The following programs are associated with Latin America:

Agriculture and Environment

• Environmental development projects such as hydro-geological improvements, climate observations, and reforestation as well as improvements of water-supply networks.

  Argentina, Brazil

• The establishment of sustainable support centers or cooperatives by farmers and cattle raisers to provide training and technical assistance and to improve marketing and reduce production costs.

  Argentina, Brazil, Haiti

Education, Child Development and Family Support

• Educational support for children in distressed conditions, with limited access to school, and those at risk of dropping out of school.

  Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela

• Foster/ host families and community daycare centers for abandoned and street children, children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and conflict, war-traumatized children and other at-risk children.

  Argentina, Brazil, Haiti

• Social reintegration of children with personality disorders, learning and socialization impairments, and those living with HIV/AIDS, and for former juvenile prisoners.

  Mexico, Paraguay

• Support for higher educational institutions

  Argentina, Colombia, Haiti, Paraguay, Peru

• Support for schools and educators at the primary and secondary levels.

  Peru

Emergency Assistance

• Short-term interventions which often grow into projects of disaster preparedness and prevention capacity.

  Argentina, Venezuela

Health Care and Prevention

• Strengthening basic health services through increased provision, accessibility and prevention, including rehabilitation of existing hospitals and other health-related facilities.

  Brazil, Paraguay

Urban Upgrading

• Creation of and increased accessibility to basic health and education services, including nursery, primary and secondary schools, recreational centers, and health centers.

  Brazil

• Planning and implementation of physical infrastructure improvements at the community level, including housing rehabilitation, together with support for formal property rights.

  Brazil, Mexico

Vocational Training and Business Development

• Assistance for new and small businesses through micro credit, technical assistance.

  Argentina, Brazil, Peru

• Creation and support of vocational training centers for basic skills training, technical qualification and upgrading (for physiotherapists, farmers, etc), internships with businesses, on-the-job training, post-graduation and specialization courses and refresher courses for trainees.

  Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru