Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara (ILCA)

$620.9K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara
Country	Bolivia
Start Date	Aug 08, 2009
End Date	Oct 02, 2011
Duration	785 days
Number of Grantees	5
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50675-36`

Grant Description

ILCA will improve the skills, earnings, self esteem, cultural pride and the participation in the tourist market 300 weavers, mostly women, and llama herders from grassroots organizations in four indigenous municipal districts around Challapata, Oruro.

The grantee will also develop INFOTAMBO, a center for revitalizing Andean cultural resources and tapping into markets for weavings and tourist-related services, including via the Internet. (BO-505)