Partners of the Americas Chapters and Affiliate Organizations
Interested in Hosting Travel Grantees
Pictured above: Pati Espinoza (La Paz, Bolivia Chapter); Laura Barrenchea (Peru Chapter).
Are you interested in having a professional cross-cultural exchange, but not sure where to begin?
Below, find a list of Partners of the Americas Chapters and Organizational Members looking to host travel grantees in their hometowns. Connect with them or others before applying for an Education and Culture Travel Grant! Know that reaching out does not guarantee a host or guarantee a travel grant. This is a list of Chapters and Organizational Members who have demonstrated interest in finding a good fit for a travel grantee, but you can reach out to other Chapters and Organizational Members as well. Know you will be responsible for sharing your professional goals and needs with the potential host.
Read more about the Education and Culture Travel Grant opportunity here.
Read more about past Education and Culture Travel Grantees here.
If you are interested in hosting others, we are still collecting the names of Chapters and Organizational members of those interested so that potential applicants can connect with potential hosts. Only one person from each Chapter/Organizational Member should complete this form.
- Register here to be listed below: Host Interest Survey
- Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Noelia Alejandra Colque Mercado ([email protected]) - About:
Our chapter has over 55 years of experience developing Youth Leadership programs, English Language Education and is focused on Health and Environmental projects. - Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Civic Society Engagement
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
- Economic Development and entrepreneurship
- Environmental Protection and Resilience
- Language Learning/Teaching
- Leadership Development
- Media Literacy/Countering Disinformation
- Location: La Paz, Bolivia
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Gary Hugo Limachi Quispe – [email protected] - About:
Working for the welfare and growth of vulnerable communities to achieve sustainable development and social equity.
- Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Civic Society Engagement
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
- Democracy, Transparency, and Accountability
- Economic Development and entrepreneurship
- Environmental Protection and Resilience
- Language Learning/Teaching
- Leadership Development
- Media Literacy/Countering Disinformation
- Location: SAMPLE
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Elisa Dal Molin Machado – [email protected] - About:
Our chapter has good connections with schools and universities. We have good connections with the Goiás state education department.
- Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
- Language Teaching
- Leadership Development
- Location: El Salvador
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Betty Galvez – [email protected] - About:
The El Salvador Chapter wishes to strengthen the bonds of partnership. It hopes to be a social reference of volunteer work with responsibility and warmth. The El Salvador Chapter has a history of good experiences of exchanges and community volunteer work, carried out in previous years.
- Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Civic Engagement
- Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship
- Language Teaching
- Leadership Development
- Media Literacy and Countering Disinformation
- Location: Guyana
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Fitzgerald YAW – [email protected] - About:
The Guyana Chapter wishes to become even more active in the Partners of the Americas network. The Chapter seeks to fully assist with the person to person networking that helps build a stronger, more democratic, climate friendly, and inclusive Americas.
- Program Themes:
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Access to Education
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Civil Society Engagement
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Democracy, Transparency, and Accountability
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
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Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship
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Environmental Protection and Resilience
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Language Teaching
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Leadership Capacity Building
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Media Literacy/Countering Disinformation
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- Location: Alabama, United States
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Elizabeth Willingham – [email protected] - About:
Over our last 50+ years of being a chapter, we have hosted many exchanges such as secretaries, students, teachers, farmers, etc. We are open to sharing our culture, our insights, and our passion for serving others with exchange partners. This is an exciting time for all.
- Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
- Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship
- Language Teaching
- Location: Arkansas, United States
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Sharon Garratt – [email protected] - About:
The Arkansas-East Bolivia Chapter of Partners of the Americas has been active for over 40 years. We have worked with our counterpart Chapter in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on projects including Farmer-to-Farmer, EFL (English as a Foreign Language), music education and training, and autism training for parents and therapists. We have also hosted Youth Ambassadors numerous times and had exchanges with educators or students from Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia. We welcome opportunities to collaborate with individuals or groups from other areas of Latin America to share our interests and areas of expertise.
- Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Environmental Protection and Resilience
- Language Teaching
- Location: Colorado, United States
- Contact Information (for hosting): Nicolas Arizaga ([email protected])
- About: In 1965, our Colorado Chapter of Partners of the Americas was born. It incorporated a strong sense of spirit, equity, and community, linking the Chapter with the Minas Gerais Chapter in Brazil. Both regions, known for their rich natural beauty and mining history, embarked on joint projects and exchanges.
- Program Themes:
- Civil Society Engagement
- Democracy, Transparency, and Accountability
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
- Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship
- Language Teaching
- Leadership Capacity Building
- Location: South Carolina, United States
- Contact Information (For hosting):
Jim Lawler – [email protected] - About:
Our South Carolina Chapter is partnered with Cali and Pasto, Colombia.
- Program Themes:
- Access to Education
- Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship
