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Pierce, Steven D. – Grassroots Development, 1995
The Fundacion Social, a grassroots organization in Colombia, uses profits from its 14 companies to fund community self-help initiatives aimed at eliminating poverty. Social programs focus on community integration, microbusinesses, recycling, education, and communication. The organization seeks to eliminate structural poverty and is currently…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Donaldson, Jamie K. – Grassroots Development, 1992
Describes working conditions of female household servants in Colombia. Reviews history of support groups assisting household workers and subsequent expansion into successful movement for workers' legal rights and social security. "Women's work" has gained some respect as household workers strive to participate in ongoing social changes.…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Employed Women, Foreign Countries
