Publications by communities leading development project
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Manuals
Manual Estufas Uk´u´xJa, corazón del hogar
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) , es la agencia internacional humanitaria de la iglesia católica de Estados Unidos, fundada en 1,943 tiene como misión asistir a los pobres y desamparados, trabajando en el espíritu de la enseñanza católica social para promover la santidad y la dignidad de la...More
Best Practices
Community Development Plans
Guatemala continues to be a country with great inequalities. According to the 2020 Human Development Report, Guatemala placed 127th out of 170 countries in the Human Development Index ranking and 119th in the Gender Inequality Index. Inadequate social services and infrastructure, as well as...More
Case Studies
CLD youth entrepreneur initiative
Communities Leading Development (CLD) is a USAID and CRS development project implemented in five departments of the Western Highlands in Guatemala. CLD leverages financial resources and partnerships with local groups and organizations to propel development projects that are community driven....More
Guidelines
Community Based Development Planning
In the seven-year period between 2016 and 2023, USAID and CRS implemented the Communities Leading Development (CLD) Project. This project worked intensively with more than 200 rural communities in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, building their capacity to lead a highly participatory and...More
Best Practices
The Human Face of the Communities Leading Development (CLD) Project
Upon the completion of the Communities Leading Development (CLD) project in 2023, USAID and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) decided to compile the project's key programming, methodological, and human aspects into a publication titled The Human Face of the CLD Project.
The CLD project was...More
