The President-elect of Uruguay-Minnesota Partners traveled from Uruguay in September to spend two packed weeks working with chapter counterparts in both Oregon and Minnesota. Gilda Battagliese, who had first traveled to Minnesota as a Teacher-in-Residence...

Combatting child labor in Paraguay. Lee sobre Paraguay Okakuaa en español. Paraguay Okakuaa is a project of the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS) of Paraguay, funded by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), and...

The first time I met Dairo Moreno was at a 100,000 Strong in the Americas Capacity Building Workshop at Northeastern University in Boston, which I was co-leading. Dairo is the President of Civitas GES, “an...

Partners’ Haiti Nutrition Security Program (Haiti NSP) began educating women and families about healthcare in some of the most poverty-stricken areas in Haiti in 2013. Haiti NSP’s Senior Technical Advisor, Dr. Altrena Mukuria, presented her...

Nadia Moreno, Partners of the Americas’ A Ganar Technical Director, sat in the crowd of the Beyond Sport Awards in London. The international awards ceremony, sponsored by Barclays, TIME, and UNICEF, “promotes, supports, and renews...

Living abroad is a life-changing experience, comparable to none. You will be immersed in a new culture, testing your limitations, and expanding your knowledge. One of the best ways to invest in yourself while living...

On October 16, people around the world come together to declare their commitment to eradicate hunger, fighting for the basic human right to food. While the world produces enough food to feed every person on...

Just a few weeks ago our Oregon Partners, led by our Chairman of the Board, Karen Graham, hosted a dynamite conference that brought together over 120 people representing 34 Partners Chapters and 6 community organizations....

Alex Truesdell, founder of Adaptive Design Association, was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship early this week. The award, commonly known as the “genius award,” grants Truesdell $625,000 to advance her organization’s work.  The grant is...

This blog is reposted from Partners of the Americas’ Farmer-to-Farmer blog. Women in Haiti play a valuable and important role in the country’s coffee sector. They are actively involved in the production, export and selling of...