Bangú, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – I landed in Rio de Janeiro early this morning to visit our current grantee partner Nucleo Socio-Cultural Caixa de Surpresa (Jack-in-the-Box Sociocultural Center).[...]
Latin America and the Caribbean
Our partners in Latin America and the Caribbean are located in cities, slums, and rural areas, working to reduce child labor, increase school enrolment, provide vocational training and mentoring, and offer psychosocial support to displaced or marginalized youth.
We currently invest in over 60 grantee partners in this region, in the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. To date, we have awarded 904 grants totaling $5,296,679 to 110 organizations in 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
On The Road With Michael Gale
- By: Michael Gale on December 19th, 2011
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru, November 2011
Michael Gale, The Global Fund for Children’s program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, reflects on his recent trip to Latin America to visit current and prospective GFC grantee partners.
Video: On the Road with Sandra Macías del Villar
- By: Sandra Macías del Villar on December 15th, 2011
- Category: Blog
Sandra Macías del Villar, The Global Fund for Children’s associate program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, reflects on her recent trip to Brazil to visit current and prospective GFC grantee partners.
Sonia Pierre of Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitianas
- By: Sandra Macías del Villar on December 8th, 2011
- Category: Blog
Washington, DC – It is with great sadness that The Global Fund for Children announces the passing of Sonia Pierre, the founder and director of our grantee partner MUDHA (Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitianas) on December 4, 2011. Our associate program officer for Brazil and the Caribbean, Sandra Macías del Villar, saw Sonia’s work firsthand during [...]
Boquitas Sanas (Healthy Little Mouths)
- By: Michael Gale on November 21st, 2011
- Category: Blog
Bogotá, Colombia – I spent today visiting GFC’s grantee partner Fundación Simsa in Bogotá, Colombia. I’ve done a number of site visits over the past three years, but last Sunday’s visit wins the prize for the most crying children.[...]
Simsa Foundation (Colombia), Nov. 2011
- By: Michael Gale on November 20th, 2011
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Fundacion Simsa (Simsa Foundation), a GFC grantee since 2006, provides free dental care to some of the poorest segments of Colombian society through mobile dental clinics and promotes good dental hygiene for children in poor neighborhoods throughout Bogota.
Instituto Fazer Acontecer (Brazil), Nov. 2011
- By: Sandra Macías del Villar on November 20th, 2011
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of soccer, or futebol, in Brazil. It’s nothing short of a national obsession. However, this universally loved game is also an exercise in social exclusion. Coaching and structured recreational teams for low-income youth are notably absent.
Poder Joven (Colombia), Nov. 2011
- By: Michael Gale on November 15th, 2011
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Poder Joven (Youth Power), a GFC grantee partner since 2004, offers programs that promote literacy, life skills, critical thinking, and personal responsibility, with the aim of preventing children in the violent and impoverished neighborhoods of downtown Medellín, Colombia, from abandoning their homes for the streets. Join Michael Gale, GFC’s program officer for Latin America and [...]
Salus Corporation (Colombia), Nov. 2011
- By: Sandra Macías del Villar on November 10th, 2011
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Corporación Salus (Salus Corporation), a GFC grantee partner since 2006, is located in Uraba, Colombia. Salus provides psychosocial support, educational opportunities, and nutritious meals to children and youth displaced by Colombia’s armed conflict. Join Michael Gale, GFC’s program officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, on his November 2011 trip to Corporación Salus.
Weather and Hope
- By: Sandra Macías del Villar on August 30th, 2011
- Category: Blog
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Hurricanes and tropical storms are events that people in the Caribbean are all too familiar with. Every year during hurricane season, the region’s countries experience heavy rains; cloudy days become the norm; and local authorities begin to warn about the risks of this particular time of year. While some people are prepared [...]