During the period from October to December 2025, the GDLN Latin America and the Caribbean network continued to strengthen its focus on education for development and regional knowledge exchange. Throughout these months, affiliates and partner institutions advanced initiatives aimed at capacity building, collaborative learning, and the consolidation of learning communities aligned with GDLN’s mission.

This period also served as a moment of reflection and articulation, laying the groundwork for future regional activities and opportunities for engagement across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Education for Development: Selected Regional Initiatives

Between October and December 2025, several partner organizations implemented education for development initiatives that reflect the diversity and scope of capacity-building efforts across the region. The following initiatives are highlighted for their alignment with GDLN’s principles and their contribution to learning and professional development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Supérate Platform – Fundación BBVA

The Supérate Platform is a large-scale educational initiative that provides learning activities and structured support to hundreds of thousands of participants across the region. Through its digital approach, the platform expands access to knowledge and strengthens essential skills, demonstrating the potential of technology-enabled learning for inclusive development.

Community of Practice – Fundación BBVA

This initiative focuses on fostering spaces for knowledge exchange, peer learning, and collaboration among participants. By promoting collective learning and dialogue, the Community of Practice reinforces the importance of learning networks as a key mechanism for sustainable capacity development.

Impulsando el Talento Salvadoreño – INCAF

This program offers courses and diploma programs aimed at strengthening professional skills and academic development in El Salvador. With a structured academic framework and regional perspective, the initiative contributes to talent development and capacity building in Central America.

Looking Ahead: Upcoming Regional Conference (TBD)

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote dialogue and learning across the region, GDLN Latin America and the Caribbean is preparing a regional conference in Spanish, primarily targeted at audiences in Latin America, while remaining open to participants from other regions.

The conference will address topics related to wellbeing, purpose, and the humanization of work within organizations—key themes for sustainable development and institutional strengthening in the region. The date of the conference is to be determined (TBD), and further details, including registration information, will be shared in the coming months.