Our history
Milestone moments
Since the year 2000, we have been supporting and strengthening the processes of the communities in the territory in the long term.
The beginning
(2000 - 2003)
A group of young professionals found ourselves working in an international cooperation project with the European Union in the western part of Formosa. We decided to continue working with the communities and founded Fundación Gran Chaco in 2003.
The methodology
(2003 - 2005)
We began working with women in response to the communities’ request to enhance the work of craftswomen. Taking into account the socio-economic structure of the communities, we developed our own organizational model.
The design
(2005 - 2009)
We started working intensively with both women and men in the communities on the management of the native forest through a carob reforestation program. In this way, we consolidated a comprehensive model for territorial intervention with an intercultural and gender perspective.
The network
(2010)
Bringing the organizational methodology to other provinces, the network El Futuro Está En El Monte was consolidated and new partners joined: communities, provincial governments and other private society organizations and businesses.
E-Inclusion
(2013)
With Samsung Argentina we started working on e-inclusion by developing connectivity centers in the communities. Through ICT strategic appropriation we enhanced the regional economic activities.
Climate change
(2017)
Through the Gran Chaco Proadapt initiative we promote the strengthening of adaptation capacity and climate resilience of communities. Under the leadership of women, a trinational early warning system (Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay) was established.
National and international Networks
(2018)
Gran Chaco women promote the creation of advocacy spaces such as Red de Mujeres Rurales, and they participate in national and international spaces such as Women20 – a group working in gender matters in the G20. They start to actively participate in decision making spaces in the global agenda.
Chaco Innovates
(2021)
A través del proyecto Nanum Mujeres conectadas, financiado por el Laboratorio de Innovación del Grupo BID, se incorporan nuevos actores como Microsoft a la iniciativa de inclusión digital con el propósito de conectar a 40 comunidades rurales indígenas y criollas del Gran Chaco Americano, y alcanzar al menos 5.000 conexiones de internet domiciliario.
The platform
(Present)
Producer organisations with access to digital technology are beginning to work as a cluster on a strategy to transform the Gran Chaco’s productive ecosystem into a platform. New production and conservation corridors are being created.