Partners Of The Americas Inc

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH (EDH): PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE, MARKET-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS AND FOSTERS PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS STIMULATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY, CATALYZING INNOVATION, AND CREATING BROADER ACCESS TO RESOURCES. PARTNERS HAS IMPLEMENTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, AND ASIA. OVER THIS TIME, PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS HAS TRAINED OVER 235,000 BENEFICIARIES AND INCREASED THE PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC RETURNS FOR OVER 4,200 SMALL BUSINESSES, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENTREPRENEURS. SINCE 2012, PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS HAS ALSO WORKED TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION THROUGH IMPROVED BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF FORTIFIED FOODS.

THROUGH THE CHILD PROTECTION UNIT (CPU) PARTNERS WORKS TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOR, FORCED LABOR, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PROMOTE ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS OF WORK AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE QUALITY EDUCATION IN AREAS IMPACTED BY MIGRATION. CPU IS COMPRISED OF TEN PROJECTS IN TOTAL. SEVEN PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (USDOL): PARAGUAY OKAKUAA (POK), COLOMBIA AVANZA, IMPLEMENTING A CULTURE OF LABOR COMPLIANCE IN COSTA RICA'S AGRICULTURAL EXPORTING SECTOR, PALMA FUTURO, ATTAINING LASTING CHANGE (ATLAS), THE MEXICO AWARENESS RAISING PROJECT, AND ADVANCING LABOR COMPLIANCE IN COLOMBIA'S PORT SECTOR. TWO PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS): NANDE KOE' IN PARAGUAY, FROM THE OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND MEXICO UNITED 2026 FROM THE BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR (DRL). THE CPU ALSO IMPLEMENTS THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) JUNTOS APRENDEMOS PROJECT THAT AIMS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE COLOMBIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE QUALITY EDUCATION IN AREAS IMPACTED BY MIGRATION IN COLOMBIA. THE MULTI-YEAR BUDGET FOR THESE TEN PROJECTS COMBINED IS $68.5 MILLION.

EDUCATION & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP (EGC) ACTIVITIES: PARTNERS BRINGS TESTED METHODOLOGIES, EXPERIENCED STAFF, LESSONS LEARNED, CREATIVE AND PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO THE AREAS OF EDUCATION AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP FOCUSED ON HIGHER EDUCATION, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND EXCHANGES. IN 2020, PARTNERS IMPLEMENTED THREE PROGRAMS UNDER THE EDUCATION AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP UNIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER NGOS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS: THE ALUMNI NETWORK & CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM; 100,000 STRONG IN THE AMERICAS INNOVATION FUND; AND EDUCATION AND CULTURE PROGRAM. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGED OVER 500 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BUILD LASTING INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPAND THEIR STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM SERVICE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACTED MORE THAN 3,200 STUDENTS IN 25 COUNTRIES AND 49 U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES. IN ADDITION, PARTNERS ENGAGED MORE THAN 6,600 VOLUNTEERS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, NGOS, EDUCATORS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, AND PROFESSIONALS FROM 29 COUNTRIES WHO IMPLEMENTED 506 PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO SERVE AS CHANGE AGENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR APPROACH IS TO ALLOW THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR PROGRAMS TO LEARN, DEVELOP AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES, DESIGN COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, AND CONNECT AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO SOLVE LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES.