Global Reach: Latin America

Chicas en Tecnología works with young women, teaching them computer programming and basic life skills to address the gender gap in science and technology.

EMPUJAR was founded by business leaders to increase the employability of marginalised young people through skills training and job placement support.

Enseña por Argentina, part of the Teach For All network, a global collective of 60 independent, locally-led and funded organisations, addresses inequity by guaranteeing access to quality education.

Fundación Cimientos works to strengthen public schooling and to prevent school dropout among underserved young people.

Fundación Formar builds bridges between communities to create greater knowledge and skill sharing among young people and to contribute to community development.

Fundación Oficios works to create greater educational and employment inclusion by providing marginalised young people with skills and training.

Fundación Reciduca assists young people who are socially and economically vulnerable to complete school, take advantage of employment opportunities, and develop consciousness about the environment.

Puerta 18 para la inserción laboral provides vocational training in nontraditional livelihoods and basic life skills, and offers sexual and reproductive education to young people.

Abraço Campeão uses martial arts, inclusive education, and personal development to provide underserved young people with greater autonomy over their futures.

Onda Solidária works with young people in rural communities to improve their academic performance, develop their leadership and employability skills, enhance their access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information and care, and to realise their rights.

CEPIA provides marginalised young people with knowledge about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, puberty, and how to prevent gender inequity.

Grupo Cultura Urbana promotes social inclusion and empowers young people through art, culture, and sports.

Instituto da Oportunidade Social (IOS) creates employment opportunities for young people by enhancing their life skills, providing social and emotional support, and conducting vocational training in technology, business, and administration.

Vai na Web promotes equal access to advanced digital technologies, reduces inequalities, and assists young people in attaining a more prosperous and sustainable future.

Redes da Maré works in favelas to provide young people with academic support to assist their transition from middle to high school, to enhance their core life skills, and to increase their understanding of their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Spectaculu expands young people’s employment prospects through life skills and vocational skills training in entertainment, performing arts, and technology.

UmRio uses rugby as a platform to reach and engage young people, providing access to education, employability, healthcare, and social services.

ASCEP helps young people who grew up in protective custody develop core life skills—in areas like communication and financial literacy—and enhance their mental health to ensure their successful transition from institutional care to independent living.

CEDECUR helps young people acquire the skills they need to secure and maintain employment in the formal sector through vocational and entrepreneurship training.

Fundación Alvaralice enhances the skills that young people need to secure and retain employment in the private formal sector.

Fundación Rofé provides marginalised young people with the skills and tools necessary for a dignified future through expanded job opportunities.

Scarpetta Gnecco provides young people with high-quality programmes that offer life skills training to improve their academic performance and high school graduation rates.

SOROCA improves the academic performance of underserved young people through life skills training, ongoing mentorship, and wrap-around support.

Tiempo de Juego inspires young people to be agents of change using the “Football for Peace” methodology, a psychosocial initiative for building cooperation, critical thinking, confidence, and other life skills necessary to counter negative social influences.

Niñas Sin Miedo works to prevent gender-based violence against girls and unplanned pregnancy, providing sexual and reproductive health and rights information and using sport as a learning tool.

Poderosas helps young people acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to develop basic life skills.

CLAP uses vocational high schools to strengthen the core life skills of young people and to provide them with vocational training so they can continue their education and gain job placement support and mentoring.

GENDES, A.C. engages young people to increase and maintain their understanding of their sexual and reproductive health and rights, to promote gender equality, to prevent gender-based violence, and to strengthen their life skills.

Jóvenes Constructores de la Comunidad (JCC) provides marginalised young people with vocational training and life skills to assist them in gaining dignified and safe employment.

Melel Xojobal A.C. provides indigenous young people with knowledge about their sexual and reproductive health and rights and how to prevent violence, especially gender-based violence.

Patronato Pro Educación Guaquitepec, A.C. works to ensure that fewer indigenous young people, especially girls, drop out of school.

Proeducación I.A.P. contributes to improving the quality of education that children receive in public primary schools in local low-income communities.

SERAJ strengthens the skills of marginalised young people at vocational high schools, where they can continue their education and gain job placement support and mentoring.

SiKanda ensures greater physical and emotional safety for young people by increasing their knowledge of their sexual and reproductive health and rights and creating a more supportive environment in their communities.

Asociación Kusi Kawsay promotes access to intercultural, bilingual, and quality education for young indigenous people, merging the ancient knowledge and traditions of the Andes with sustainability practices.

Alternativa contributes to sustainable human development and the strengthening of democratic institutions, enhancing young people’s social and employability skills, promoting gender equity, offering comprehensive sexuality education, and preventing violence.

Asociación Minga Perú promotes sustainable change for indigenous women and their communities—strengthening leaders, organisations, and social networks to collaboratively build social justice.

Asociación Pukllasunchis is committed to the ethical transformation of education and the formation of democratic, inclusive, just, and honest communities and societies.

PROMSEX is a feminist nongovernmental organisation that, through advocacy, knowledge generation, and alliances, helps people decide about their sexuality and reproduction with autonomy, dignity, justice, and equality.

Yana supports marginalised young people, especially domestic workers, by providing transitional housing, community, education, and employability training.