Projects

Our work in the region

DYA implements a diverse portfolio of projects across Ecuador, Peru and Argentina, with a focus on education, health, rights protection, economic empowerment, and sustainable production. Each project is designed with a comprehensive approach that strengthens local capacities, promotes community participation, and seeks to influence public policy to achieve sustainable impact.

Projects by country

Art and Well-being for Children and Adolescents in Monte Sinaí
Ecuador 2025 – 2026

Art and Well-being for Children and Adolescents in Monte Sinaí

Strengthening mental health and emotional well-being through performing arts, therapeutic music, and safe spaces.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Digital Literacy Project
Argentina 2026

Digital Literacy Project

Design and implement, through participation, a pedagogical digital literacy device with a rights-based approach, adapted to the local context of Aristóbulo del Valle.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotion
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TRAMAS Project
Argentina 2026

TRAMAS Project

Design and implement a community mental health device for adolescents in Santa Lucía, Tucumán, based on promotion, prevention and early detection.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingCommunity-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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YANAPAY Project
Argentina 2026

YANAPAY Project

Strengthen protective environments for children and adolescents in vulnerable contexts, guaranteeing access to quality education, psychosocial support, community participation and inter-institutional coordination in Barrio 17 de Noviembre, Lomas de Zamora.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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Extracurricular Activities DYA – Artisteca
Ecuador June 2025 – March 2026

Extracurricular Activities DYA – Artisteca

Provide children and adolescents at risk of child labor with extracurricular artistic and recreational activities.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotion
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Network of Safe and Protective Schools in Esmeraldas
Ecuador 2025 – 2026

Network of Safe and Protective Schools in Esmeraldas

Improve access to educational services and promote protective schools for children in violence-affected areas.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotion
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Art, Participation and Adolescent Leadership
Ecuador 2025

Art, Participation and Adolescent Leadership

Art programs, psychosocial support and active participation for children and adolescents in Monte Sinaí.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Comprehensive Adolescent Development in Monte Sinaí
Ecuador 2025 – 2026

Comprehensive Adolescent Development in Monte Sinaí

Strengthen the comprehensive development of vulnerable adolescents through urban dance and socio-emotional skills.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Educational Inclusion and Protection of Adolescent Mothers
Ecuador 2025

Educational Inclusion and Protection of Adolescent Mothers

Ensure educational inclusion and permanence for pregnant and parenting adolescents in Monte Sinaí.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingCommunity-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Prevention of Chronic Child Malnutrition / Maternal and Child Care
Ecuador 2025 – 2026

Prevention of Chronic Child Malnutrition / Maternal and Child Care

Comprehensive approach to mother and child to reduce chronic child malnutrition in Monte Sinaí, Guayaquil.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systems
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Amaneceres Program
Ecuador 2025 – 2026

Amaneceres Program

Multi-sector initiative against chronic child malnutrition and adolescent pregnancy prevention in Manabí.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Socio-Educational Services - Contener Program
Argentina 2025-2026

Socio-Educational Services - Contener Program

Sustain an integral space of care, emotional containment and school support for children and adolescents in Barrio Santa Bárbara, Apóstoles.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotion
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Child Labor Risk in the Mango Value Chain - Piura
Peru 2025

Child Labor Risk in the Mango Value Chain - Piura

Exploratory analysis of child labor risk in the mango value chain in Piura, focused on family farming, education and due diligence.

DYA work lines in this project
Rights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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Community Health in Monte Sinaí
Ecuador 2025 – 2026

Community Health in Monte Sinaí

Improve family health conditions through preventive practices in malnutrition and maternal-child care.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systems
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Transformative Circles: Childhoods Free from Sexual Violence
Peru 2024 – 2025

Transformative Circles: Childhoods Free from Sexual Violence

Reduce the risk of abuse and sexual violence against children by strengthening the protection system's response capacity.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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School Enrollment and Permanence
Peru 2024 – 2026

School Enrollment and Permanence

Facilitate educational access and inclusion for children excluded from the Peruvian school system, especially migrants.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingCommunity-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Integrating Horizons Project
Peru September 2023 - September 2024

Integrating Horizons Project

Integrating Horizons supported the socioeconomic integration of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Peru through technical training, socio-emotional skills, job counseling, childcare and educational inclusion.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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Education Program for Venezuelan Migrants – PRM 4
Ecuador 2024 – 2025

Education Program for Venezuelan Migrants – PRM 4

Educational opportunities for migrant children who have interrupted their studies or are out of the school system.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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SERVIR – Emergency Response for Venezuelan Immigrants and Refugees
Peru 2023 – 2024

SERVIR – Emergency Response for Venezuelan Immigrants and Refugees

Health services and protection against gender-based violence for Venezuelan migrant populations.

DYA work lines in this project
Community-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Catalyst – Child Labor Eradication
Peru 2022 – 2025

Catalyst – Child Labor Eradication

Strengthen civil society and children's actions to eradicate child labor in Peru.

DYA work lines in this project
Rights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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Socio-Educational Services - Child Care Centers (CCI)
Argentina 2021-2026

Socio-Educational Services - Child Care Centers (CCI)

Provide a space of care, containment and early stimulation for girls and boys aged 0 to 4 in rural communities of Tucumán.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingCommunity-based health systemsRights protection and promotion
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Atlas Project
Argentina 2021 – 2022

Atlas Project

Prevent child labor, forced labor and human trafficking in the garment industry in Buenos Aires.

DYA work lines in this project
Rights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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Socio-Educational Services - Youth Hubs
Argentina 2021-2026

Socio-Educational Services - Youth Hubs

Accompany adolescents from rural areas of Tucumán in sustaining and strengthening their educational trajectories.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingRights protection and promotion
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PAR Project – Responsible Agricultural Production
Argentina 2019 – 2024

PAR Project – Responsible Agricultural Production

Strengthen capacities to prevent and eradicate child labor in Argentina's agricultural sectors.

DYA work lines in this project
Rights protection and promotionEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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Noemí Project
Argentina 2017 – 2023

Noemí Project

Create conditions to develop education-based work training opportunities (EWBT) for vulnerable youth.

DYA work lines in this project
Educational inclusion and occupational technical trainingEconomic empowerment and sustainable production
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