Building a Life, Building a Future

How RET International helps San Miguelito Youth Transcend Challenges and Build Resilience Overcoming the challenges posed by a complex and negative context that affects the youth requires commitment as well as expertise. Supported by the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) of the U.S. Department of State, the “Socio-Educational and Labour Reinsertion of Adolescent andContinue reading “Building a Life, Building a Future”

The Government’s Vice-Minister meets with RET International’s CEO

*This article was originally published by Luis Ruiz, in the Government of Panama’s website. The original article, in Spanish, can be found at the following link: http://www.mingob.gob.pa/mingob/inside.php?artID=2925 Panama, November 27, 2015. The Government’s Vice-Minister, María Luisa Romero, met with RET International’s CEO and Executive Director, Zeynep Günduz, who visited Panama in order to follow-up onContinue reading “The Government’s Vice-Minister meets with RET International’s CEO”

What Unites Us

  Latin America and the Caribbean is profoundly defined by contrasts and inequalities. The majority of the region’s countries have been going through a period of economic growth since the 1990s, but they are nevertheless experiencing great difficulties in achieving the social improvements, which should accompany economic performance.   The violence generated by gangs andContinue reading “What Unites Us”

Rescue Through Applause – Combating Youth Violence in Panama

Global Newsletter – January 2012 (Panama) – A major source of social instability in Panama are armed gangs responsible for murder, robbery, rape, drug trafficking, among others. The people hiding “behind” the gangs are mostly young people (often minors) full of energy and idle time, but also full of anger and with few choices. AndContinue reading “Rescue Through Applause – Combating Youth Violence in Panama”

RET Highlights 2011: The RET Signs the Panama Declaration on Disaster Risk Management in the Education Sector

  Panama – October 12-14, 2011 – The RET co-organised the International Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Education Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, which led to the signature of the “Panama Declaration” that calls for strengthening the Right to Education in emergency and disaster situations.   The RET co-organised, along withContinue reading “RET Highlights 2011: The RET Signs the Panama Declaration on Disaster Risk Management in the Education Sector”

LatAm: Los Proyectos Productivos Siguen Creciendo

  Los participantes de los proyectos productivos de la primera etapa del proyecto financiado por BPRM en Panamá siguen sacándole provecho a aquellas actividades económicas que iniciaron de la mano de RET en su gestión 2009-2010.   Uno de los proyectos más exitosos que se han implementado en Panamá es el de Cría de Cerdos.Continue reading “LatAm: Los Proyectos Productivos Siguen Creciendo”