the florida association for volunteer action in the caribbean and the americas
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The Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas
Dominican Republic & Panama
Anti-Money LaunderingTony Fernandez
FAVACA’smission is to promote
social and economic development in the Caribbean and the Americas through volunteer service.
MISSION STATEMENT
•We build self-reliance build self-reliance
•We are committed to serveWe are committed to serve
•We are responsive in a culturally We are responsive in a culturally sensitive waysensitive way
•We are effective and accountable in all that we do We are effective and accountable in all that we do
Values
Dan Johnson
Water Quality
Dubreuil, Haiti
Programs & ServicesPrograms & ServicesFlorida International Volunteer CorpsFlorida International Volunteer Corps•Good Governance•Education•Disaster Management•Health & Social Partners•Security and Threat Reduction•Agriculture•Environmental Protection•Youth Leadership•Drug Abuse Prevention•Anti-Corruption Initiatives•Capacity Building
FAVACA Volunteer Corps Projects:
•Support sustainable development •Encourage economic growth•Improve living conditions •Protect the environment•Promote self-sufficiency •Increase productivity
Skeether PratherBlacksmith Training
Barbados, 1998
DEMAND DRIVEN
Corps consultants respond to needs expressed in assistance requests.
Kathleen Sullivan
Coral Reef Protection
Dominican Republic
Internet and Computer Training
Haiti
RESPONSIVE and ON TIMETechnical assistance and training are effective when they are timely and accessible. Florida’s International Volunteer Corps is a small, action-oriented program free of institutional constraints which can burden governments and large private organizations.
Requests for volunteers can be made in writing or by phone. FAVA/CA can recruit, screen and place volunteersin weeks, not monthsor years.
Firefighter TrainingFigueroa-Rodriguez
Guatemala
Maria
Professional Exchange by Specialty
Fund Raising - 2%
Disaster
Management
10%
Agriculture & Environment - 11%
Planning – 12%
Information
Systems – 10%
BusinessOther – 9%
Health and
Social Programs
40%
Development –6%
Support & Revenue
35%52%
13%
State
Federal
Private, Other, In kind
Tallahassee,Florida’s Capital1310 N. Paul Russell Road
Tallahassee, FL 32301
FAVA/CA Offices are located in:
South Florida Office713 SE 1st Avenue
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
""Development Partners" Provide Financial and Development Partners" Provide Financial and Other Support for Volunteer Corps Activities. Other Support for Volunteer Corps Activities.
The State of Florida The State of Florida American AirlinesAmerican Airlines
Inter-American Institute for Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture IICACooperation on Agriculture IICA
U.S. Embassy Barbados - INL U.S. Embassy Barbados - INL U.S. Southern CommandU.S. Southern Command
U.S. Agency for International Development - USAIDU.S. Agency for International Development - USAIDU.S. Department of State U.S. Department of State
VOCA - Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative AssistanceVOCA - Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative AssistanceDevelopment Alternatives Inc.Development Alternatives Inc.
Florida Department of EducationFlorida Department of Education
Board of Directors
Salomon Melgen George C. J. MooreRobert F. Milligan
Rudolph MoisePhilip Mortimer
Charles R. Ranson Steve Toner
CHAIR Jeffrey B. Sharkey
VICE CHAIR Todd G. Kocourek
Philip F. Ashler John C. Bierley
W. K. Boutwell, Jr.Gerald Buxbaum
Antonio Fernandez Elwin Griffith
Ann L. HendersonJeanette Hyde
OFFICERS AT LARGE
Robert R. Hendry Cheryl D. G.
JenningsMarjorie R. Turnbull
SECRETARY Mark Schlakman
TREASURERFred Seamon
PAST CHAIRMAN Diane K. McNeel
BOARD MEMBERSBOARD MEMBERS
FAVACA StaffTallahassee Office
1310 N. Paul Russell RoadTallahassee, Florida 32301 USA
Phone: (850) 410-3100 Fax: (850) 922-4849Email: [email protected]
Julieta N. Valls [email protected] G. Schmeling [email protected] Vice President Stephanie Reaves [email protected] Director of Finance and Administration Kay Cranley [email protected] Assistant Director of AdministrationBenjamin H. Fleming [email protected] International Programs Manager Demian A. Pasquarelli [email protected] Information Systems Manager
South Florida Office713 SE 1st Avenue
Hallandale Beach, Fl 33009Phone: (954) 924-3865 Fax: (954) 924-3871
Email: [email protected]
Marc A. Roger [email protected] International Programs Manager
Rebecca Reichert [email protected] Director of Development Natasha Marks [email protected] International Programs Coordinator Maria Malterer [email protected] International Programs Coordinator
Celia Silva [email protected] Assistant
FAVACA Staff