Date: | 2012- |
Web: | Official website of the programme |
Description: | The objective of the programme is to strengthen and develop people's skills through training in handcrafted products in order to improve their family income. This scholarship has a duration of 3 to 6 months of training and technical assistance. The programme is oriented specifically to rural areas and seeks the organisation of groups so that the training process contributes to improving their productivity. The grant amount is between 1200 and 1800 quetzales |
Characteristics
Target population: | Persons of legal age, preferably women in a situation of poverty or extreme poverty, without formal job who possess skills for the elaboration of handicrafts or diverse craft. |
Area of intervention: | 1) Professional and vocational training |
Geographic scale: | National |
Targeting method: | Categorical Geographic (Focuses on municipalities that are in poverty and extreme poverty situation in several departments of the country) |
Registry of recipients: | SAB Scholarship Management System. |
Institutionality
Legal framework: | Ministerial Agreement No. 90-2015 |
Responsible organization(s): | Ministry of Social Development |
Executing organization(s): | Ministry of Social Development |
Source of funding: | Government of Guatemala |
1) Training
Recipient(s): | Programme participants |
Recipient of the transfer: | Direct participant |
Conditionalities: | Attend at least 80% of the training Present a sample of the elaborate product |
Comments: | The grant will be withdrawn when the user does not comply with the co-responsibilities |
Description: | Training in handcrafted products so that families can establish their own businesses. |