Ret Americas Inc

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WE BELIEVE WE ARE AMONGST THE LEADING NGOS TO PROVIDE TAILOR-MADE SOLUTIONS AND RELEVANT PROGRAMS TO BRIDGE THE GAPS AND RESPOND TO THE REAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF THE COMMUNITIES. OUR AIM IS TO PROVOKE SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CHANGE, ENABLING PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE YOUTH AND YOUNG WOMEN TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND FULFILL THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS.RET FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON THE TWO PILLARS OF YOUTH AND WOMEN, AS THEY REPRESENT AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DURING CRISES, AS WELL AS THE GREATEST VECTORS OF POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE.WE BELIEVE OUR HUMANITARIAN ACTIONS DURING EMERGENCIES, IN PROTRACTED CRISES, AND IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS CAN ALLEVIATE THE DEEPEST SUFFERINGS AND CAN BUILD PEOPLE'S RESILIENCE AND ENHANCE THEIR SELF-RELIANCE. WE STAND WITH PEOPLE, WITH REFUGEES, RETURNEES, MIGRANTS AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP'S), ALONGSIDE THE HOST COMMUNITIES ADOPTING THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITY, IMPARTIALITY, NEUTRALITY, AND INDEPENDENCE.DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022, RET AMERICAS WAS ENGAGED IN FOUR PROJECTS, ALL BASED IN PERU. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS INVOLVED WORKING WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING ONE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC) THAT WAS FOCUSED ON MITIGATING THE ONGOING IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL AND UNWELCOME BURDEN TO A VULNERABLE MIGRANT REFUGEE POPULATION ALREADY STRUGGLING TO SECURE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHING AND MEDICAL CARE; IN ADDITION, FOR THE GIRLS, BOYS AND ADOLESCENTS IN THIS GROUP, THE PANDEMIC MADE IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. IN 2022 RET AMERICAS HAD TWO PROJECTS IN PERU ADMINISTERED BY UNICEF WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY "EDUCATION CANNOT WAIT" (ECW), A GLOBAL FUND INTENDED TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ARMED CONFLICTS, FORCED DISPLACEMENT AND PROTRACTED CRISES WITH THE SAFETY, HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY OF AN EDUCATION. THESE PROJECTS WERE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION WITH EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND HOST COMMUNITIES IN PERU. FOR MOST PROJECTS RET AMERICAS HAS 10 TO 20 EMPLOYEES BASED IN EACH PROJECT LOCATION, INCLUDING HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF FAMILIAR WITH THE COMPLEX AND DELICATE TASK OF WORKING WITH YOUTH WHO HAVE IN SOME CASES SUFFERED MULTIPLE TRAUMAS AS A RESULT OF CONFLICTS AND OTHER DISLOCATING FACTORS ENTIRELY OUTSIDE THEIR CONTROL. THE CRITICAL WORK OF THESE FIELD STAFF IS SUPPLEMENTED AS NECESSARY BY OTHER COMPANY SPECIALISTS BASED IN THE REGIONAL OFFICE IN PANAMA OR THE COMPANY'S HQ IN SWITZERLAND. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PROGRAMS ARE THEREFORE PRIMARILY STAFF COSTS, EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES INCLUDING THE COSTS OF HIRING OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS AND TRAVEL COSTS.