Partners’ Farmer-to-Farmer Program, funded by USAID, starts sending agricultural specialists from the United States to work with farmers, cooperatives, agribusinesses, extension services, government agencies, and other institutions in their southern partnerships.
Ana Hortensia Rodas Ugarte, who teaches English in Cochabamba, Bolivia, participates in Partners’ month-long Teacher-in-Residence Program, sponsored by the U.S. Information Agency and bi-national cultural centers throughout Latin America.
Partners launches a pilot program to combat drug and alcohol abuse in the Eastern Caribbean.
A Mexico-U.S. Community Service Youth Exchange Program, which promotes international internships among young people in the United States and Mexico, is initiated by Partners.