PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS INC
1424 K STREET NW NO 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.partners.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS (PARTNERS) IS A NETWORK OF CITIZENS FROM LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN AND THE UNITED STATES, WHO VOLUNTEER TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION, THROUGH NONPOLITICAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES.

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

CHILD PROTECTION: THROUGH THE CHILD PROTECTION UNIT, PARTNERS WORKS TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOR, FORCED LABOR, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PROMOTE ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS OF WORK, AND PREVENT SCHOOL-BASED VIOLENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (USDOL), U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), AND U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID), THE CHILD PROTECTION UNIT EXECUTES A PORTFOLIO OF $17.7M. PARTNERS' QUALITATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF MULTI-SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. PARTNERS PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES RELATED TO LIVELIHOODS, EDUCATION, YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. IN RESPECT TO THE PREVENTION AND ERADICATION OF CHILD LABOR, OUR PROJECT PARAGUAY OKAKUAA IN PARAGUAY ENROLLED 3,370 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN EDUCATIONAL SPACES, AND PROVIDED 1,391 BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS WITH LIVELIHOOD SERVICES AND 1,597 ADULTS WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FROM 2015 TO 2019. IN COLOMBIA, PARTNERS WORKS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COFFEE GROWERS (FEDECAFE) AND LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF TOLIMA AND HUILA TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO COMBAT CHILD AND FORCED LABOR AND PROMOTE ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS OF WORK. FURTHERMORE, IN COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR, PARTNERS IS WORKING IN THE PALM OIL SECTOR WITH SIX PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PALM OIL GROWERS (FEDEPALMA) TO IMPLEMENT ROBUST SOCIAL COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS, WHILE DOCUMENTING AND DISSEMINATING BEST PRACTICES IN LABOR COMPLIANCE.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH: PARTNERS DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE, MARKET-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS AND FOSTERS PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. PARTNERS STIMULATES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY, CATALYZING INNOVATION, AND CREATING BROADER ACCESS TO RESOURCES. PARTNERS HAS IMPLEMENTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 29 YEARS IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AFRICA, AND ASIA. OVER THIS TIME, PARTNERS HAS TRAINED OVER 220,000 BENEFICIARIES AND INCREASED THE PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC RETURNS FOR OVER 4,000 SMALL BUSINESSES, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENTREPRENEURS. SINCE 2012, PARTNERS HAS ALSO WORKED TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES BY IMPROVING THE CONSUMPTION OF NUTRITIOUS AND SAFE FOOD AMONG FOOD INSECURE POPULATIONS.

EDUCATION & CITIZENSHIP ACTIVITIES: PARTNERS BRINGS TESTED METHODOLOGIES, EXPERIENCED STAFF, LESSONS LEARNED, AND CREATIVE, PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO THE AREAS OF EDUCATION AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP FOCUSED ON HIGHER EDUCATION, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND EXCHANGES. IN 2019, PARTNERS IMPLEMENTED FOUR (4) PROGRAMS UNDER THE EDUCATION & GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP UNIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER NGOS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS: THE ALUMNI NETWORK & CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM; 100,000 STRONG IN THE AMERICAS INNOVATION FUND; EDUCATION AND CULTURE PROGRAM, AND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS (HEP). TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS ENGAGED OVER 500 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BUILD LASTING INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPAND THEIR STUDY ABROAD OFFERINGS. THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACTED MORE THAN 3,200 STUDENTS IN 25 COUNTRIES AND 49 U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES. IN ADDITION, PARTNERS ENGAGED MORE THAN 6,600 VOLUNTEERS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, NGOS, EDUCATORS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, AND PROFESSIONALS FROM 29 COUNTRIES WHO IMPLEMENTED 506 PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO SERVE AS CHANGE AGENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR APROACH IS TO ALLOW THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR PROGRAMS TO LEARN, DEVELOP AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES, DESIGN COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS, AND BUILD LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS TO SOLVE LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES.

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