Two-thirds of the world’s population is at risk of facing water shortages by 2025, scientists say. Lakes and rivers fill with pollutants as water’s natural filtration system, including forests and grasslands, are destroyed. Organizations including...

Español a continuación Many children and youth across Panama who are Afro descendants, indigenous, or belong to migrant populations now own their first book. The International Book Bank (IBB), an organization that aims to increase...

As Partners of the Americas’ Haiti Nutrition Security Program (Haiti NSP) enters its final closeout phase, the Agriculture and Food Security team is gathering statistics on its three-year impact. Since 2013, Haiti NSP has used...

The percentage of women studying toward a degree or working in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and architecture (STEM+A) remains lower than men in both the United States and Mexico. In the U.S., the percentage of...

Since its incorporation in 1965, the Tennessee Partners chapter has worked to connect with youth in Latin America through sport and leadership programs. Most recently, they arranged for a baseball team of young men ages...

Nothing is as exciting as the opportunity to travel the world, visit new places, and experience new cultures.  For a teacher like me, travel is a great way to connect with professionals and students from...

I remember the exact moment when my university’s staff proposed creating a volunteer student group to work hand-in-hand with Partners of the Americas (Partners), an international organization in Washington D.C. Partners brings together volunteers, development professionals,...

On June 23, 1972, Title IX was enacted, revolutionizing the world of female athletes. Title IX is an education amendment that ensures that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex,...

Traveling is a great excuse to stuff yourself with delicious food, and Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico has an overwhelming number of top restaurants. Meat eaters will love dishes native to the region such as birria, a...

Essential oils have a high price tag on the commercial market, due to both the time- and labor-intensive processes of producing them and the plethora of health benefits they provide consumers. While Jamaica is home...