By Inter-American Foundation|2020-07-30T13:15:14-04:00July 29, 2020|
Over the past 50 years, the IAF has supported an incredible number of innovative and entrepreneurial groups with a common dream: transforming their lives and communities. Join us as we travel north to south through the region to see how agricultural producers and artisan groups have conquered the world with small IAF investments to grow their businesses.
By Cecily Fasanella with Carolina Cardona|2020-07-21T15:26:29-04:00July 20, 2020|
From earthquakes to floods and now COVID-19, Haiti has been severely tested over the past few decades. Through it all, however, one thing remains constant—the resilience of the Haitian people.
By Seth Jesse|2020-06-30T15:47:36-04:00June 29, 2020|
By sustainably harvesting forests, Mexican community organizations are stemming deforestation and ensuring opportunities for all people to thrive in their home communities.
By Mark Caicedo|2020-06-29T13:44:51-04:00June 29, 2020|
Few would have imagined in the early days that former IAF grantee partner Fundación Defensores del Chaco would become a youth-led powerhouse mobilizing entire towns to advocate for themselves. But what started as a street soccer team became a space where young people and their communities could bring their problems and find solutions together.
By Rebecca Nelson|2020-06-29T13:34:05-04:00June 29, 2020|
"Government is not separate from the people. “Government” is us. But the government doesn’t necessarily automatically carry out the will of the people. It responds to scrutiny. It is the responsibility of every citizen to know what leaders are doing," said Ramón Daubón, former IAF Vice President for Programs, in our recent conversation.
By Cecily Fasanella|2020-05-29T16:27:46-04:00May 29, 2020|
What does it mean to “stay at home” when you’ve been spending months or even years searching for one? For Venezuelan migrants, recent events have further complicated their ability to create a sense of home.
By Mary DeLorey|2020-05-28T15:18:07-04:00May 28, 2020|
In a context like Honduras in which violence and poverty abound but jobs do not, how do young people find hope? Many IAF grantees have been working to provide it.
By Shervin Chambers|2020-05-28T15:50:01-04:00April 30, 2020|
Looking for scenes of beauty and strength during these challenging times? In early March 2020, several IAF staff members traveled to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Lucia to visit potential grantee partners. Get a peek into community-led innovations in the Caribbean through their photos.
By Steve Vetter with Rebecca Nelson|2020-04-30T11:39:41-04:00April 30, 2020|
We are living through a historic, global crisis and many wonder how we—especially the most vulnerable among us—will recover and rebuild afterwards. We recently spoke with Steve Vetter, a former IAF leader, who recalled another time in the IAF's history when grantees displayed resilience in the face of disaster.
By Miriam Brandao|2020-03-31T18:06:36-04:00March 31, 2020|
In Cusco, a women’s flower-growers association has blossomed into a source of income for 168 people in four communities.
