South American Initiative South American Initiative South American Initiative (SAI) is a non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization with the purpose of providing assistance to every country of South America such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. SAI works to raise awareness about the poorest of living conditions in South America, and to offer solutions to the problems. South American Initiative was founded in 2016 by S. Malca, a young philanthropist, after realizing the difficulties that many communities in South America are dealing with. Malca resides in South Florida, home of one of the largest South American community
Foreign relations of Suriname World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Suriname became a member of the Islamic Development Bank in 1998, under the Wijdenbosch government. In 2003, Suriname joined the Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language union). Bilateral agreements with several countries of the region, covering diverse areas of cooperation, have underscored the government's interest in strengthening regional ties. The return to Suriname from French Guiana of about 8,000 refugees of the 1986–91 civil war between the military and domestic insurgents has improved relations with French authorities. Longstanding border disputes with Guyana and French Guiana remain unresolved. Negotiations with the Government of Guyana brokered by