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The annual report of the Inter-American Foundation is a reminder of the encouraging efforts going on in this hemisphere, the often daunting context, and the vast diversity of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Renowned social scientist, economist and friend of the IAF Albert O. Hirschman died on Dec. 10 at the age of 97.

Through a partnership with the U.S. Department of State and the Americas Partnership on Social Inclusion and Equality, the IAF invites proposals to work with traditionally marginalized populations

The inclusion of a question on disability status in the 2012 census was a giant step forward for disability rights in Paraguay.

Students from Suchitoto communities Las Américas, Copapayo, La Cruz and El Papaturro are participating in a school program to learn skills, passed down by their grandparents, for the making of traditional crafts, furniture and weavings.

RedEAmérica, an IAF-initiated business-sector alliance, welcomes nominations for the Latin American Grassroots Development Award

The Social Good Brazil seminar brings together social entrepreneurs and innovators to share ideas to make the world a better place.

The International Women’s Forum (IWF) will honor Kay K. Arnold with the 2012 Women Who Make a Difference award for her accomplishments in business and philanthropy.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty represents an opportunity to recognize the struggles of the poor and a call to alleviate the situation.

World Food Day celebrates the contributions made by cooperatives and farmer associations in the fight against hunger.

October 11 marks the first International Day of the Girl. The occasion is a call to reflect on the challenges girls face and to celebrate what they can accomplish.

The IAF awarded $16,441,000 to more than 120 organizations undertaking grassroots development in 18 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

Elmer Arias, founder and president of Fundación para la Educación Social Económico y Cultural (FUPEC), an IAF Salvadoran grantee, was among eight Latino “Champions of Change” recognized at the White House

This issue of Grassroots Development celebrates the IAF’s long and productive history with the indigenous peoples of the Americas by focusing on how some of them use the resources of their heritage to move away from poverty and powerlessness.

The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, D.C., will host Peruvians from three IAF-funded grassroots organizations July 25-30 at Kaypi Perú, a celebration of their country’s cultural heritage

IAF president Robert N. Kaplan will be a panelist at Leveraging Investments in Latin America, a briefing on microfinance and public-sector partnerships hosted by Congressman Sam Farr.

Amazons at work: A revolution in the workplace meets little resistance, an article on women in the Brazilian work force in The Economist of June 30, describes the work of IAF grantee Federação de Instituições Beneficentes (FIB)

In 2011 the IAF became the first federal agency to participate in the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s (CEP) grantee perception survey.

ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama has appointed Eduardo “Eddy” Arriola of Florida and J. Kelly Ryan of Maryland to the board of directors

Former IAF president, Deborah Szekely celebrated her 90th birthday this week. "I can't be 90," she told the Huffington Post.