OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-2

LOD data

Tourism, Coffee, Activation, and Training for the Territorial Development in El Salvador – TU CAFÉ

El Salvador

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

El Salvador

Location

€ 1,196,087
Committed

€ 837,261
Used

Description

“TU-CAFÉ - Tourism, Coffee, Activation, and Training for the Territorial Development in El Salvador” aims to create decent employment through inclusive and sustainable local development in the agroecological and tourism sectors. The specific objective is to increase employment opportunities for young people, women, and those at risk of migration, improving their professional skills and operational capacities to find employment or successfully manage autonomous entrepreneurial activities in the rural communities of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec and Alotepec-Metapán mountain ranges. The project will promote a virtuous collaboration between the public and private sectors and local and Italian actors, in line with the AICS Programmatic Guidelines to enhance agroforestry supply chains and ecosystem services, creating job opportunities and reducing the causes of migration. The initiative is divided into two main results: Result 1: Training and Employment in the Coffee and Sustainable Rural Tourism Sector The training offer will be strengthened for the coffee and sustainable rural tourism sectors, aligning it with the local labor market demand, increasing employment opportunities for young people, women, and people at risk of migration. The training will include: • Good agricultural practices • Networking and business model • Financial education • Digital skills • Training for tour guides Result 2: Strengthening Small Enterprises and Cooperatives Small enterprises, cooperatives, and groups of producers, formed by young people, women, and people at risk of migration, operating in the coffee and sustainable rural tourism sectors will be strengthened. Planned activities include: • Development of business plans • Business consulting • Creation of tourist routes • Promotion of youth entrepreneurship Territory The intervention will take place in the regions of Apaneca-Ilamatepec and Alotepec Metapán, known for the production of high-quality coffee. Apaneca-Ilamatepec, with advanced infrastructure in the tourism and coffee production sectors, will serve as a model to integrate resources and infrastructure, improving agricultural quality and sustainability. This model will allow for the transfer of knowledge and good practices to Alotepec Metapán, improving the region's productive and infrastructural capacity. Partnership - Soleterre Foundation, the lead partner, has many years of experience in the territory and has developed a strategy for the social and work inclusion of vulnerable people. Since 2007, it has been operating in the Chalatenango area (Alotepec-Metapán), identifying the development of a sustainable green economy as an alternative to migration. CRS (Catholic Relief Services) will enable producers to adopt the Blue Harvest brand, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and water resource conservation, improving coffee quality and economic sustainability. The La Montañona Commonwealth and ADEL add value to training in the tourism sector, in which they have specialized in recent years. Lavazza Foundation, already a partner of Soleterre, will offer training related to green coffee, helping growers understand the export standards of the Italian market and the excellence of the Italian coffee sector. The possibility for Salvadoran entrepreneurs to visit the historic coffee shops of Turin and the management of the Langhe in Piedmont will serve as examples for sustainable tourism development models. This integrated approach will promote local economic development, social inclusion, and community empowerment, reducing the gender gap and encouraging women's participation in the labor market and entrepreneurial activities. read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 1,196,087	€ 837,261

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	SOLETERRE - STRATEGIE DI PACE ONLUS	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-2
AID013244/09/2
CRS Activity identifier2025040260
Planned start 2025/10/01
Planned End 2028/09/30
Actual start 2025/11/04
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disability not targeted
Aid to Environment significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification significant objective

SDGs

4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
8.2 - Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.3 - Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.5 - By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
8.6 - By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
8.9 - By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products