In 2024, the Comparte network has expanded its collaboration framework with other organizations committed to fostering and strengthening economic alternatives based on well-being and life care. This effort includes a new project with Caritas Latin America and the Caribbean, an organization with a long-standing commitment to supporting vulnerable individuals and communities. The project aims to strengthen Caritas’s regional Livelihoods and Food Security team.
Initially, the project (from May to July) involves mapping the capabilities of the Livelihoods and Food Security teams within the National Caritas organizations, spanning at least 10 countries. This mapping seeks to assess the teams’ abilities to support economic-productive programs and initiatives, providing recommendations to aid in the reflection and strategic planning processes for this area of work.
Following this mapping, and to expand the teams’ knowledge on prioritized themes based on the results, Comparte will facilitate two virtual workshops, a field visit to observe economic alternatives promoted by Comparte, and an in-person workshop during a gathering organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Secretariat of Caritas (SELACC). These activities will take place during the second half of the year.
To coordinate the project, a steering team has been established, consisting of Comparte’s technical team, representatives from the national Caritas organizations, and SELACC. This team will guide the mapping’s development, identifying key insights that will shape subsequent activities (field visit and training sessions).
For the Comparte community, this collaboration represents an opportunity to exchange and discover new ways of supporting and managing economic alternatives implemented by other networks and organizations, which can enrich Comparte’s approach as a network. Additionally, it provides an opportunity to share the results of our work with those who view the network as a benchmark for creating economic alternatives with marginalized populations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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