TAS Latin AmericaTogether and Stronger Latin America

TAS Latin America

For community leaders: join free, and stand together

Hometown associations, cultural and faith communities, chambers of commerce, student unions and professional groups — your association joins free, keeps its name, and gains a network across twenty countries.

Who this is for

  • Hometown and regional associations
  • Cultural and faith communities
  • Chambers of commerce and business clubs
  • Student unions
  • Professional associations
  • Parents' and family networks

What you receive, and what you keep

Your association receives
  • Twelve areas of benefit for every member
  • A seat in the regional network
  • The Mutual Aid Compact
  • Guides and Scam Watch for your members
  • Introductions to other associations
Your association keeps
  • Its name and identity
  • Its leadership and decisions
  • Its own members' list
  • Its independence, entirely

The Mutual Aid Compact

A promise between member associations: when a member dies far from home, or a family is struck by a sudden emergency, the associations of the network stand together — sharing information, practical help and, where they choose, contributions.

What the Compact is not

The Compact is mutual aid, not insurance. It creates no right to payment, and no association is obliged to contribute.

When a member dies far from home

Too often a community hears of a death in the morning and passes the hat the same afternoon. These steps are set out calmly, so no family has to work them out alone.

  1. The first hoursCall the local emergency number if needed. A doctor certifies the death; keep every document you are given.
  2. Choose a licensed funeral homeAsk for a written quote that includes repatriation or local burial, and the documents each requires.
  3. Tell the consulateThe consulate of the person's country registers the death and explains what is needed to bring them home.
  4. Repatriation, or burial where they livedRepatriation needs a death certificate, an embalming certificate and an export permit; the funeral home arranges these.
  5. The community's roleAssociations in the Compact share information and practical help, and may choose to contribute.
  6. In the weeks afterEstates, pensions and accounts in two countries take time; a licensed lawyer can guide the family.

How an association joins

  1. Register your associationOne short form, completed by a leader of the association.
  2. We welcome you to the networkWe confirm by e-mail and introduce you to the network.
  3. Your members join freeEach member receives a digital card linked to your association.

Register your association

Questions leaders ask

Does it cost anything?

No. Associations and their members join free.

Do we have to change our name or rules?

No. You keep your name, your leadership and your rules.

Can an association from abroad join?

Yes. Latin American associations in the United States, Europe and elsewhere are welcome.

One family, on every continent

TAS stands for Together and Stronger. TAS Latin America is one of the regional houses of a worldwide membership family, and your card is recognized by every one of them.

Together and StrongerThe member organization where the family began.togetherandstronger.orgTAS Member ServicesNegotiates and runs the benefit programs on behalf of every member, in every region.tasmemberservices.orgTAS FoundationFree first help for everyone; hardship, family-emergency and life-milestone support for members.tas-foundation.orgTAS WorldThe map of every region, and the way from one house to the next.tasworld.org

The other regional houses