Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Economic Development, International, International Economic Development, Microfinance, Rural Economic Development
Mission: The Community Empowerment Network (CEN), which was incorporated in 2004, was founded to pursue the community development efforts started by Acumen International, founded in 1994.CEN grew out the need to more fully realize the potential of Information Technology to help isolated communities throughout the world to derive more benefits from the global economy, to end the cycle of dependency on governments and other organizations and to successfully direct their own development priorities and community objectives. CEN does this by helping individuals and communities develop a wide range of skills, attitudes and social and physical resources needed to pursue their objectives.
Results: Building self reliance doesn't happen overnight. Until now, CEN has primarily focused on creating the tools for building strong foundation for development by strengthening basic skills and habits of a small group of participants in three communities in the Brazilian Amazon. We are addressing one of the root causes of poverty and not just the symptoms. One of the most significant accomplishments of our work to-date is the development of our comprehensive approach to building self reliance in communities, as well as our unique learning approach called PRATICAR, which sets CEN apart from the work done by many other development organizations. Our pilot project in the Amazon has succeeded and more than a year after it ended, community members are still using the skills they developed during the pilot. For more details on specific impact of our work, please visit: http://www. endruralpoverty. org/what-we-do/our-impact
Target demographics: Residents and communities of the Brazilian Amazon
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3990
Geographic areas served: Brazilian Amazon
Programs: Jua Community-based eco-tourism programEntrepreneur's ProgramCouro Ecologico Rubber products
Mission: The Community Empowerment Network (CEN), which was incorporated in 2004, was founded to pursue the community development efforts started by Acumen International, founded in 1994.CEN grew out the need to more fully realize the potential of Information Technology to help isolated communities throughout the world to derive more benefits from the global economy, to end the cycle of dependency on governments and other organizations and to successfully direct their own development priorities and community objectives. CEN does this by helping individuals and communities develop a wide range of skills, attitudes and social and physical resources needed to pursue their objectives.
Results: Building self reliance doesn't happen overnight. Until now, CEN has primarily focused on creating the tools for building strong foundation for development by strengthening basic skills and habits of a small group of participants in three communities in the Brazilian Amazon. We are addressing one of the root causes of poverty and not just the symptoms. One of the most significant accomplishments of our work to-date is the development of our comprehensive approach to building self reliance in communities, as well as our unique learning approach called PRATICAR, which sets CEN apart from the work done by many other development organizations. Our pilot project in the Amazon has succeeded and more than a year after it ended, community members are still using the skills they developed during the pilot. For more details on specific impact of our work, please visit: http://www. endruralpoverty. org/what-we-do/our-impact
Target demographics: Residents and communities of the Brazilian Amazon
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3990
Geographic areas served: Brazilian Amazon
Programs: Jua Community-based eco-tourism programEntrepreneur's ProgramCouro Ecologico Rubber products
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