The Partnership for Central America and Meta Announce New Partnership to Expand Job Skilling in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

WASHINGTON, D.C – September 26, 2022 – The Partnership for Central America is pleased to announce a new partnership with Meta with the goal of training 250,000 youth, entrepreneurs and small business owners in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras by July 2025, as part of its long-standing commitment to the region.

As a pioneer in capacity-building, connectivity, and support to small businesses, Meta brings a unique perspective in shaping the Partnership’s vision for the region. The Partnership is eager to collaborate on strategic initiatives focused on expanding access to essential tools for entrepreneurs and supporting the digitization of transactions to promote transparency and accountability across Northern Central America.

“Meta is proud to join the Partnership for Central America,” stated Brian Rice, Meta’s Vice President for Public Policy.  “We are deeply committed to this region and look forward to working with the PCA in the months ahead to advance economic opportunity across the Northern Triangle.”

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The Partnership for Central America is a non-partisan, non-governmental organization that works with a multi-national coalition of private organizations to advance economic opportunity across underserved populations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The Partnership serves as a coordinating body of Vice President Harris’s Call to Action and aims to facilitate and support practical solutions to advance economic opportunity, address urgent climate, education and health challenges, and promote long-term investments and workforce capability in support of a vision of hope for Central America. If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to membership@centampartnership.org.