PADF

📣 Coup d’envoi en Haïti. 🇭🇹⚽ Le football nous rappelle qu’aucune victoire ne se construit seul. En Haïti, les communautés le prouvent chaque jour. Avec le soutien de la Banque Interaméricaine de Développement (BID), la PADF a contribué à créer 406 emplois temporaires de type cash-for-work, renforçant les infrastructures locales tout en générant des revenus pour les familles. Plus de 1100 personnes en ont bénéficié directement, et 2000 autres ont ressenti les effets positifs de cette initiative. Parce que lorsque les communautés avancent ensemble, chacun y gagne. 🌎 Là où le football rassemble la région, la PADF crée des opportunités.

📣 Apito inicial no Brasil. 🇧🇷⚽ Quando o Brasil entra em campo, o mundo inteiro presta atenção. Mas longe dos estádios, outras histórias também merecem destaque. Em Natal, a PADF apoiou a integração social e econômica de migrantes indígenas Warao, criando espaços seguros e fortalecendo a participação comunitária. Porque oportunidades reais começam quando as pessoas encontram um lugar para pertencer e prosperar. Assim como no futebol, os melhores resultados acontecem quando todos fazem parte do time. 🌎 Onde o futebol une a região, a PADF impulsiona oportunidades.

📣 Kickoff for a partnership that goes beyond the pitch. As Canada and Mexico take the world stage, they're also connected by something bigger than football: a shared commitment to creating opportunities that help people and communities thrive. ⚽ Through strong partnerships, lasting progress is built one play at a time, strengthening workplaces, supporting workers, and helping create conditions for long-term prosperity. 🌎 Where football brings the region together, PADF advances opportunity.

📣 Pitazo inicial para un partido que también se juega fuera de la cancha. Mientras el mundo sigue cada pase, cada gol y cada resultado, en México hay personas, empresas e instituciones trabajando todos los días para abrir más oportunidades y fortalecer el bienestar de sus comunidades. ⚽ Porque el progreso también es un juego de equipo, y las mejores victorias son las que generan impacto más allá del marcador. 🌎 Donde el fútbol une a la región, PADF impulsa oportunidades.

⚽🏆 De Mundial en Mundial, seguimos jugando por un futuro mejor. Hace más de 60 años, PADF entró a la cancha con una misión: crear oportunidades para las personas de las Américas. Desde México hasta Argentina, de Brasil a Estados Unidos, hemos acompañado a la región a través de algunos de sus momentos más importantes. Mientras países donde trabajamos recibían al mundo como anfitriones o levantaban la copa como campeones, PADF seguía construyendo comunidades más seguras, impulsando oportunidades económicas y apoyando a quienes más lo necesitan. Hoy, mientras comienza el Mundial 2026, celebramos la pasión que une a nuestra región y las historias de progreso que hemos construido juntos durante más de seis décadas. 🌎 Donde el fútbol une a la región, PADF impulsa oportunidades. 📲 Y para vivir el Mundial con nosotros, sigue a @padforg en Instagram. Tendremos programación especial, contenido exclusivo e historias inspiradoras durante todo el torneo.

Last week, The Coca-Cola Foundation joined the PADF team in Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines in support of the Caribbean Plastics Recycling Project, funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation. In Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹, we visited Every Bottle Back, which uses an incentive-based model and engages entrepreneurs from vulnerable communities to collect and export plastic bottles. In Barbados 🇧🇧, we met with B´s Recycling, the country's largest recycling facility, which is expanding collection systems for plastics and other materials while supporting national waste diversion goals. In St. Vincent & the Grenadines 🇻🇨, we met with All Islands Recycling, the country's main recycling operator, working with a broad network of collectors, schools, and community groups to recover and process plastics across the islands. Across all three countries, our team was inspired by the dedication of recyclers, entrepreneurs, community organizations, bottlers, and government agencies working to strengthen the region's recycling systems. Through these partnerships, we are helping improve plastic recovery, increase operational efficiency, and support local solutions that keep plastic out of the environment. Together, we are building the partnerships and systems needed for a cleaner, more circular Caribbean. ♻️🌎 #Caribbean #Recycling #PlasticPollution #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #TheCocaColaFoundation

Strengthening the fight against cross-border organized crime requires innovation and specialized expertise. Through the PADF-INL Program in the Dominican Republic, PADF is supporting technical assistance in cryptocurrency financial investigation techniques to strengthen institutional capacity and investigative tools. Delivered in coordination with @irsnews and @embajadausaenrd, this initiative brings together @procuraduriagralrd, @dncdrd, @policiard, @dgii.rd, @aduanas.rd, @uaf_rd, @superbancosrd, @tssdom, and the National Intelligence Directorate to advance stronger, intelligence-driven responses to financial crime and corruption.

Did you know that over 320,000 tons of plastic waste remain uncollected in the Caribbean each year? To help address this challenge, the Caribbean Plastics Recycling Project is working in Grenada, Suriname, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, and The Bahamas to: ♻️ Strengthen recycling systems 🤝 Support waste collectors 🌎 Foster regional collaboration We’re highlighting recycling as one important step toward reducing plastic waste in the Caribbean. Watch the video to learn more about the region’s plastic waste challenges. This project is made possible thanks to the support of The Coca-Cola Foundation. #Caribbean #Recycling #PlasticWaste

Safer communities start with stronger partnerships. In Jamaica, PADF is helping build resilience through in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and trauma-informed approaches, empowering communities to lead local solutions and strengthen trust in Jamaica. Read more: bit.ly/4dL3S2X

Safer cities take collaboration. 🤝 In Quito, PADF shared evidence on youth recruitment and prevention strategies at the public follow-up of the city’s security plan. Better data. Stronger decisions.

Violence in Ecuador is evolving. PADF shared new findings on how organized crime is fragmenting into smaller, more agile groups, reshaping security dynamics across the country. Data-driven insights are key to moving from reaction to prevention. Better data leads to stronger responses and a safer hemisphere. 📊 Explore the findings: bit.ly/4fhtqqz

La seguridad en Ecuador requiere información clara para actuar mejor. En PADF, convertimos datos en evidencia para fortalecer respuestas y prevención. Con apoyo del Gobierno de EE. UU., aportamos a comunidades más seguras en la región. 📊 Lee más: bit.ly/4fhtqqz

En Panamá, salvar vidas también significa cuidar la salud mental. 💙 A través de nuestros servicios de apoyo psicosocial de emergencia, 745 personas que han retornado de norte a sur han recibido acompañamiento para afrontar momentos de alta vulnerabilidad, recuperar estabilidad y seguir adelante. Porque detrás de cada proceso migratorio hay historias que necesitan ser escuchadas, atendidas y acompañadas.

IA + 2M casos = una nueva forma de entender la violencia En Ecuador, PADF redujo tiempos de análisis en +90% y procesa 15× más casos. De datos a decisiones. De reacción a anticipación. 🎧 Escucha Latido Regional 🔗 bit.ly/4ekRGb7

Opportunity drives stability. 🌎 In Panama & Costa Rica, PADF is strengthening businesses, expanding tourism, and connecting people to jobs. 448 people already benefiting. Stronger economies. Stronger communities. A stronger Americas.

Following the money is key to disrupting criminal networks. Through PECEL, Pan American Development Foundation, with support from Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, is strengthening financial intelligence and coordination in Mexico. 498 officials trained. Stronger institutions. Real impact. Read more 🔗 bit.ly/3OmERCy

Prevention works when communities lead. In Majesty Gardens, 100+ residents reclaimed spaces used for crime, reducing risk and strengthening trust. This is how safer neighborhoods are built and how a stronger Jamaica helps drive a safer Caribbean. 💪🏽 More info 🔗 bit.ly/4dPK5Rx

The Coca-Cola Foundation is helping turn plastic waste into opportunity in Trinidad & Tobago. ♻️ Through PADF + Every Bottle Back, this effort expands recycling, supports entrepreneurs, and creates jobs. Circular economy in action. Cleaner communities. A stronger Caribbean.

In Suriname, strengthening recycling starts with building the right systems and awareness. ♻️ Through the Caribbean Plastics Recycling Project, with funding provided by The Coca-Cola Foundation, PADF is partnering with Green Circle Recycling to improve recycling capacity, expand collection, and encourage better waste separation at the source. Together, we are increasing recycling, improving material quality, and helping communities take part in a more sustainable future.

Over the past two weeks, we have seen the importance of mangroves in Acul Bay and the threats they pose. Today is a day for solutions. A healthy nature is our best shield against climate change. Mangroves break up the force of waves, prevent flooding, and enable fishermen to find more food and income. By protecting and restoring these ecosystems, communities become stronger and safer. This is what we call "Ecosystem-Based Adaptation," and this is what PADF and FoProBiM are doing in the Bay of Acul with support from the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund. 🌊🌱 🎥 Watch this latest video to learn how investing in nature is building a better future for all of us.