Tourism, Coffee, Activation, and Training for the Territorial Development in El Salvador – TU CAFÉ

About this project

“TU-CAFÉ - Tourism, Coffee, Activation, and Training for the Territorial Development in El Salvador” aims to create decent employment through inclusive and sustainable local development in the agroecological and tourism sectors. The specific objective is to increase employment opportunities for young people, women, and those at risk of migration, improving their professional skills and operational capacities to find employment or successfully manage autonomous entrepreneurial activities in the rural communities of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec and Alotepec-Metapán mountain ranges. The project will promote a virtuous collaboration between the public and private sectors and local and Italian actors, in line with the AICS Programmatic Guidelines to enhance agroforestry supply chains and ecosystem services, creating job opportunities and reducing the causes of migration. The initiative is divided into two main results: Result 1: Training and Employment in the Coffee and Sustainable Rural Tourism Sector The training offer will be strengthened for the coffee and sustainable rural tourism sectors, aligning it with the local labor market demand, increasing employment opportunities for young people, women, and people at risk of migration. The training will include: • Good agricultural practices • Networking and business model • Financial education • Digital skills • Training for tour guides Result 2: Strengthening Small Enterprises and Cooperatives Small enterprises, cooperatives, and group…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 4Quality Education
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

El Salvador

Sectors

Vocational trainingEmployment creationSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

SOLETERRE - STRATEGIE DI PACE ONLUS

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 6 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-09-2.

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