WASHINGTON D.C., January 10, 2012 - The International Institute for the Development of Citizenship and the international network of volunteers, Partners of the Americas, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective to facilitate cooperation between both organizations and enable partnerships between its major programs in the areas of promoting participation, youth leadership and international exchange.
"The signing of this agreement, building bridges of cooperation between the two institutions, implies a further step in promoting active citizenship and democratic integration of adolescents and youth of the Americas," said IIDAC’s Executive Vice-President, Gilbert Scharnik. The MoU also aims to strengthen mechanisms to encourage volunteerism among the younger generations of the hemisphere.
Founded in 1964 as part of the Alliance for Progress, Partners of the Americas is one of the largest private voluntary organizations in the Western Hemisphere engaged in international development and training. Each of the 60 fellows of the organization links a state or region of the United States with a specific area of Latin America or the Caribbean in bilateral partnerships.
