Instituto Mayor Campesino Explained

Predecessor:	Peasant University
Leader Title:	Founder
Leader Name:	Francisco Javier Mejía
Leader Title2:	Director
Leader Name2:	Erminsu Iván David Pabón
Affiliations:	Jesuit, Catholic

Size:	130
Abbreviation:	IMCA
Established:	^[1]
Website:	IMCA

Instituto Mayor Campesino (IMCA) was founded by the Jesuits in Buga, Colombia, in 1962 to be of service to rural villagers. It has undertaken a wide variety of works over time for the integral development of workers and peasants.^[2]

Activities

IMCA is currently involved in:^[3]

Production and commercialization
Organization
Training
Pastoral assistance
Publishing
Networking

Notes and References

http://imca.org.co/el-imca/historia History from IMCA website. Accessed 27 May 2016.
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=cie_ngo Occasional Papers series, Amherst U. Accessed 27 May 2016.
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=cie_ngo Occasional Papers series, Amherst U. Accessed 27 May 2016.