The Resource Foundation (TRF) is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit non-governmental organization that cultivates productive relationships between sustainable private development organizations in Latin America and selective donors worldwide by leveraging capital and information resources to increase the self-reliance and living standards of the disadvantaged.
TRF has provided more than $24.5 million to support over 400 projects in 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2006, more than 4.68 million individuals benefited from projects in the following areas:
- Micro-enterprise training and credit
- Health care and education (HIV/AIDS care and prevention)
- Education and vocational training
- Environmental conservation and sustainable agriculture
- Low-cost housing and potable water systems
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