Seattle International Foundation bids farewell and gives thanks to its Deputy Director.

Seattle International Foundation (SIF) unites in solidarity with Central America as the region grapples with the destruction of two hurricanes—Eta and Iota—taking the lives of over one hundred people, displacing thousands more, and causing widespread damage to infrastructure and crops. 

Help us find someone to direct our CAMY Fund.

Through SIF’s Independent Journalism Fund (IJF), we join the IWMF #JournoHeroes campaign to recognize this month, for the fourth consecutive year, the vital contributions of women journalists.

SIF bids farewell to Arturo Aguilar and begins an executive leadership transition.

The 2020 Central America Donors Forum recognized six civil society organizations in Central America for their resistance and reinvention in the midst of the global pandemic and crisis in the region. The Resistance Award, Reinvention Award and the 10th Anniversary awards will support these six organizations in their work and amplify their impact.

Apply for one of two CADF prizes for your organization's chance to win $10,000 at the Central America Donors Forum 2020.

The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision on June 18, 2020 and officially halted the Trump administration’s attempts to end DACA. But its narrow decision also means the government can still terminate DACA if it follows the proper procedures. Only a new immigration law would provide a permanent solution.

The Central America Donors Forum (CADF) will focus on the reinvention and resistance displayed across the region in times of crisis.

Serena Cosgrove, SIF board member, will develop an educational and research program in Guatemala on indigenous leadership, gender-based violence and access to justice. This is the third Fulbright fellowship she has received to carry out research in Central America.

Seattle International Foundation participates in a General Strike and Civic Day of action June 12 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Seattle International Foundation (SIF) has signed, alongside more than 750 organizations, a series of commitments to support our nonprofit partners as well as the people and communities most affected by the pandemic.

The fund will provide grants of up to US$5,000 to community-based organisations and informal collectives led by girls and young women. The GR Fund is currently supported by CAMY Fund and 17 other organisations.

As the world confronts this challenge, we must continue to advocate for equity, rule of law and justice, and fight against inequality, exclusion and corruption.

Join this conversation with justice sector and civil society leaders in Central America.

Join this virtual conversation with three experts on violence against women and girls.

The women of the Seattle International Foundation strike today to reject injustice and inequality towards women in 2020, to join in the outrage over the growing feminicides in Mexico and to stand in solidarity with Mexican women.

Tijuana hosts 2020’s first transnational conference to discuss the region’s migration crisis and its impact on youth.

SIF joins 35 other organizations in applauding CNA and FOSDEH for their joint study and call on the Honduran government to implement the recommendations of the report and ensure the safety of CNA and FOSDEH personnel.

A unique exchange between young Central American activists to share their ideas and experiences around impunity.

The third edition of our leadership program came to a close with the completion of 6 pilot projects, much excitement and many shared experiences.

With great enthusiasm, we share with you the progress we made over the year in each of our programs, funds and initiatives.

Our Central American leadership program continues to grow and evolve.

We are kicking off 2020 with a brand new look!

We would like to share with you a report written by John Wachter, a SIF analyst and researcher, on US foreign aid to Central America over the past two decades, amounting to almost US$10,000 million.

We are pleased to share with you a summary of our work in 2019 and our joint efforts, led alongside our partners and grantees, to boost development, create change and generate opportunities in Central America.

We are pleased to share with you a summary of our work in 2019 and our joint efforts, led alongside our partners and grantees, to boost development, create change and generate opportunities in Central America.

Thank you for joining our small but mighty SIF family in 2019.

CADF 2019 continues this Thursday and Friday with more than 30 conferences, panels and workshops that will address migration, democracy, corruption, rule of law and social movements.

The 2019 CADF started this Wednesday in Tegucigalpa with the participation of 25 speakers and almost 400 attendees from Central America, Mexico, the United States and Europe.

We are hiring an Administrative and Operations Coordinator to work in the CAMY Fund's Mexico City office.

For the first time, the Central America Donor Forum will be held in Honduras.

The 33 program participants learned about strategic communication and political advocacy.

Cuatro organizaciones convocan para la realización de una investigación sobre los movimientos juveniles en México, Centroamérica, Panamá y Colombia.

During a critical moment for the youth in Central America and Mexico, Perla Vázquez assumes the direction of SIF’s CAMY Fund.

Xiomara Carballo B., of Costa Rica, is the new program officer for CAMY Fund's Latin American and Caribbean Initiative to Prevent and Address Early Unions in Adolescents and Girls (LAC Initiative).

The ninth edition of the Central American Donor Forum (CADF) will be held in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, from October 23 to 25.

SIF supports independent media in Central America through the Independent Journalism Fund (IJF).

The third edition of the Centroamérica Adelante (CAA) leadership program is made up of 33 fellows from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

At this one-day conference in Washington DC, researchers and experts discussed violence, corruption, police and immigration reforms that affect the Central American region.