Ecuador

Partners has been working in Ecuador since 1965, when our first Ecuador chapter was founded. Recognized for our contributions to community development in rural communities in the rainforest, we’ve helped empower local tribes and promote health, sanitation, alternative energy solutions, and environmental preservation. In conjunction with partner NGOs, we’ve worked with local women to set up auto-managed savings and microcredit projects to generate income.

We’re strong advocates for youth empowerment throughout Ecuador: EducaFuturo worked to combat child labor by improving educational outcomes for children and adolescents. Our sport-for-development initiatives, including A Ganar and sports-based exchanges, used the lessons of sport to empower at-risk youth and increase the linkage between athletic and academic achievement. Finally, our Youth Ambassadors program worked with youth in Ecuador to build leadership skills and mutual understanding.  Through performing and visual arts exchanges between the United States and Ecuador, our Chapters have introduced the Andean culture and art to the United States and classical and bluegrass music to Ecuador.