Marginalized populations have been slow to recover from the economic devastation that hit Argentina at the turn of the millennium.

To read about employment and Microfinance issues in Argentina, click here.

FSD works with a variety of local organizations to provide training and economic opportunity to communities that lack sufficient job skills. Working with interns, volunteers, and donors, FSD engages programs that:

• Educate the general public and distribute information to local agencies about the advantages of ecotourism to increase vendor and consumer awareness and ensure a more sustainable use of Argentina's vast natural resources.
• Provide consulting for local organizations to help them more effectively manage and utilize resources.
• Support a cooperative of small businesses led by marginalized families who offer cleaning, masonry work, gardening, painting, plumbing, and electrical work to the general public.
• Provide at-risk youth and uneducated persons with resources and guidance to integrate with the working community and find employment through training on local job skills, microenterprise strategies, and microcredit opportunities.
• Work to improve production techniques for small and medium enterprises that support unemployed women and youth. For example, FSD volunteers and interns have assisted production and/or marketing of fruits and vegetables dehydrated by solar and Eolic energy. The programs aim to reduce poverty and unemployment.

Read more about Microfinance programs and opportunities initiated by our Community Partners in Argentina.

For a description of the opportunities available in each development subject addressed by FSD in Argentina, click on the links below:

Microfinance • Environment • Health • Youth and Education
Women's Empowerment • Community Development • Human Rights

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