{"id":1925,"date":"2009-09-08T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-08T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pasopacifico.org\/2009\/09\/clinton-global-initiative\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:53:47","slug":"clinton-global-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/clinton-global-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton Global Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

We look forward to attending the Clinton Global Initiative later this month where we’ll be recognized for our work empowering women and supporting sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n

A relatively young organization founded by women, we launched our environmental programs in communities throughout the Rivas province of Nicaragua, with no thought for the gender of our participants. Over time it has become apparent that the success of Paso Pacifico’s projects hinges on the generous participation and concentrated effort of the women in various\u00a0communities where we work.<\/div>\n
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For example, for two years Paso\u00a0Pacifico has worked to mitigate climate-change by planting over a quarter of a million native trees. Tree\u00a0nurseries were established by the community at large, but it was the women who developed techniques to\u00a0germinate the seeds of rare trees, continuously weeded the seedlings, and who carefully planted the\u00a0trees to avoid root damage. This reduction in greenhouse gases is the direct result of the actions of women.<\/div>\n
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Last\u00a0year, Paso Pacifico initiated a program to train rural community tour guides. When the program began,\u00a0the young women in the group lacked the confidence to speak publicly, but over time they proved to\u00a0be more active in training activities than their male counterparts. Today, the young women are excellent\u00a0guides and are poised to build a successful eco-tourism business. Other rural women who own fledgling\u00a0eco-tourism businesses such as hostels, private reserves, and restaurants are also eager to strengthen\u00a0their entrepenuerial skills.<\/div>\n
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Paso Pacifico also provides training and materials for gardens that include fruit trees and diverse vegetable crops. Women have been the ones to take advantage of these efforts and have been successful enough that there is now an opportunity for excess crops to be sold for profit. Empowering women to\u00a0earn income from sustainable agriculture will ensure benefits for the environment and communities.<\/div>\n
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To leverage our resources and ensure the continued success of our mission, we have begun to shift our focus to\u00a0directly benefit women and\u00a0strengthen their role in our programs. We have also begun to raise awareness that organizations and movements, at multiple political and social scales, benefit from the\u00a0leadership and dedicated work of women.<\/div>\n

As stewards of scarce natural resources, educators of a globally-conscious generation, and entrepreneurs driving local business, the women of rural Nicaragua play a pivotal role in the future of their region. We strengthen Nicaraguan women and girls as leaders in environmental sustainability by introducing new technology and market-based approaches in resource protection and sustainable development.\u00a0We also build capacity through education and training in sustainable tourism, resource management, and organizational leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We look forward to attending the Clinton Global Initiative later this month where we’ll be recognized for our work empowering women and supporting sustainable agriculture. A relatively young organization founded by women, we launched our environmental programs in communities throughout the Rivas province of Nicaragua, with no thought for the gender of our participants. Over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-technology-innovation","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1925"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6757,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions\/6757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}