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Casals & Associates, Inc. assisted the government of Bolivia with consultation and cooperation in a democratic context through a $14 million task order under the firm’s Support Which Implements Fast Transitions II (SWIFT II) Indefinite Quantity Contract. Learn more
 


Client Testimonial

"C&A provided us with first-rate personnel. Their work was exceptional. The personnel was able to understand the Latin American culture and developed excellent working relations with all our program partners." 

   

—USAID/Honduras

  

Latin America and the Caribbean

        

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Assisting Paraguay with Reducing Corruption and Impunity
Building the capacity of Government of Paraguay institutions to promote transparency and good governance.  Learn more

 

Advancing Transparency and Good Governance in El Salvador
Supporting El Salvador's newly elected government in becoming more transparent and responsive to the needs of the people. Learn more
    

Building More Effective and Efficient Government in Mexico
Promoting nongovernmental organization networks and public-private partnerships to strengthen civil society, increase government transparency, and make government more responsive to the needs of the people. Learn more

 

Central America and Mexico Anticorruption, Transparency, and Accountability Program
Managing a region-wide transparency and accountability initiative bringing four countries’ governments together to tackle shared corruption problems. The program also strengthened businesses, civil society and other regional stakeholders’ ability to create a demand for anticorruption reforms and better government services. Learn more

              

Conducting Qualitative and Quantitative Research for International Broadcasting
Using Spanish-language focus groups and Spanish-language surveys to analyze the listening habits of international broadcast audiences. Learn more

         

Curbing Gang Violence in El Salvador
Helping communities in El Salvador develop solutions to gang violence and juvenile crime. Learn more

            

Dominican Republic – Supporting Transparency and Good Governance
Improving government understanding of transparent mechanisms that prevent, detect and deter corrupt practices while mobilizing civil society to increase the public demand for transparency and good governance. Learn more

            

Enhancing Good Governance and Democracy in Mexico
Increasing the efficiency of public sector management, service delivery and financial management while mobilizing citizens to participate in democratic politics in a constructive and effective manner. Learn more

              

Enhancing Community Participation and Good Governance in Bolivia
Mobilizing constructive and effective participation in democratic politics and enhancing government service delivery to impoverished rural and indigenous populations. The project also involved a small grants program funding public-private partnerships to address people’s needs. Learn more

      

Expanding Access to Justice in Colombia
Strengthening and modernizing Colombia's justice system as a subcontractor to Florida International University. The project is paying particular attention to the needs of conflict affected and/or rural-based, geographically isolated, economically marginalized and socially disenfranchised populations. Learn more

        

Improving Health Care Outreach in Latin America
Designing and implementing an integrated marketing communications plan, “Communicating for Health,” providing public health information throughout the Americas. The plan’s multiple campaigns focused on mental illness and treatment, youth violence, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. Learn more

             

Leading Threshold Country Program in Paraguay
Managing a multi-sector initiative to strengthen the rule of law and kindle conditions for business development and economic expansion. Learn more

              

Managing the Americas Accountability/Anticorruption Project
Supporting governments in Latin America and the Caribbean in instituting robust auditing and accounting systems while empowering citizens to demand accountability and transparency from their government leaders. Learn more

          

Mexico – Regional Forum on Good Governance
Designing and managing a major event about the Mexican federal reform agenda and strategies for creating an honest and transparent government that puts citizens first. The event drew more than 250 Mexican government officials from 24 Mexican states and delegates from 11 countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Learn more

              

Organizing the Anticorruption Summit 2000
Bringing 300 representatives from 55 countries together to discuss anticorruption activities worldwide. The three-hour plenary session was broadcast live over the Internet as well as the global satellite networks of the U.S. Department of State and the World Bank. Learn more

            

Organizing an International Videoconference on Corruption
Organizing a three-hour videoconference, broadcast live via the Internet, which gathered the attorney generals from all six Central American countries together for the first time to exchange effective actions against transnational corruption. Learn more

         

Reducing Corruption in Colombia
Increasing government transparency and accountability while engaging citizens, businesses and civil society as active partners. Learn more

              

Rolling Back Corruption in Guatemala
Strengthening Guatemala’s federal Comptroller General’s office and its ability to combat corruption while engaging civil society in building consensus on a national anticorruption and transparency agenda. Learn more

             

Strengthening Nutrition Communications Programs
Conducting a technical review of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Research and Development’s global nutrition communications programs. Learn more

              

Strengthening the Rule of Law and Justice in Bolivia
Building the capacity of Bolivia's judiciary and prosecutorial institutions to enforce transparency and accountability laws as well as the capacity of a special executive branch unit to combat corruption. Learn more

               

Supporting Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Management in the Dominican Republic
Managing a program focusing on asset seizure and forfeiture within three key anti-drug institutions in the Dominican Republic. Learn more

 

Supporting Democratic Transition in Nicaragua
Assisting the government of Nicaragua – facing an economy in ruins after years of war – in reducing the potential for waste, fraud and abuse of the country's resources. Learn more

 

Supporting Transparency and Accountability in Honduras
Advising on reconstruction program audits and developing a public outreach campaign emphasizing the role that each individual citizen must play in curbing corruption. Learn more

            

Worldwide – Encouraging Global Anticorruption and Good Governance Efforts (ENGAGE)
Supporting anticorruption efforts in developing countries around the world through a USAID IQC. These services can include such topics as civil society strengthening, justice sector reform, financial management, procurement, political finance and e-Government. Learn more

                

Worldwide – Environmental Health IQC
As a subcontractor to Abt Associates, supporting USAID Missions and Bureaus in reducing environmentally related mortality and morbidity in both urban and rural settings. Learn more

                 

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Worldwide – European Commission Framework Contract: Culture, Governance and Home Affairs
as a subcontractor to Business and Strategies in Europe, providing the European Commission with technical services in the areas of rule of law, democratization, public administration reform, anticorruption and access to justice. Learn more

 

Worldwide – Global Business, Trade and Investment

As a subcontractor to Carana Corporation, accelerating economic growth, reducing poverty and promoting open competitive markets in fragile, conflict or post-conflict settings through a USAID IQC. Learn more

            

Worldwide – Mainstreaming Anticorruption Workshops
Implementing workshops for USAID and U.S. Embassies worldwide. The workshops focus on deepening understanding of corruption and its countless manifestations as well as planning and implementing cross-sectoral anticorruption programming. Learn more

                   

Worldwide – Population, Health and Nutrition Surveys
Helping developing countries collect and use data to monitor and evaluate health and nutrition, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and children’s vaccination programs. Learn more

                  

Worldwide – Scholarly Research on Nutrition
Developing monographs and technical reports on nutrition for USAID’s Bureau for Research and Development. Learn more

               

Worldwide – Support Which Implements Fast Transition (SWIFT) III
Bringing peace and democracy to conflict-prone regions worldwide through a USAID IQC. These services can include civil society strengthening, legal and justice sector reforms, political initiatives and elections support, media and public information, and rural infrastructure. Learn more

 

Worldwide – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Long-Term Agreement
Supporting UNDP offices around the world in their fight for social and global justice, sustainable development and peace. Our services can include management and leadership, procurement and financial management. Learn more