IAF Latin America & the Carribbean
The Latin America and the Caribbean region has members in Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, México, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela (April 2023).
At present, the Association is focused on creating greater awareness of the IAF in the region, strengthening its outreach, offering more of its services in Spanish and Portuguese, as well as promoting membership growth.
If you are interested in joining activities in the region and in helping to strengthen the IAF in the region, please contact Hope McNish, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Building awareness of facilitation
Facilitation is creating a space within which people can empower themselves. (IAF Member Dale Hunter)
Part of the IAF’s work in Latin America and the Caribbean, and elsewhere in the world, is to build greater awareness and understanding of professional facilitation and its benefits.
Find out what is happening in the Region
Join the conversations on Facebook and Twitter
- https://www.facebook.com/IAFHispanohablantes
- https://www.facebook.com/InternationalAssociationOfFacilitatorsJamaica
- https://twitter.com/IAFLatinCarib
Join our LinkedIn groups:
Here is a short video (courtesy of the Instituto Internacional de Facilitación y Cambio) that helps to answer the question ¿Qué es lo que hacen los Facilitadores? or “What is it that facilitators do?
Chapters
Brazil
Presidente: Fernando Loureiro • fernando@aprendix.global
Vice-Presidente e Comunicações: Alexandre Fiorin • fiorin@vivendo.com.br
Tesoureiro: Aldo Spangher • spangher@icloud.com
Secretaria: Tenile Vicenzi • tenile.vicenzi@gmail.com
Em breve mais informações sobre nossas atividades. Entre em contato conosco para qualquer dúvida.
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Chair: Fernando Loureiro • fernando@aprendix.com.br
ViceChair & Communications Officer: Alexandre Fiorin • fiorin@vivendo.com.br
Treasurer: Aldo Spangher • spangher@icloud.com
Secretary: Tenile Vicenzi • tenile.vicenzi@gmail.com
Soon we will be posting news about our activities. Feel free to get in touch with us anytime.
Colombia *new!*
IAF Colombia is a brand new Chapter founded in September 2025. More info coming soon!
Jamaica
IAF Jamaica
IAF Jamaica was founded in 2011 as the first Chapter of the International Association of Facilitators in the Latin America and Caribbean Region with 8 members. Our goal is to promote the profession of Facilitation in Jamaica and the Caribbean, aligned with the IAF’s
Vision and Mission and Code of Ethics.
Our Vision:
IAF Jamaica brings possibilities to life through professional Facilitation as the preferred and respected participatory practice for transformation.
Our Mission:
IAF Jamaica advocates the understanding and use of professional Facilitation for individual, organizational, and national development.
IAF Jamaica’s Core Values:
Integrity, Humility, Innovation, Learning for Growth, Fun
Chapter Meetings
Meetings take place on the last Thursday every second month, 5:30 PM to 7 PM Jamaica time (same as Bogotá, Colombia). Since COVID-19, we meet and network online, inviting facilitators from across the Caribbean and Latin America.
Contact us at iafjamaica@gmail.com to receive IAFJ Chapter meeting invitations or for any questions.
Upcoming Chapter events, blogs, and news will be announced on our website:
https://iafjamaica.wordpress.com/
Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and here:
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Peru *new!*
IAF Peru is a brand new Chapter founded in September 2025. More info coming soon!
Quito, Ecuador *new!*
Hola! Welcome to the IAF Ecuador chapter.
We are a community where we share experiences, learn from each other, and practice facilitation together. Our common ground is a deep enthusiasm for the art of facilitation, guided by the spirit and values of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). We are committed to weaving in creativity and cultural sensitivity to everything we do, making sure our practice is respectful and dynamic.
Chapter roles’ info:
Chair: Paulina Rocha
Vice-chair: Veronica Santafe
Treasurer: Carla Rocha
Secretary: Gabriela Santafe
Creativity Advisor: Nathaly Rocha