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May 25, 2016

Sneak Peek: 100,000 Strong in the Americas Capacity Building Workshop

  The third major hemispheric 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund workshop will convene in Denver on May 29, coinciding with the newly sworn-in U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson traveling to Mexico City...
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May 23, 2016

“Hello Montevideo” Documentary Explores Partnership Between Sister Cities

Pioneer Public Television’s new documentary “Hello Montevideo” explores the relationship between two cities with the same name that, although are on different continents and of greatly differing sizes, have been Sister Cities for over 100...
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May 19, 2016

Partners Student Chapter Leaders Hold Colombia’s First Regional Convention

“It felt good to know…there are other people committed to volunteerism and social change.” Download or print this Success Story. Background Universidad Eafit students Sara Ochoa and Julio Daniel from Medellin, Colombia were among ten leaders...
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May 18, 2016

2016 U.S. Youth Ambassadors Selected for Trip to Colombia

Español a continuación Through Partners of the Americas’ Youth Ambassadors program, we aim to strengthen mutual understanding, awareness, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Colombia. By promoting and developing interaction between...
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May 3, 2016

Rio Celebrates ESPN and A Ganar Field Launch

Community leaders, residents, government officials and special guests gathered in Morro dos Macacos, Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday to participate in the opening of a new multifunctional sport court dedicated to the local community and...
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April 26, 2016

Dia Global del Voluntariado Juvenil

Este año los jóvenes de Partners of the Americas de 15-29 años participaron en el Dia Global del Voluntariado Juvenil, un evento anual que reúne a miles de jóvenes de todo el mundo a participar,...
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April 22, 2016

Partners Stands with Ecuador

The two devastating large-scale earthquakes that rattled Ecuador’s coast over this past week and left villages in ruins were the deadliest the country experienced since 1987. The Andean nation was initially struck by a 7.8-magnitude...
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April 19, 2016

Panama Teacher Match 2016 Winners Announced

As Latin America’s economy continues to grow, many countries, including Panama, are increasingly adopting teaching strategies geared toward bilingualism. Our Panama Teacher Match program connects American English teachers with Panamanian public middle and high school...
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April 14, 2016

Farmer-to-Farmer Brings Reforestation to Dominican Republic

This post is adapted from Partners of the Americas’ Agriculture and Food Security blog. It is estimated that throughout the 20th century, the Dominican Republic lost 75 to 85 percent of its forest coverage from deforestation. While deforestation...
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April 6, 2016

ESPN and A Ganar Team Up, Launch Safe Spaces for Youth in Argentina and Brazil

ESPN has teamed up with A Ganar, love.fútbol and, and local community partners INATOS and UASI, to build two new multifunctional sport courts in the communities of Dos Macacos in Rio De Janeiro and La Cava in Buenos Aires,...
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