2022 IN REVIEW
2022 IN REVIEW
2022 IN REVIEW
REFLECTIONS ON 2022
from Board Chair Eddy Arriola and President Sara Aviel
This has been a year of renewal for the IAF. As we gratefully resumed in-person visits to the field, we were met firsthand with the stark impacts of the pandemic and economic headwinds. Millions across Latin America and the Caribbean face hunger and deepened challenges for civil society and democracy.
Investing in the development ideas of grassroots organizations has never been more timely or crucial to help the region recover.
REFLECTIONS ON 2022
from Board Chair Eddy Arriola and President Sara Aviel
This has been a year of renewal for the IAF. As we gratefully resumed in-person visits to the field, we were met firsthand with the stark impacts of the pandemic and economic headwinds. Millions across Latin America and the Caribbean face hunger and deepened challenges for civil society and democracy.
Investing in the development ideas of grassroots organizations has never been more timely or crucial to help the region recover.
REFLECTIONS ON 2022
from Board Chair Eddy Arriola and President Sara Aviel
This has been a year of renewal for the IAF. As we gratefully resumed in-person visits to the field, we were met firsthand with the stark impacts of the pandemic and economic headwinds. Millions across Latin America and the Caribbean face hunger and deepened challenges for civil society and democracy.
Investing in the development ideas of grassroots organizations has never been more timely or crucial to help the region recover.
2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Active Portfolio
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IAF GRANTEE PARTNERS |
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6 other community members also benefited indirectly. |
2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Active Portfolio
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For every |
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IAF GRANTEE PARTNERS |
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For every participant who directly benefited from the IAF investment, |
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6 other community members also benefited indirectly. |
2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Active Portfolio
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For every |
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IAF GRANTEE PARTNERS |
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For every participant who directly benefited from the IAF investment, |
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6 other community members also benefited indirectly. |
Grant Participants
WOMEN
YOUTH
AFRO-DESCENDENT and/or INDIGENOUS
Grant Participants
WOMEN
YOUTH
AFRO-DESCENDENT and/or INDIGENOUS
Map of Active Grantees
Program Areas of New Funding
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security $8.1M
Civic Engagement and Human Rights $5.3M
Enterprise Development and Job Skills $3.9M
Leadership, Culture, and Organizational Development $3.6M
Community Asset Mobilization $2.6M
Natural Resource Management $2.6M
Other $221K
Map of Active Grantees
Program Areas of New Funding
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security $8.1M
Civic Engagement and Human Rights $5.3M
Enterprise Development and Job Skills $3.9M
Leadership, Culture, and Organizational Development $3.6M
Community Asset Mobilization $2.6M
Natural Resource Management $2.6M
Other $221K
IAF COMMUNITY-LED GRANTMAKING
Our unique model reflects our understanding that local communities know what they need. By designing their own projects and managing their own resources, they get real results and keep costs low. Along the way, they strengthen their organizations and transform their communities.
1. Communities design their own projects
Grassroots and civil society organizations mobilize resources and propose their ideas through our rolling proposal
2. We find the best ideas
IAF staff pre-screen and rigorously vet proposals to find the most promising ones (just 1 in 10 are ultimately selected!)
3. We jointly strengthen the project before funding it
Grantees and the IAF create a shared vision and decide on metrics of success
4. Grantees implement with our oversight
Grantees manage resources themselves and carry out activities, we monitor progress together, and communities prosper
5. We learn together
Together we reflect, evaluate, and apply lessons learned going forward.
IAF COMMUNITY-LED GRANTMAKING
Our unique model reflects our understanding that local communities know what they need. By designing their own projects and managing their own resources, they get real results, keep costs low, and transform their communities along the way.
1. Communities design their own projects
Grassroots and civil society organizations mobilize resources and propose their ideas through our rolling proposal
2. We find the best ideas
IAF staff pre-screen and rigorously vet proposals to find the most promising ones (just 1 in 10 are ultimately selected!)
3. We jointly strengthen the project before funding it
Grantees and the IAF create a shared vision and decide on metrics of success
4. Grantees implement with our oversight
Grantees manage resources themselves and carry out activities, we monitor progress together, and communities prosper
5. We learn together
Together we reflect, evaluate, and apply lessons learned going forward.
FOOD SECURITY
Six times as many people in Latin America and the Caribbean are acutely food insecure today as in early 2020 due to COVID-19, natural disasters, and rising food prices. The IAF builds the organizational capacity of farmers to address challenges and engage partners, contributing to the U.S. Government’s Global Food Security Strategy.
Food Security
Six times as many people in Latin America and the Caribbean are acutely food insecure today as in early 2020 due to COVID-19, natural disasters, and rising food prices. The IAF builds the organizational capacity of farmers to address challenges and engage partners, contributing to the U.S. Government’s Global Food Security Strategy.
Food Security
Six times as many people in Latin America and the Caribbean are acutely food insecure today as in early 2020 due to COVID-19, natural disasters, and rising food prices. The IAF builds the organizational capacity of farmers to address challenges and engage partners, contributing to the U.S. Government’s Global Food Security Strategy.
PARTNERSHIP FOR DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE
One-third of the countries most at risk for natural disasters and extreme weather in the world are in Latin America and the Caribbean. In response to hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, we awarded approximately $2 million to response efforts led by community organizations already operating in Central America and southern Mexico.
We also launched the multi-donor Partnership for Disaster Recovery and Resilience in 2021 and are actively recruiting new partners.
Current Partners for Disaster Recovery and Resilience
The C.S. Mott Foundation
Climate and Land Use Alliance
The Philanthropic Initiative
International Community Foundation
Ford Foundation
Tinker Foundation
PARTNERSHIP FOR DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE
One-third of the countries most at risk for natural disasters and extreme weather in the world are in Latin America and the Caribbean. In response to hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, we awarded approximately $2 million to response efforts led by community organizations already operating in Central America and southern Mexico.
We also launched the multi-donor Partnership for Disaster Recovery and Resilience in 2021 and are actively recruiting new partners.
Current Partners for Disaster Recovery and Resilience
The C.S. Mott Foundation
Climate and Land Use Alliance
The Philanthropic Initiative
International Community Foundation
Ford Foundation
Tinker Foundation
PARTNERSHIP FOR DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE
One-third of the countries most at risk for natural disasters and extreme weather in the world are in Latin America and the Caribbean. In response to hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, we awarded approximately $2 million to response efforts led by community organizations already operating in Central America and southern Mexico.
We also launched the multi-donor Partnership for Disaster Recovery and Resilience in 2021 and are actively recruiting new partners.
Current Partners for Disaster Recovery and Resilience
The C.S. Mott Foundation
Climate and Land Use Alliance
The Philanthropic Initiative
International Community Foundation
Ford Foundation
Tinker Foundation
YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
IAF investments open avenues for community members to participate in civic life, constructively engage local officials, protect human rights, and hold their governments accountable to the law and transparent democratic processes.
YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
IAF investments open avenues for community members to participate in civic life, constructively engage local officials, protect human rights, and hold their governments accountable to the law and transparent democratic processes.
YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
IAF investments open avenues for community members to participate in civic life, constructively engage local officials, protect human rights, and hold their governments accountable to the law and transparent democratic processes.
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
A dozen civil society and youth leaders from IAF grantee organizations participated in the IX Summit in June, bringing grassroots voices to high-level discussions.
IAF CEO Sara Aviel also participated on a plenary panel at the Young Americas Forum and a roundtable at the Mayor’s Summit.
Our grantees demonstrated that community-led approaches are addressing the complex challenges discussed at the Summit, including strengthening democracy and building sustainable jobs.
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
A dozen civil society and youth leaders from IAF grantee organizations participated in the IX Summit in June, bringing grassroots voices to high-level discussions.
IAF CEO Sara Aviel also participated on a plenary panel at the Young Americas Forum and a roundtable at the Mayor’s Summit.
Our grantees demonstrated that community-led approaches are addressing the complex challenges discussed at the Summit, including strengthening democracy and building sustainable jobs.