Greetings from the field! Spirit of America recently funded a project in Guatemala to help counter narco-trafficking and drug-trafficking organizations that operate near the porous border with Mexico that we first told you about here. We assisted a US Army team in...
Posts: Latin America
Assisting Youth De-Radicalization Efforts in Trinidad
I recently had the opportunity to visit Trinidad with our COO, Isaac Eagan. This was my first time in the small island nation, located just a few miles off the northeast coast of Venezuela. I thought I would be visiting a relaxed island paradise, but to my surprise I...
Help a US Army team improve children’s lives in South America
Dear supporters, I'm just back from a remote region of Guyana where a US Army team is working to improve lives and prevent conflict by improving education. In a country where crime and extremism are on the rise, the team identified a need to improve school conditions...
Supporting US efforts to provide hope and opportunity to the youth of Guyana
Greetings, I recently had the opportunity to visit a community school in Corriverton, Guyana with the US Army Humanitarian Assistance team to provide educational supplies to at-risk youth in the region. You can read more about the project here. This was my first time...
Success: Working with the US military to keep kids from gangs in Colombia
Dear supporters, I am so happy to report that we hosted a very successful inaugural soccer tournament in Colombia – with nine more to follow in different parts of the country. The tournament, a collaboration with the US military and their Colombian partners, was...
Better Quality Life in Colombia
Greetings All – I wanted to share an update on a donation in Cauca, Colombia that was recently kicked off to help local youth enjoy a better quality of life. I recently traveled to Cali, Colombia to sync up with the US Special Operations advisors who are working in...
Helping our US Advisors prevent Zika in Colombia
I recently returned from my second trip to Turbo, Colombia, an area that, like much of Central and South America, has been plagued by Zika. US troops deployed to this area identified the need for critical prevention measures against this dangerous virus, and Spirit of...
Latin America Project Manager Introduction
Latin America Project Manager, Nicholette Doliva, introduces herself to our supporters live from Bogota, Colombia. https://youtu.be/m-IISM7hAFI Related News
Successful Agricultural Development Through Education
Recently, Spirit of America supported a U.S. Army team with a computer donation to an agricultural school in Linares, Colombia. The donation took place in the southwestern region of Nariño, near the porous border with Ecuador where drug and human trafficking rates are...