Recent News from Our Grantees

Recently published case studies on efforts to improve access to financial services for people in the poorest communities in Brazil and Mexico highlight the effectiveness and sustainablity of certain practices and offer recommendations to policy makers and donors.

February 2012

Mike McDonald explores the implications of the recent elections in Guatemala and Nicaragua in the latest issue of Americas Quarterly.

February 2012

American University Ph.D. student Jeanna Cullinan reports on her study of police reform in Mexico.

February 2012

Fabretto Children's Foundation has released a wonderful documentary about the lives of four young children in their care.

January 2012

The CSIS blog, Tracking Democracy in a Time of Uncertainty, has become a valuable resource for insightful analysis of the 2012 Mexico elections.

January 2012

Dr. José Xavier, winner of the 2011 Muse Prize was recently interviewed by SciencePoles.

January 2012

PROMETA forms a partnership with local government and introduces new legislation for watershed management to the Tarija city council.

January 2012

The staff of the Sonoran Institute, a long-time Tinker Foundation grantee, discuss their work restoring the Delta alongside local community leaders.

November 2011