Inter-American FoundationInter-American FoundationIAF_665932af-c619-43d0-a286-c5a2e2fdaaf4To promote equitable, responsive, and participatory self-help development in Latin America and the Caribbean_d8ea0c4b-c449-4b57-a6fa-6b851836e793SupportSupport people, organizations, and processesNon-governmental FundingChannel funds directly to the non-governmental sectorEntrepreneurship, Innovation, and Self-reliancePromote entrepreneurship, innovation, and self-relianceDemocracyStrengthen democratic principlesEmpowermentEmpower poor people to solve their own problemsDignity and RespectTreat partners with respect and dignityFriendship and UnderstandingStrengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding among the peoples of this hemisphere_22c9b241-26b8-415a-97bf-033de09045311Self-HelpSupport self-help efforts designed to enlarge the opportunities for individual development_2c51d81c-e9f8-40c0-87e3-95a87fdde5cb2ParticipationStimulate and assist effective and ever wider participation of the people in the development process_9e137efb-333c-4300-bdb5-d8b39d7a73183Democratic InstitutionsEncourage the establishment and growth of democratic institutions, private and governmental, appropriate to the requirements of the individual sovereign nations of this hemisphere_8aef4eb5-b47b-47ed-9c12-19079b2d4f9b42010-02-08http://www.iaf.gov/about_iaf/general_information_en.aspArthurColman (www.drybridge.com)colman@drybridge.com