News and Stories
Local Philanthropy: A Sustainable Solution for Community Development throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
Grassroots organizations are the engines for community transformation, but a lack of reliable and stable funding streams hinders their efforts. Over the past 50 years, we have partnered with a wealth of innovative and locally-rooted institutions that make more resources available to communities.
Investments for Impact: A Visit to Costa Rican Microbusinesses
Meet the rural business owners who are benefitting from our first-ever impact investment in Empresa para el Desarrollo, a Costa Rican microcredit lender.
Community Resilience in the Time of COVID-19: Lessons from the 2017 Mexican Earthquakes
For international humanitarian relief, it may seem faster and more efficient to respond with a “one-size-fits-all” approach to disaster recovery. But communities that lead their own solutions are more engaged throughout recovery, ultimately rebuilding stronger.
Cultivating Women’s Leadership in Cacao Production
In Guatemala, indigenous leadership of an export enterprise is rare, and indigenous women’s leadership is even rarer. Our grantee partner ProPetén is committed to training its Q’eqchi’ cacao producers to succeed in a complex marketplace.
Youth Voices from the Americas
More than half of our grants invest in youth. In this collage, we share the stories and artistic expressions of the young people of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Engaging Youth in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Insights from Mike McCabe, USAID’s Senior Advisor on Youth
A former IAF foundation representative shares how the pandemic is affecting youth and how funders can help youth reach their potential.
Inter-American Foundation & Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership a Finalist for Prestigious 2020 Concordia P3 Impact Award
We and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation are honored to be selected as a 2020 Finalist for Concordia’s prestigious P3 Impact Award in recognition of our public-private partnership (P3) fostering a strong community foundation sector in Mexico.
Grassroots Businesses: A Virtual Artisan Fair
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.
Carrying the Load: A Haitian Grantee’s Tenacity through a Decade of Natural Disasters
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.
Inter-American Foundation and USAID Launch Joint Initiative to Foster Caribbean Disaster Resilience
The $5 million initiative, Building Community Resilience in the Eastern & Southern Caribbean, will ensure that U.S. foreign assistance reaches communities most vulnerable to natural disaster throughout the Eastern and Southern Caribbean.
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