By Leticia Martinez Hermosillo | Marketing and Development Manager
After the immediate basic needs were met and disaster response was in effect, ICF continued working with our grantees, local community foundations, and other funders in Mexico to identify opportunities to leverage funding and align our grantmaking with national-level reconstruction and rehabilitation strategies, prioritizing those that emphasize economic recovery, policy and advocacy work, and capacity building. Grants have included;
ICF is continuing to work with local and international partners to participate in higher level decision-making related to rebuilding efforts and development in Mexico, in order to identify and disseminate best practices and models across the country. Our goal is to promote the social reconstruction of communities through local community foundations and initiatives that promote the economic reactivation of the country by;
Key partners in these efforts were:
Documental Ambulante, A.C./Levantemos Mexico Campaign - Ambulante is launching two requests for proposals (RFPs); an Open RFP (for leaders, community foundations and nonprofits in the affected areas), and an Invite-Only RFP (for capacity building or "fortalecedoras sociales"). ICF’s grant to Levantemos will be sub-granted as part of both RFP processes, and ICF staff is participating in proposal selection process. We were part of the Technical Committee
After rigorously revising 134 applications, submitted to the Community Leadership (75) and the Emerging Social Actors (59) RFP, the results were:
Community Leadership will support grassroots and community organizations that are leaders in the effort to reconstruct communities at a local level. These organizations have experience in community engagement, in implementing projects or programs in the affected states, and have a focus on human rights.
Emerging Social Actors supports community initiatives and collectives which emerged as first responders in the aftermath of the earthquake. These are vibrant groups that emerged because of the emergency, have fostered engagement, built networks, commitment with the community, and have demonstrated leadership, innovation, and the potential to sustain a long-term project.
The projects began early June 2018.
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