Projects
Title | Amount | Location | Grantee | Start | End |
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Campos de Esperanza (Fields of Hope)Campos de Esperanza (Fields of Hope) engages the government, the private sector, and civil society to reduce child labor in migrant agricultural communities, particularly in the coffee and sugarcane sectors in Veracruz and Oaxaca. The project links children and youth to existing educational programs and refers vulnerable households to existing government programs to improve income and reduce the need for child labor. Campos de Esperanza also works to strengthen the Mexican government’s capacity to prevent and manage Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown causes and improve working conditions based on regional and international best practices in partnership with the private sector and community-based groups. |
$11,000,000 | Mexico | World Vision | 11/11/2016 | 07/30/2024 |
Project to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in ArgentinaProject Noemi is helping bridge the skills gap in Argentina by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most. The project is supporting improvements in the legal and policy framework surrounding youth training, raising awareness about the benefits of work-based training, documenting and disseminating good apprenticeship practices in Argentina, and helping both public and private sector youth training programs to increase their effectiveness. |
$3,300,000 | Argentina | Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) | 11/09/2016 | 04/30/2023 |
Youth Pathways to Leadership, Learning, and Livelihoods in Costa RicaThe project is helping bridge the skills gap in Costa Rica by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most. The project is supporting improvements in the legal and policy framework surrounding youth training, raising awareness about the benefits of work-based training, documenting and disseminating good apprenticeship practices in Costa Rica, and helping both public and private sectors youth training programs to increase their effectiveness. |
$3,750,000 | Costa Rica | YouthBuild International | 09/30/2016 | 11/30/2022 |
Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National NetworksThe Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project (GAN) worked directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project created and strengthened private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries. It helped employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs were accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
$5,000,000 | Argentina | Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) | 09/01/2016 | 07/31/2021 |
Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National NetworksThe Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project (GAN) worked directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project created and strengthened private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries. It helped employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs were accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
$5,000,000 | Costa Rica | Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) | 09/01/2016 | 07/31/2021 |
Building Union Capacity to Reduce Precarious Employment in Peru |
$1,000,000 | Peru | Solidarity Center | 12/31/2015 | 11/20/2017 |
Paraguay Okakuaa (Paraguay Progresses)In partnership with the Paraguayan Ministry of Labor, Paraguay Okakuaa is strengthening the enforcement of labor laws in agriculture in the Department of Guairá and providing educational and livelihood opportunities for families vulnerable to child labor, particularly young women. And in response to the government’s political will to address forced labor, the project is now expanding efforts to the Chaco, a significant cattle- and beef-exporting region. By addressing labor issues in global supply chains, particularly in the beef sector, the project will help ensure a fair playing field for U.S. goods in global export markets. |
$7,499,558 | Paraguay | Partners of the Americas | 11/03/2015 | 09/30/2021 |
From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project) |
$18,745,138 | Peru | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/30/2015 | 07/31/2023 |
Youth Pathways – Central America (YPCA): Promoting Youth Employment through Employer Partnerships in El Salvador and HondurasYPCA works to improve livelihoods for at-risk youth to prevent their engagement in exploitative labor and the worst forms of child labor. The project provides at-risk youth with skills and education directly related to labor market needs in a safe learning environment; helps at-risk youth secure and retain employment; promotes youth employment through business partnerships; and strengthens government and community organizations’ ability to support relevant vocational training and employment opportunities for youth. In the aftermath of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, the project began meeting short-term and emergency needs of project participants, including providing supermarket vouchers and in-kind food and hygiene products to children engaged in the project. The project has also been providing start-up inputs and technical training to support the establishment of home gardens. |
$17,278,000 | El Salvador | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 07/29/2015 | 09/30/2021 |
Youth Pathways – Central America (YPCA): Promoting Youth Employment through Employer Partnerships in El Salvador and HondurasYPCA works to improve livelihoods for at-risk youth to prevent their engagement in exploitative labor and the worst forms of child labor. The project provides at-risk youth with skills and education directly related to labor market needs in a safe learning environment; helps at-risk youth secure and retain employment; promotes youth employment through business partnerships; and strengthens government and community organizations’ ability to support relevant vocational training and employment opportunities for youth. In the aftermath of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, the project began meeting short-term and emergency needs of project participants, including providing supermarket vouchers and in-kind food and hygiene products to children engaged in the project. The project has also been providing start-up inputs and technical training to support the establishment of home gardens. |
$17,278,000 | Honduras | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 07/29/2015 | 09/30/2021 |
Title | Amount | Location | Grantee | Start | End |
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Campos de Esperanza (Fields of Hope)Campos de Esperanza (Fields of Hope) engages the government, the private sector, and civil society to reduce child labor in migrant agricultural communities, particularly in the coffee and sugarcane sectors in Veracruz and Oaxaca. The project links children and youth to existing educational programs and refers vulnerable households to existing government programs to improve income and reduce the need for child labor. Campos de Esperanza also works to strengthen the Mexican government’s capacity to prevent and manage Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown causes and improve working conditions based on regional and international best practices in partnership with the private sector and community-based groups. |
$11,000,000 | Mexico | World Vision | 11/11/2016 | 07/30/2024 |
Project to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in ArgentinaProject Noemi is helping bridge the skills gap in Argentina by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most. The project is supporting improvements in the legal and policy framework surrounding youth training, raising awareness about the benefits of work-based training, documenting and disseminating good apprenticeship practices in Argentina, and helping both public and private sector youth training programs to increase their effectiveness. |
$3,300,000 | Argentina | Desarrollo y Autogestión (DYA) | 11/09/2016 | 04/30/2023 |
Youth Pathways to Leadership, Learning, and Livelihoods in Costa RicaThe project is helping bridge the skills gap in Costa Rica by increasing the number and quality of on-the-job training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships, while ensuring these opportunities are accessible to the youth who need them the most. The project is supporting improvements in the legal and policy framework surrounding youth training, raising awareness about the benefits of work-based training, documenting and disseminating good apprenticeship practices in Costa Rica, and helping both public and private sectors youth training programs to increase their effectiveness. |
$3,750,000 | Costa Rica | YouthBuild International | 09/30/2016 | 11/30/2022 |
Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National NetworksThe Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project (GAN) worked directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project created and strengthened private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries. It helped employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs were accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
$5,000,000 | Argentina | Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) | 09/01/2016 | 07/31/2021 |
Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya through Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) National NetworksThe Promoting Apprenticeship as a Path for Youth Employment Project (GAN) worked directly with employers, workers’ organizations, and governments to help increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for vulnerable youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. The project created and strengthened private sector networks in support of apprenticeship and other types of work-based training, such as internships, in all three countries. It helped employers launch quality work training programs while ensuring these programs were accessible to disadvantaged youth. |
$5,000,000 | Costa Rica | Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) | 09/01/2016 | 07/31/2021 |
Building Union Capacity to Reduce Precarious Employment in Peru |
$1,000,000 | Peru | Solidarity Center | 12/31/2015 | 11/20/2017 |
Paraguay Okakuaa (Paraguay Progresses)In partnership with the Paraguayan Ministry of Labor, Paraguay Okakuaa is strengthening the enforcement of labor laws in agriculture in the Department of Guairá and providing educational and livelihood opportunities for families vulnerable to child labor, particularly young women. And in response to the government’s political will to address forced labor, the project is now expanding efforts to the Chaco, a significant cattle- and beef-exporting region. By addressing labor issues in global supply chains, particularly in the beef sector, the project will help ensure a fair playing field for U.S. goods in global export markets. |
$7,499,558 | Paraguay | Partners of the Americas | 11/03/2015 | 09/30/2021 |
From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project) |
$18,745,138 | Peru | International Labor Organization (ILO) | 09/30/2015 | 07/31/2023 |
Youth Pathways – Central America (YPCA): Promoting Youth Employment through Employer Partnerships in El Salvador and HondurasYPCA works to improve livelihoods for at-risk youth to prevent their engagement in exploitative labor and the worst forms of child labor. The project provides at-risk youth with skills and education directly related to labor market needs in a safe learning environment; helps at-risk youth secure and retain employment; promotes youth employment through business partnerships; and strengthens government and community organizations’ ability to support relevant vocational training and employment opportunities for youth. In the aftermath of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, the project began meeting short-term and emergency needs of project participants, including providing supermarket vouchers and in-kind food and hygiene products to children engaged in the project. The project has also been providing start-up inputs and technical training to support the establishment of home gardens. |
$17,278,000 | El Salvador | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 07/29/2015 | 09/30/2021 |
Youth Pathways – Central America (YPCA): Promoting Youth Employment through Employer Partnerships in El Salvador and HondurasYPCA works to improve livelihoods for at-risk youth to prevent their engagement in exploitative labor and the worst forms of child labor. The project provides at-risk youth with skills and education directly related to labor market needs in a safe learning environment; helps at-risk youth secure and retain employment; promotes youth employment through business partnerships; and strengthens government and community organizations’ ability to support relevant vocational training and employment opportunities for youth. In the aftermath of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, the project began meeting short-term and emergency needs of project participants, including providing supermarket vouchers and in-kind food and hygiene products to children engaged in the project. The project has also been providing start-up inputs and technical training to support the establishment of home gardens. |
$17,278,000 | Honduras | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | 07/29/2015 | 09/30/2021 |
Research
Title | Release Year |
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Public Report of Review of Submissions No. 940001 (Honeywell) and 940002 (General Electric) |
1994 |