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Ecuador

Map of Ecuador


Population:13.7 million

Urban Population:63%

Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:Mestizo - 65%
Amerindian - 25%
Spanish, other - 7%
Black - 3%

Religions:Roman Catholic - 95%

Population Growth Rate:1.9%

Life Expectancy:71.9 years

Infant Mortality:32 per 1,000 live births

Under Five Mortality:30 per 1,000 live births

Maternal Mortality Rate:160 per 100,000 live births

GNP Per Capita:$1,240

Percentage of Literate Adult Males:94%

Percentage of Literate Adult Females:91%

Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water
:
85%

Links:CARE Ecuador Web site
CARE Ecuador - Programa SUR

Country Description:

CARE International has worked in Ecuador since 1962. Our strategic goal is to contribute to the reduction of poverty by 50% by 2015.

To address the underlying causes of poverty, we have defined a program strategy that consists of three key elements that apply to all programs:

  • Increase the capacity of key local and national actors.

  • Support integral development approaches developed by excluded groups.

  • Influence policies and promote civic and private attitudes and practices at the local, regional and national level that promote equity and inclusion and improved power relations.

To operationalize this strategy, CARE Ecuador will pursue a multi-disciplinary approach to the design and implementation of programs in democracy and governance, education, health, water and sanitation, natural resource management and economic development or any combination of the above.


Project Information

Project NameProject CountryProject Type
Solidarity ProjectEcuadorDevelopment
EDUCAVIDAEcuadorDevelopment
Youth for LifeEcuadorDevelopment
MicroWatershed Management ProjectEcuadorDevelopment
EDUCA-ECUADOR (Quality Education for Ecuador)EcuadorDevelopment
Support our Youth (SOY)EcuadorDevelopment
Rural Microfinance ProjectEcuadorDevelopment
SIGGLOEcuadorDevelopment
United in the fight against HIV AIDS in Ecuador (UNIVIDA)EcuadorDevelopment
Promoting Equitable Marketing (PROMESA)EcuadorDevelopment
Expansion in the DOTS StrategyEcuadorDevelopment
Reducing the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Ecuador Phase I and IIEcuadorDevelopment
Inclusive Rights, Governance and Democracy for Indigenous Communities of the Amazon Border RegionEcuadorDevelopment
Local Spaces for Inclusion and Educational Quality (ELICE)EcuadorDevelopment
Afro-Chotenos on the Road to Market Access (FORTUNA)EcuadorDevelopment
Tourism from the Glaciers to the Mangrove ForestEcuadorDevelopment
Rescuing Knowledge of Indigenous Agriculture in the Ecuadorian AmazonEcuadorDevelopment
Integrated Municipal Development Program (IMUDEP)EcuadorDevelopment
Local Business DevelopmentEcuadorDevelopment
Relief and Rehabilitation in Response to Flooding in EcuadorEcuadorEmergency Relief


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