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Latin America and Caribbean

Major partner countries of the TaiwanICDF in Latin aim is to raise their productivity through diversified learning,
America and the Caribbean include Guatemala, El Salvador, technology upgrade and innovation, and consequently
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Honduras, St. Kitts and develop sustainable models of production and consumption.
Nevis, Haiti, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, St. Furthermore, we help partner countries implement
Vincent and the Grenadines and Belize. sustainable forest management with technology, as well
Despite the success in achieving the development goal as develop awareness and institutional capacity in disaster
of reducing poverty and hunger by half in recent years, the (risk) reduction, adaptation and early-warning in response
economic structure in this region is still dominated by primary to climate change and capacity in post-disaster recovery
industries. This structure takes a toll on the environment and and adaptation, to reduce habitat destruction and the loss
the economy is often affected by the financial and economic of biodiversity. To promote health and the well-being of
fluctuations experienced by the major trading partners. all age groups, we focus on helping our partner countries
Furthermore, lack of infrastructure and innovative input has strengthen their capacity in health management, including
impeded industrial upgrading and economic transformation. early alert and risk reduction for non-communicable
In particular, in the face of large-scale commercial diseases, and in management of health risks in the nation, to
production, micro producers in this region have become less prevent non-communicable and chronic diseases.
competitive, affecting their potential for development and
resulting in widening gaps between urban-rural development
and the rich and the poor. Moreover, the impact of economic
development on the region’s natural environment presents
another serious problem, with the region having the world’s
highest deforestation rate, highlighting how overuse and
exploitation of the natural environment lead to increased
threats to biodiversity.
In view of this, the approach taken by the TaiwanICDF
in this region is to provide fair, affordable and high-quality
technical, vocational and higher education to assist small-
scale producers and MSMEs improve their technologies
and gain access to the financial services they require. The

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