"The
future of this hemisphere depends on the strength of
three commitments: democracy, security and market-based
development. These commitments are inseparable, and
none will be achieved by half-measures. This road is
not always easy, but it's the only road to stability
and prosperity for all the people -- all the people
-- who live in this hemisphere."
LAC News
Corporations in Mexico Make Strides
In Dealing with HIV/AIDS
A recent survey of 20 corporations in Mexico strongly
suggests that policies relative to HIV/AIDS in the workplace
are moving forward. Read
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USAID Assistance Continues
After Hurricane Winds Subside
Long after Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne exhausted
themselves, USAID continues to play a role in their
clean-up in many Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries.
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Creative Arts Lift Brazil's Youth
To a Better Education and Opportunity
The concentration, lightness and balance of the ballet
dancers dazzled the audience. Who would have thought
that many of the dancers from the Dance and Social Integration
School for Children and Adolescents (EDISCA)’s
performance in Brasilia, Brazil earlier this year had
been at-risk children? Read
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She’s No Longer a Former USAID FSN;
Refer to Her as Madam Vice President
Somewhere in the depths of Washington, DC in the 1980’s,
a USAID desk officer worked with a woman in El Salvador
named Ana Vilma Albanez de Guth. Little did he know
at the time that Ms. de Guth would later move onto a
more expansive project – serving as Vice President
of El Salvador. Read
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USAID LAC Trade Update - October
The fourth round of talks between the U.S. and the
Andean countries on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
was held Sept. 15-17 in Puerto Rico. Read
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USAID's Lifeline to Afro-Colombians
Caught in the Violent Crossfire
For many Colombians, displacement has become a way
of life. Since 1985, nearly three million Colombians
have been forcefully displaced from their homes. Read
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