Partners of the Americas

Partners of the Americas was inspired by President of the United States John F. Kennedy, who in 1963 launched the Alliance for Progress, a program of government-to-government economic cooperation across the Western Hemisphere. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Partners of the Americas
TypeNon-profit organization
Founded1964
HeadquartersWashington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Key people
  • John McPhail (President & Chief Executive Officer)
  • Debra Cooper (Chief Financial Officer)
  • Carmen Peña (Vice President, Child Protection)
  • Juliana Araujo (Vice President, Education & Global Citizenship)
  • Michael Moscarelli (Vice President, Economic Development & Health)
  • Marcio Nascimento (Vice President, Business Development)
Websitewww.partners.net

How it works

At the heart of Partners is a “people-to-people” philosophy, which grew out of a 1962 call by President Kennedy for citizens of the Western Hemisphere to work together. Inspired by the challenge, Jim Boren, one of Partners founders, envisioned a two-way network of volunteer partnerships that would enable everyday people to contribute to the Americas.

Today, Partners has evolved into 120 volunteer chapters[1] linked in 60 partnerships. Chapters in U.S. states form partnerships with chapters in countries or states in Latin America and the Caribbean. Each volunteer chapter is organized as a private, nonprofit institution with by-laws and regularly elected officers.

What Partners Does

Partners programs work in many fields and across a broad spectrum of society and the day-to-day lives of people throughout the Americas. Areas include: Child Protection, Education & Global Citizenship, and Economic Development & Health. Partners works as a grassroots organization that uses partnerships between U.S. states and Latin American countries or regions to foster cultural exchange and education. These partnerships are also used to address issues in the aforementioned areas through volunteer service and technical expertise.

References
  1. partners.net Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
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