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June 10, 2015

Transforming Families Through Education

(Español a continuación) When Mateo and Kevin first started attending Espacios Para Crecer (EpC), an after-school program led by Partners of the Americas’ Proyecto EducaFuturo, life changed for their entire family. Two brothers in a family...
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June 10, 2015

Ecuador World Cup Coach Counts U.S. Trip Among Important Firsts in Her Life

26-year-old Coach Uses Lessons from Sports-based Exchange in Life and with Team Vanessa Arauz has blazed a trail of firsts leading up to becoming head coach of Ecuador’s Women’s National Soccer Team. As a child,...
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June 5, 2015

#Just1Thing Can Make a Difference

        Today is World Environment Day (WED), and this year’s theme is Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care. In honor of the day, the UN is asking for everyone to pledge to doing...
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June 4, 2015

How Youth Ambassadors Changed My Life

Partners of the Americas’ Youth Ambassadors program was much more than just a simple trip; I grew, I was challenged, and succeeded in more ways than I ever thought I could. It was the first...
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May 27, 2015

A Ganar Presents at the United Nations

It’s not every day you receive an opportunity to speak at the United Nations, but last month, we were two of the lucky few. On Wednesday, April 15, we were invited to represent A Ganar at the...
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May 18, 2015

ECPA Senior Fellow Dan Kammen Presents at United Nations

Today, Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Senior Fellow Dan Kammen had the honor of delivering the plenary talk for a panel, “Off-Grid Electrification: Evidence of Impact,” at the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All conference in New York....
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May 11, 2015

Mama Knows Best: Happy Mother’s Day!

Yesterday we celebrated Mother’s Day, a day to honor all the special mamas in our lives. At Partners, we treasure mothers, and strongly believe empowering and educating women – especially mothers – leads to healthier children,...
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May 6, 2015

A Taste of Freedom: How Chocolate is Improving Livelihoods & Combating Child Labor in Panama

Partners of the Americas’ Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Rebecca Roebber traveled to Panama to support La Asociacion de Profesionales y Tecnicos Ngäbe – Buglé de Bocas de Toro (APROTENG). Rebecca spent her two weeks in Panama training a group...
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April 29, 2015

Partners, iEARN Seeking Teachers to Expand Online Youth Exchange

Travel grants available for teachers from U.S. Chapters with Brazilian Partners to attend the Annual International Education & Resource Network (iEARN) Conference Partners of the Americas is expanding opportunities for online youth exchanges through a...
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April 22, 2015

This Earth Day, It’s Our Turn to Lead!

Today marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and this year’s theme is “It’s our turn to lead!” It’s an important year for the environment – one that could bring a new global climate change treaty,...
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