Manitoba Council on International Cooperation

International Projects

Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)

  • Building Local Capacity in Economic Development

    Fund: Theme Fund | Country: Peru | Amount: $10,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    MEDA is Building Local Capacity in Economic Development in its Peru office to aid its transformation into an independent and financially self-sustaining local NGO that will operate as an effective local actor for economic development.

  • Addressing Over-Exploitation of Fishery Resources

    Fund: Development Fund | Country: Peru | Amount: $19,585 | Funded in 2010/2011

    In Addressing Over-Exploitation of Fishery Resources, MEDA is focusing on the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary in Peru. Small-scale extractors of threatened crab species are transitioning their livelihoods into sustainable shrimp harvesting in the mangrove buffer zones.

  • Developing the Plum Subsector in Protected Dry Forest Areas

    Fund: Development Fund | Country: Peru | Amount: $20,000 | Funded in 2010/2011

    In Developing the Plum Subsector in Protected Dry Forest Areas, MEDA is working in the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary in Peru to improve the productivity and quality of plum production and the marketing of value-added products such as jams and juices by small-holder farmers and their associations.

  • Dry Forest Recuperation in the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary

    Fund: Theme Fund | Country: Peru | Amount: $25,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This objective of this project is to conduct reforestation in the Buffer Zone of the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary and to ensure maintenance of existing vegetation cover by negotiating an agreement with land owners.

  • Ecotourism and Conservation in the Tumbes Mangrove National Sanctuary

    Fund: Development Fund | Country: Peru | Amount: $30,000 | Funded in 2008/2009

    This project will enable long-term conservation in the Tumbes National Mangrove Sanctuary. Eco-tourism will bring an alternative economic opportunity that will balance the needs of an impoverished community and a threatened ecosystem.