WHO ARE WE?
Ecumenical Foundation for Integral Development, Training – Education, FEDICE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. Its headquarters are located in Quito, Ecuador.
FEDICE was created in 1994 by Victor Vaca (Ecuador) and Violet Groth Vaca (United States). Violeta and Victor's dream was to create an organization that works with families in rural communities through productive projects managed especially by women, who have historically been relegated and have not had access to education and training.
Currently, FEDICE works with 17 groups of women from communities located in the provinces of Cotopaxi, Imbabura, Carchi and Esmeraldas. With training as a cross-cutting axis, FEDICE works with groups of women whose main objective is to improve the living conditions of their families and their communities.
FEDICE's activities fall into four main areas: agricultural and livestock production projects; microfinance; fair trade; construction; and work with missionary and volunteer groups.
Faith without works is dead, says James 2:17, that is why at FEDICE we work with people in the communities putting our FAITH into practice, working with joy and hope with the women, men, boys and girls of the communities.
Our Area of Influence
For over 25 years, FEDICE has worked to empower indigenous and marginalized communities in Ecuador to break the cyclical chains of poverty, discrimination and injustice. Over the course of this time, we have invested $1.2 million USD in 56 communities to improve the quality of life of nearly 20,000 Ecuadorians. We currently work with 17 communities in four provinces: Carchi, Imbabura, Cotopaxi and Esmeraldas.
Our work occurs at the community level to simultaneously address the complex and intertwined issues of economic development, social justice, gender equity, leadership development, and capacity building. In the process, we hope to help our partners achieve greater solidarity, hope, and prosperity in their lives.
