Rigoberto and Odilia Castro

October 18, 2024

Agricultural producers Rigoberto and Odilia Castro saw an improvement in their business and the lives of their children with a loan they obtained from our partner MICOOPE. Listen to their story to learn more about how our Food for Progress program uplifts families in rural Guatemala.

Event Highlights Achievements, Learning in Guatemala’s Agricultural Sector

In 2012, our team in Guatemala planted the seeds of the PROCAMPO (Productores del Campo Más Prósperos y Organizados) Food for Progress project as a means of helping rural agricultural...

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Agricultural Loans Open Doors for Rural Guatemalan Farmers

Story

January 2024

Agricultural Loans Open Doors for Rural Guatemalan Farmers

The agricultural loans provided by our partner Federación Nacional de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito (MICOOPE) through Counterpart’s USDA-funded Food for Progress program, support small local producers in the rural...

Food Systems Guatemala

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Project

Active

2016-2024

Food for Progress

Counterpart’s Food for Progress program in Guatemala improves the ability of local communities to increase their agricultural production and improve their livelihoods.

Food Security Guatemala

Project

2015-2020

Participación Cívica in Guatemala

This project strengthened and developed the capacity of civil society organizations and government officials in Guatemala to play a more effective role in addressing accountability, transparency and anti-corruption related issues.