Global Reach

Latin America and the Caribbean

Creating basic education and workforce programs that chart a course for a better future
A young man in Honduras gets job training

In Honduras, EDC programs provide job training for hundreds of young people.

In collaboration with education and industry partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, EDC creates basic education and workforce development programs that are relevant and tailored to respond to community needs.

Our basic education programs use interactive audio instruction—a concept we pioneered—to reach learners in settings that are both remote and lacking in necessary resources. Our workforce development programs prepare young people for available market opportunities, and we design and implement evidence-based interventions to offer young people a new, more positive course.


Resources

Here are a few of our resources on Latin America and the Caribbean. To see more, visit our Resources section.
Reports
Education in Fragile Contexts: Selected Case Studies

Drawing on its extensive work in fragile environments, EDC developed this set of case studies that chronicles best practices, lessons learned, and stories of success.
Fact sheets
Work Ready Now (WRN) Fact Sheet

EDC’s Work Ready Now (WRN) delivers effective work readiness preparation to youth around the world. Based on international standards, WRN helps young people in emerging economies develop the soft skills and work readiness skills needed to succeed in earning a living.
White papers
Fostering Early Math Comprehension: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay

This article explores the effects of EDC’s Tikichuela early childhood mathematics initiative, developed with the government of Paraguay.
White papers
Toward a Youth-Inclusive Green Economy: Five Levers for Scaling Positive Change in the Next Five Years

A discussion paper highlighting the crucial role of youth in driving a just economic transition and accelerating climate change adaptation by connecting local initiatives with global commitments, p
Reports
Understanding Youth Crime and Violence in Honduras: Summary Report Findings

EDC’s Proyecto METAS conducted a survey in three at-risk urban communities in Honduras between March and May 2013.
Toolkits
Learning at Home in Times of Crisis Using Radio

Interactive audio instruction (IAI) is a distance-learning technology that provides educational services, often to schools and school systems worldwide.
Websites
English for Latin America

English for Latin America (ELA) is an interactive audio instruction program created by EDC for use in schools in Latin America.
Reports
Understanding Youth Crime and Violence in Honduras

The assessment was conducted between March and May 2013 in three at-risk communities in each of the three main urban areas of Honduras: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba.
Reports
Lessons Learned from Moving the Haitian Out-Of-School Youth Livelihood Initiative

This report is part of a series of publications summarizing what is being learned “on the ground” from projects in more than a dozen countries, and is the product of the pilot phase of the first EQ
White papers
Save Our Future: Averting an Education Catastrophe for the World’s Children

Save Our Future, a global coalition, rallied diverse voices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the vital link between education and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals.