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Partners Brings Youth Voice to Summit of the Americas
Partners of the Americas has organized nine outstanding youth to participate in the fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago between April 17th and 19th, 2009.  Through a special youth forum, youth will discuss various ideas and decide upon recommendations to give to the delegates at the main Summit.  To find out more about the Summit, youth participation, and to read delegate bios click here.

The 2009 Youth Ambassadors program continues!
The 2009 Youth Ambassadors program is in full swing! Youth from eight countries in Latin America have already traveled to the US, experiencing US culture in Washington DC and various states throughout the US. To learn more about their experience as Youth Ambassadors, read their daily journals or learn about past participants on Partners' youth blog!

Feeding Families in Haiti
The Feeding Families Project is a sustainable farm project to help 500 families address hunger through vegetable gardens, fruit tree plantings, and the breeding of goats, rabbits and chickens. Partners has teamed up with Global Giving to raise funds, which will provide seeds, animals, and supplies, as well as technical training.  Donate today!

Farmer to Farmer Program 
Partners' new USAID-funded John Ogonowski Farmer to Farmer Program will run from 2008-2013 in Haiti, Guyana, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, with limited activities elsewhere.  Farmer to Farmer will place 580 US technical volunteer experts on specific assignments ranging from horticulture production to dairy processing to marketing and export linkages. The program will provide assistance to nearly 800 agriculture groups and host organizations, targeting 22,000 direct beneficiaries and countless indirect beneficiaries.

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