implementation of the services provided by each RDA in the territory.
Evaluation of Digital Route 2021. Closing connectivity gaps for rural women
The project consists of an evaluation of the results of the Digital Route 2021 experience, implemented by the Foundation for the Promotion and Development of Women (PRODEMU) between February and December 2021, with the aim of improving the quality of participation of users of the Rural Women’s Programme
Young coca and poppy growers. Biographical experiences, productive activity and expectations for the future
The development of this project had as its main objective to carry out an investigation to identify the factors that contribute to young people in rural areas deciding to cultivate or participate in the cultivation of coca or poppy in Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru.
Strengthening the Tedapaz Platform: an observatory for measuring change with a territorial perspective
This project seeks to consolidate the Tedapaz platform as a sustainable territorial observatory that produces and manages information, makes the realities of the territories visible, and influences development and peace-building decisions.
Territories in Dialogue: Inclusion and Rural Wellbeing
Starting in 2019, and with the support of IDRC and the Ford Foundation, Rimisp is implementing the Territorios en Diálogo project, which seeks to improve the wellbeing of territories excluded from the development process through innovations in both conceptual and practical approaches to development dynamics in contexts of socio-territorial conflict, with a particular focus on youth.