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
Gender in Youth Livelihoods and Workforce Development Programs

This program note summarizes key gender issues in livelihoods and workforce development programs and discusses EQUIP3's approach to addressing gender, using examples from specific EQUIP3 youth projects to illustrate lessons learned.
Reports
Guide to Cross-Sectoral Youth Assessments

This guide provides a conceptual framework, instruments, and tools for designing and implementing youth assessments in developing countries.
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.
Studies
Identifying Cross-Cutting Non-Cognitive Skills for Positive Youth Development

This study was designed to gain a deep understanding of the skills that youth, employers, and educators think are important for education and employment.
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.
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.
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.
Reports
Multi-Level Participation: A Cross-Cutting Strategy to Empower Honduran Youth (METAS Learning Series)

Honduran youths have the ability to generate strategies that can solve problems in the national context.
Reports
Proyecto METAS: Employability Study

This Employability Study was conducted in Honduras to better understand the characteristics of those youth that are receiving the Career Readiness Certification (CRC) and to what extent youth have

Reports
Technology Applications for the Global Education Community (METAS Learning Series)

Technology has proven to be one of the missing links in order to guarantee educational and workforce improvement in developing countries.