9. MERCOSUR Platform for Education. This is a Civil Society project for the improvement of education in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The objectives of this platform include the analysis of the educative situation in each country of the region giving particular attention to inclusion, equity standards, and civil society level of participation in educative processes. It also aims to propose alternatives to improve inclusion, equity and quality of education to official authorities at national and regional level. This platform is coordinated by eleven NGO´s from participating countries in ongoing dialogue with Education Ministries from the region.

10. Coordinator Member of Youth Employment Summit (YES) Campaign - Uruguay. The YES campaign was launched in Alexandria in 2002, and its main goals are to build the capacity of young people to create sustainable livelihoods and to establish an entrepreneurial culture where young people will work towards self employment. The YES Uruguay project involves 10 NGO´s and state organizations working in Youth Employment and focuses on the investigation about youth employment and eliminating the digital gap.

11. New apprenticeship communities promotion program. This program aims to improve the educational situation of young people with fewer social and pedagogic opportunities. It scales up a tested and validated methodology to decrease school abandonment and repetition. The program is being carried out in 20 cities in Uruguay and Argentina. Iniciativa Latinoamericana is in charge of its replication in the Uruguayan city of Paysandú. The program is supported by International Youth Foundation and Lucent technologies.

12. Project “Leadership training for social emprendedorism”. This project, created by ASHOKA Fellows Juan José Meré and Alberto Croce, aims to create opportunities for the empowerment of young leaders in the region as well as identifying and scaling up good practices in this area. Seven organizations from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela will participate in the first stage of the project. These seven organizations with a tested and validated curricula in Leadership development will build a shared curricula of formation and will test it in their countries. Supported by ASHOKA, innovators for the public, 2005-2006.