Rural Development in the Province of Esmeraldas (Ecuador)

Country: Ecuador

Sector(s): Agriculture and rural development - Social development

Date: 06/2002 - 06/2007

Client / Beneficiary: EC - AIDCO

Financing Agency: EC - AIDCO

Project Value: 6,300,000 €

Description of the project and Services provided:

The overall objective of the project was to improve the living conditions of the population of a peripheral and depressed area of the Country.

    The project included 5 main objectives:
  • Improvement of living conditions
  • Improvement of production and trade
  • Safeguarding of natural resources
  • Attention on women's issues
  • Support and strengthening of civil society
  • The services provided were:

  • Planning, management and supervision of all the activities of the program
  • Coordination with Institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations
  • Specialist technical assistance in different sectors.
  • VET
  • Technical, administrative and financial management of the program

Subsectors of activities:

  • Livestock farming: from production to marketing
  • Rural development policy and strategies
  • Agriculture
  • Maritime Fishing
  • Natural Resources Protection policy and strategy
  • Development Sociology
  • Education Planning / Financing
  • Public Health