Overview
In 1964 the first cultural exchange between Antioquia and Massachusetts took place through an internship of a group of Textile Technology students from the Technological Institute (EAFIT) of Medellin to the Textile Institute of the city of Lowell (Massachusetts), thanks to this exchange, the establishment of ties of friendship and companionship between peers from Medellin and Boston, and the flourishing of two textile cities very similar in their fordist structures at that time, the flourishing of two textile cities very similar in their fordist structures at that time, and the contacts of Antioquia and Partners leaders in Washington in 1965, in 1966 the statute of the Massachusetts Antioquia Partnership was officially accepted in the State of Massachusetts.
Between 1967 and 1980 cultural exchanges were strengthened through two-way internships, with the support of the Universities of Massachusetts and the Department of Antioquia. Between 1981 and 1997, programs such as: Kellogg Fellows/International Leadership Development, Adventure Colombia, Life Skills, Seeds for the Americas, Food Conservation, Hilton/Perkins International, Rehabilitation and Special Education, Student Exchanges and Teacher Training, Economic Development, Arts and Culture, HIV/AIDS, Health, Women and Family, Sports, Substance Abuse, Disaster Prevention Preparedness, Environmental Protection, Journalism, Home Economics and Nutrition, Community Education, Agriculture, Vision Testing and National Training Policies, among others.
In 1988 the Antioquia Chapter was legally established before the Government of Antioquia through resolution No. 0035981 of June 16, the partnership transferred its assets to the newly created Corporation Procivismo and Social Development of Antioquia, name under which it operated until 1999, when the Partners of the Americas Antioquia Massachusetts Foundation was born, legal figure under which it currently operates.
For the period 2000 – 2015 Partners of the Americas Antioquia – Massachusetts participates in the dialogue and monitoring of projects before national and international agencies and NGOs, through Partners of the Americas in Washington and Massachusetts, where programs such as Sports Exchanges, Climate Change and Legal Rights, have enabled the formation of more than 30 Fellowships in different disciplines.
Through these activities, we seek to develop programs that impact the most disadvantaged communities in Antioquia, achieve the sustainability of the Foundation, and strengthen volunteerism.
Leadership
Chapter Email: [email protected]
| Position | Name | Contact Information* |
| President | Felipe Eduardo Marino Isaza | Contact |
| Vice President | Didier Velez Madrid | Contact |
| Secretary | J. Alberto Hincapie Lopez | Contact |
| Treasurer | Hugo Jaramillo | Contact |
