Strategic program areas
Each foreign assistance investment we make in Latin America and the Caribbean addresses multiple development challenges in a holistic manner. Our foundation representatives evaluate proposals with acute awareness of the local economic, political and social context and other factors that improve potential for successful outcomes. These smart, cost-effective investments provide the U.S. Government with a direct link to civil society and lessons about effective development practices across program areas that can truly make a difference.
Agriculture, Food Security and Health
Investments in agriculture, food security and health build stronger local economies and improve natural resource management.
Job Skills and Enterprise Development
Supporting human capital fortifies U.S. relations with community leaders and helps secure a future of economic and social prosperity.
Civic Engagement, Leadership and Education
Technical assistance and capacity building support a more democratic citizenry and a more inclusive civil society prepared to exercise their civic responsibilities and raise awareness of rights.
Human Rights and Inclusion
Excluded and marginalized populations must have the access, skills and resources they need to improve their livelihoods.
Natural Resource Management
We support community-led solutions that focus on strengthening resilience and improving environmental outcomes through sustainable natural resource management.
Alternatives to Migration
By addressing the root causes of out-migration and responding to communities’ specific needs, we strengthen the social and economic fabric of civil society.
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Recent News and Stories
New partnership aims to benefit Latin American and Caribbean farmers
The IAF, Fairtrade International, and the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and Workers (CLAC) are partnering to boost income and food security for small-scale farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The IAF in the Making
In a Guatemala City hotel in late 1968, Marian Czarnecki and Robert Culbertson talked late into the night about creating a new, independent agency for social and civic development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador
Behind the very first artifact to enter the African American History Museum’s collections resides a story about recovering the Afro-Ecuadorian experience.