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.
Fact sheets
Work Ready Now (WRN) Biz (English | Français)

As part of EDC’s Work Ready Now (WRN) program, WRN Biz builds youths’ core skills in business planning, business start-up, and ongoing business management.
White papers
Sustainable Finance Initiative Country Case Study – Guatemala

This case study is one of the Sustainable Finance Initiative’s seven rapid country case studies studying the state of school meals programs.

Toolkits
Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models, and Methods

This resource focuses on how distance education technology benefits teachers and teaching.
Reports
Promising Youth Development Strategies: Community Youth Mapping

This document highlights lessons learned in implementing the youth mapping development model internationally.
Websites
Out-of-School Youth Literacy Assessment (OLA)

This website contains information about the Out-of-School Youth Literacy Assessment (OLA), a reading assessment administered one-on-one to youth and adults that was developed by EDC.
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.
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.
Toolkits
Expanding Access to Early Childhood Development: Using Interactive Audio Instruction

This toolkit provides program designers with information on how to develop and implement effective early childhood interactive audio instruction (IAI) programs in a range of settings.
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
Turning Away from MS-13 and al-Shabaab: Analyzing Youth Resilience in Honduras and North East Kenya

This report analyzes survey data from 200 participants in USAID-funded, EDC-implemented youth programs in North East Kenya and Honduras.