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Latin America & Caribbean

This region includes the following countries and territories:

Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Caribbean Netherlands; Bouvet Island; Brazil; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Falkland Islands; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint-Martin; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Uruguay; Venezuela; United States Virgin Islands

Program Officer

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Senior Program Officer for Latin America & Caribbean
mcaso(_AT_)wikimedia.org
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Timezone: UTC-6/-5
Language(s) spoken: Spanish, English, French

Regional calendar

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Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.

General Support Fund - Round 1 (2024-25)

September 2 – September 30, 2024

Applicant support and eligibility check

September 9, 2024

Renewal deadline

September 30, 2024

Submission deadline

September 30 – October 24, 2024

Review and translation

October 31 – November 15, 2024

Review feedback and applicant engagement

November 29, 2024

Decision announced

December 16, 2024 – January 17, 2025

Agreement and first payment

July 1 – July 31, 2025

Midpoint conversation

January 30, 2026 / March 31, 2026

Final or first year report due

General Support Fund - Round 2 (2024-25)

February 10 – March 1, 2025

Applicant support and eligibility check

February 10, 2025

Renewal deadline

March 1, 2025

Submission deadline

March 3 – April 4, 2025

Review and translation

April 4 – May 2, 2025

Review feedback and applicant engagement

May 16, 2025

Decision announced

May 30 – June 14, 2025

Agreement and first payment

January 15, 2026

Midpoint conversation

July 31, 2026 / August 15, 2026

Final or first year report due

Contact us

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Rapid Fund

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If you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: lac_rapid(_AT_)wikimedia.org

General Support Fund

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If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: lac_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org

Set up a time to meet with the Program Officer

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The regional program officer is available several times during the week to meet with you to answer questions, receive feedback, and provide any general support or guidance around our funding programs in the region. The meetings can be held in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or English. Please review the program officer's calendar on Google Calendar below and reserve a time that is most convenient for you:

Go to appointment page to reserve a time for Office Hours

To support preparation needs, please provide a brief explanation about the purpose of the meeting and your preferred language when reserving a time. This information can alternatively be provided via e-mail (mcaso(_AT_)wikimedia.org). If none of the available times works for you, please contact the program officer via e-mail to suggest a few alternatives of dates and times that will work well for you.

Regional Committee

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The primary role of the committee is to contribute as thought partners in strategic thinking to understand the complexities of the Latin America and Caribbean region and to make funding decisions for applications in the region, providing expertise and experience to applicants to support the effective functioning of the movement's activities.

Contact the LAC committee: lac-regionalcom@wikimedia.org

Inactive and Past Committee Members

Resources

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Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Regional Funding Committee is a group of volunteers from the Latin America and Caribbean region who, as of July 2021, bring their voices, perspectives, and opinions to help size up the region’s complexities to guide funding decision-making in LAC.

LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process

Slides for the proposal review process in the LAC funding region. It covers the LAC Committee, application round, review criteria, Committee COI guidelines, and contacts. Recording of the presentation in Spanish.
Slides available in: español, português, and français

Browse Applications

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General Support Fund

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Rapid Fund

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