This year we have been witness to a global pandemic, an increase in natural disasters, racial injustices, and more. In a step to do our part, Partners has created a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee to review the organization’s policies and activities and to ensure that the organization continues to maintain its goal of being a diverse and inclusive organization. Learn more!
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Trick or Treating and Other Halloween Activities (October 9, 2020) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a guide to make this Halloween a safe one, including tips for wearing masks and costumes, as well as other Halloween recommendations. (Available in Spanish).
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Ultimate Parent Survival Guide for 2020-2021 — This guide offers a variety of learning resources and classes, local and virtual events, and creative ideas for families during the pandemic.
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Concerts from Home — NPR music presents a series of "at home” concerts from a wide variety of artists. Enjoy live performances from some of your favorite artists or explore some new ones.
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In an effort to increase connections, collaborations, and engagement among the Partners network, Partners has updated the functionality of the My Feed feature in PartnersConnect. When you post announcements and photos in your feed, all members of PartnersConnect will now see these posts. Originally, posts were only seen by your connections or groups that you joined.
One of the most anticipated Chapter events is coming up – and this year it's going virtual. Join the São Paulo and Illinois Chapters for their 11th MOSTRA Brazilian Film Festival, taking place in November in Chicago (4-14) and Brazil (23-29) for a lineup of films “with social conscience.” Visit the Upcoming Events page and PartnersConnect for more events happening throughout the Partners network.
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Economic Development and Health Unit |
In October, the EDH Unit signed and submitted an agreement for a five-year $18M program with USAID to work in Venezuela as part of our Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program. The project will build business and technical skills in vulnerable communities and lay the groundwork for improving food security and combatting malnutrition and hunger across the country's most vulnerable regions. During October, the F2F program continued to provide remote technical assistance to the Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) and its F2F core countries (Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, and Myanmar). Should you or anyone in your networks (U.S.- or LAC-based) be interested in supporting the F2F program, please contact farmertofarmer@partners.net.
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This past month, CPU programs, such as the U.S. Department of Labor-funded Attaining Lasting Change (ATLAS) project and U.S. Department of State-funded Ñande Ko’ẽ project, continued to emphasize the importance of combatting the worst forms of child labor, forced labor, and trafficking in persons (TIP) in Paraguay. On October 9, the Supreme Court of Paraguay and Partners signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement in the framework of our ATLAS project, for which Partners is a sub-grantee to Winrock International. This agreement aims to facilitate inter-institutional cooperation between legal entities, civil society organizations, and NGOs in Paraguay to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. The signing of this agreement was a major step in assuring that the ATLAS project is implemented into the inter-institutional framework of Paraguay. CPU’s Ñande Ko’ẽ project also celebrated a milestone, with the Paraguayan Minister of Exterior Relations Juan Ignacio Livieres formally approving the National Plan to Prevent and Combat Trafficking in Persons in Paraguay, which has an accompanying national program and fund designated to help combat TIP. These two advancements represent significant successes in ensuring the long-term impacts and sustainability of our efforts to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking in Paraguay.
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Education and Global Citizenship Unit |
On October 29, 2020, the 100,000 Strong in the Americas (100K) Innovation Fund launched the U.S.-Colombia Grant Competition for 21st Century Higher Education Partnerships via a live virtual launch event. This 100K competition will support new higher education partnerships and academic training programs for students between Colombia and the U.S. Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2021.
The Education & Culture project has many opportunities for continuing engagement in cross-cultural activities, including the English Everywhere Grant with ABLA (Association of Binational Centers of Latin America) students. You can also show off your creativity and share your community and culture with public school teachers and their students in Brazil through this grant with our Goiás, Brazil Chapter.
The U.S. Exchange Alumni Program is recruiting volunteers to join the review committee for the 2020 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF) for U.S. Alumni. To be considered for this role, complete the application form by Friday, November 6, 2020. More details are available in the full volunteer announcement under "2020 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund for U.S. Alumni Proposal Reviewer." If interested applicants have any questions after reviewing this information, please reach out via the Reviewer Inquiry Form.
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Ending Poverty by Creating Partnerships That Lead to Sustainable Change |
Every day, Partners collaborates with individuals and organizations around the world to eradicate poverty. For the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, 2020, we’ve highlighted the steps our programs, projects, and members have taken to end poverty during the COVID-19 crisis. |
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Creating Friendships and an International Community: My Life-Changing Experience as a Youth Ambassador |
Former Youth Ambassador and current EGC Unit Intern Katerina shares how Partners' Youth Ambassadors program changed her life in 2016: it gave her the tools to cultivate intentionality and empathy and sparked her lifelong passion for international work and helping others. |
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Partners of the Americas is hiring! We are currently seeking a Chief of Party (Colombian Cacao Value Chain), a Chief of Party (Education Project in Colombia), an EDH Senior Program Officer in Venezuela, an EDH Director, and an IT Support Specialist. |
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Open Internship Opportunities |
Partners of the Americas is looking for interns! We are seeking an HR Intern, 2020 IT Intern, EDH Intern, Program Development Intern, Finance and Accounting Intern, and a Business Management Intern to join our team. |
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