Sponsors

The Program is carried out with the financial support of the OAS Inter-American Committee on Education and the generous contribution of the U.S. Mission to the OAS.

Ministries of Education of the OAS Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Granadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Partnerships

PREAL is a joint program of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, D.C., and the Corporation for Development Research (CINDE) in Santiago, Chile. Since its creation in 1995, PREAL's objective has been to contribute to the improvement of education quality and equity by promoting informed debate on education policy and reform as well as the identification and dissemination of best practices and the monitoring of educational progress in the countries of the region. www.preal.org/Ing/Quienes.asp

The Central American Educational and Cultural Coordination (CECC/SICA) is an institution of the Central American Integration System (SICA) which acts as Technical Secretariat in the fields of education and culture and promotes cooperation and integration in these fields. CECC / SICA’s members are Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The institution facilitates communication, information, regional decision making and promotes various exchanges between the authorities and officials of the Ministries of Education and Culture.

Teachers Without Borders is a leading nonprofit organization in the field of international education and teacher professional development. TWB works to advance the quality of human welfare globally by empowering teachers as local leaders in their own communities. Programs are led locally, or member driven and online membership is free.  http://www.teacherswithoutborders.org

IRA since 1956, IRA has been a nonprofit, global network of individuals and institutions committed to worldwide literacy. More than 60,000 members strong, the Association supports literacy professionals through a wide range of resources, advocacy efforts, volunteerism, and professional development activities. IRA pomotes: improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. www.reading.org

SABER-Teachers team, Human Development Network, World Bank is a work program within the Human Development Network’s Education Sector of the World Bank. It is part of the SABER initiative (Systems Approach for Better Education Results) which aims to help the World Bank and its development partners identify actionable priorities for strengthening education systems and equipping children and youth with knowledge and skills for life. The SABER-Teachers initiative collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and disseminates comprehensive information on teacher policies across countries around the world.

Inter-American Development Bank supports efforts by Latin America and the Caribbean countries to reduce poverty and inequality. Aims to bring about development in a sustainable, climate-friendly way. Established in 1959, the leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong commitment to achieve measurable results, increased integrity, transparency and accountability. Seeks to increase our development impact in the region.

iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global educational network for primary and secondary schools. Students and teachers use the Internet and other connective technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.  iEARN provides professional development and engages about 2 million young people each day in over 35,000 schools and youth organizations throughout 130 countries.  www.iearn.org

Fundación Evolución (FE) is a non-profit organization registered and based in Argentina. Its objective is to contribute to improving the quality of education and learning through the reflexive and innovative use of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) with the goal of promoting  educational and social development. www.fevolucion.org E-mail Contact: info@fundacionevolucion.org.ar

UPENN is recognized as America's first university, Penn is still today a globally recognized center for the creation and dissemination of knowledge. It serves as a model for colleges and universities worldwide. Penn offers a broad range of academic departments, an extensive research enterprise and a number of community outreach and public service programs. http://www.upenn.edu/

The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) - the Spanish acronym is CEPAL, which is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. It was formed with the purpose of contributing to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic ties among countries in the region and with other nations of the world. http://www.eclac.org/