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Youth Bring Supplies and Fun to an Isolated Community
University Student Baltazar from Buen Pastor Entertains Kids After over five days without supplies, members of the community Santiago Torres received help thanks to organized youth and international...
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Climate Change Blamed for Historic Flooding in El Salvador: Press Release
Communities Organize Disaster Response & Demand More Government Collaboration JIQUILISCO, El Salvador – As thousands of Salvadorans return to their homes and begin to rebuild their lives after last...
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Puerto Nuevo: Communities Along the Coast Begin to Rebuild
On the levee, overlooking the Lempa River bank in Puerto Nuevo. This area was completely covered with water as theriver breached the levee and flooded the community. Puerto Nuevo is the second to last...
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Tropical Depression 12E Causes Estimated $840 Million in Damage and Loss
The Salvadoran government published the results of their evaluation of damages and losses provoked by Tropical Depression 12E in October 2011. This evaluation was done with the technical support of...
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The National Roundtable against Mining Rejects the Public-Private Partnership...
In the context of the discussion surrounding the Public-Private Partnership Bill and the recent ratification of the Partners in Growth Agreement with the United States, the National Roundtable against...
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Cinquera Historica
Out of a past of horror and violence, Cinquera shines as a beacon of hope for the future. A mere thirty years ago, nearly unspeakable atrocities were common place in this small, mountainous town. Don...
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“We can Live Without Gold, but We Cannot Live Without Water”
Earlier this summer the Executive Branch of the Salvadoran government released a Mining Suspension Bill which would temporarily suspend all mining activity in El Salvador. Although this is an active...
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From Floods to Droughts: Climate Change Continues.
This summer has demonstrated to be one the driest in the history of El Salvador, what with an average of 45 days with no rain. The regions of La Union, Usulutan, Morazan, and San Miguel are especially...
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Maize and Beans at Risk: Threatens Economy
The success of maize and bean crops is crucial to life in El Salvador, where over one million farmers’ livelihoods depend on their cultivation. With higher temperatures and changes in rainfall...
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New Legislation Bans Chemicals, Aims to Prevent Kidney Failure
What do you do if one out of every four men in your town suffered from mysterious kidney failure? This is a question that rural communities from San Vicente, El Salvador, to Sandamalgama, Sri Lanka, to...
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