(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Yesterday, our friends at Teosinte reported: “We are still locked up, with the new DUI measure (permission to move according to the last digit of your identity document), people go out in their vehicles and (for) the rest (…) there is an advantage, people come selling food suplies here and also […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Thanks to the support we have received so far in our fundraising, CRIPDES SUR was able to distribute food to 250 families, some of them were already running out of them or they had not received any kind of state support as of today. If you’re still able to, we ask […]
Even though we are facing a pandemic and uncertainty about Government policies, the CRIPDES branch in Chalatenango, CCR keeps working and Diario Co-Latino reports about it: “I have learned to prepare the soil and organic fertilizer, and also to plant more crops. These are difficult times but with organic gardens, we have different leaves […]
(ORIGINAL EN ESPAÑOL AQUI) His name was Luis Iván Mejía Bonilla, he was 30 years old, and he was the father of a girl. His relatives, some of them living in the USA, were told by (salvadoran) authorities that they should go to the Santa Teresa Hospital. However, upon arrival, they were told the […]
Zulma Hernández, from CRIPDES Sur and current VP of the national board, informs us how people in El Charcón are doing. People are concerned because they are running out of food and the mayor’s office has not gone there yet. His office has already started the distribution of goods in other places. This is especially […]
The Central American University (UCA) and four other institutions resigned from the Committee of the Emergency Fund, Recovery and Economic Reconstruction by COVID-19 set up by the Salvadoran Government. (X) The National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of El Salvador; the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development […]
The Sumpul Association released a statement a couple of days ago regarding the upcoming 40th anniversary of the Sumpul River massacre. You can read it in full here (in Spanish) 40 years of impunity have passed and justice has been denied to victims and survivors of the Sumpul River Massacre. We aspire to a […]
Melvin Menjivar, from the Marianella community shares a community update: He says that most people are emotionally exhausted due to the lockdown. “Keeping a very similar daily routine is tough but people are doing their best effort”. When people get frustrated and wish to go visiting others, they are reminded that the goverment prohibits […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The five regions of CRIPDES have provided support to a total of 2,381 rural families so far. Each of the regionals received support from the projects that were already running in their area. The SHARE Foundation and Sister Cities also contributed. CRIPDES’ board of directors decided where these funds would be […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Every year, our friends in Chalatenango commemorate the Sumpul River massacre, also known as “Las Aradas” (the name of the village where these people were living). This year, due to the pandemic, they invite us to commemorate its 40th anniversary virtually. They invite us to read testimonies, watch videos and learn […]