Pan American Development Foundation

10/16/2026

09/30/2026

🇪🇨 Ecuador da un paso significativo para proteger a niñas, niños y adolescentes frente al reclutamiento por estructuras criminales.
PADF reconoce la aprobación, por parte de la Asamblea Nacional, del Proyecto de Ley Orgánica Reformatoria para la Prevención y Erradicación del Reclutamiento o Utilización de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes.
Este avance fortalece el marco para prevenir y detectar tempranamente el reclutamiento, proteger a quienes se encuentran en situación de riesgo y articular una respuesta entre instituciones, gobiernos locales, comunidades y familias.
Durante los últimos años, PADF ha trabajado junto a socios en Ecuador para generar evidencia sobre esta problemática, fortalecer capacidades y promover una mayor coordinación para prevenir el reclutamiento de niñas, niños y adolescentes.
La aprobación del proyecto representa un paso importante. El desafío ahora es continuar transformando los avances normativos en acciones concretas de prevención y protección en los territorios.
Porque la niñez no se recluta. Se protege.

09/29/2026

When cities have the right tools, resources, and partnerships, they can turn migration into opportunity, strengthening communities while creating pathways for people to build stable, productive lives.
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, PADF works alongside municipalities to develop practical, long-term responses that meet people where they are and leave stronger systems behind.
Because lasting solutions start locally. 🌎🤝

09/28/2026

A legal document can do more than confirm a person's status.
It can open the door to opportunity.
Across the Americas, PADF works with partners to help people access the information, support, and opportunities they need to rebuild their lives, contribute to their communities, and move forward with confidence.
Discover this story and many more about how we're helping create pathways to opportunity. Read our 2025 Annual Report. 🔗 https://bit.ly/PADF-AnnualReport2025

09/25/2026

As the implementing partner of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), PADF conducted the training “Financial Investigations and Prosecution of Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases” on September 17-18 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The training brought together judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement to strengthen their knowledge of financial investigations, asset tracing, and the judicial handling of asset forfeiture cases. Through practical discussions and case-based learning, participants enhanced their capacity to identify, investigate, and recover assets linked to organized crime and corruption.
This activity was conducted under PADF’s Organized Crime and Corruption Program and contributes to ongoing efforts to strengthen institutional capacity and improve the effectiveness of asset forfeiture proceedings in the Dominican Republic.

09/24/2026

Concordia brings together voices from around the world to explore ideas, challenge assumptions, and discuss possible solutions to the issues shaping our collective future.

For PADF, it is always an enriching opportunity to listen, learn, reconnect with partners, and take in perspectives from across sectors and regions.

Good conversations. New ideas. Shared challenges. And a reminder of how much progress depends on working together.

09/22/2026

Collaboration is one of the most powerful tools for combating organized crime.
In the Dominican Republic, PADF worked alongside national institutions and international partners to strengthen coordination, share expertise, and enhance the capacity to respond to complex criminal networks.
Discover this story and many more about how stronger institutions help build safer communities and a more secure hemisphere. Read our 2025 Annual Report.
🔗 https://bit.ly/PADF-AnnualReport2025

09/17/2026

Great ideas deserve the opportunity to grow.
In Trinidad and Tobago, PADF and UNHCR helped young migrants and refugees build the skills, confidence, and support networks they needed to turn their ideas into businesses and their ambitions into opportunities.
Discover this and more stories about how investing in young people creates lasting impact in our 2025 Annual Report.
🔗 https://bit.ly/PADF-AnnualReport2025

09/09/2026

The strongest workplaces are built when economic growth and labor rights advance together.
In Mexico, PADF worked alongside public and private sector partners to strengthen capacity, promote better workplace practices, and help create fairer, more competitive, and more sustainable workplaces.
Discover this story and many more about how partnerships create opportunities for workers, businesses, and communities. Read our 2025 Annual Report.
🔗 https://bit.ly/PADF-AnnualReport2025

09/03/2026

Talent is everywhere. The difference lies in giving the next generation the opportunity to discover and develop it.
Through STEM Americas, PADF and Boeing connect students across Latin America and the Caribbean with hands-on learning experiences that spark curiosity, build skills, and inspire them to imagine a future in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Discover this story and many more about how we're investing in the next generation's potential. Read our 2025 Annual Report.
🔗 https://bit.ly/PADF-AnnualReport2025