November 14th, 2006 Sister Cities Staff Last week, the U.S. State Department’s Development aid branch, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), approved a 461 million dollar grant to the Government of El Salvador.[i] According to Salvadoran President Tony Saca, this aid will be used in large part to revitalize the economies of the northern part […]
February 12, 2007 CRIPDES Sur Monthly Update #1 Introduction: This document is the first in a series of monthly updates on the work of the CRIPDES Sur, the regional branch of CRIPDES in La Libertad, and documenting the social, political, economic and cultural panorama in the work in the region. CRIPDES Sur, with […]
Chalatenango and Morazan Communities Protest Mining Companies´ Environmental Impacts Study By Sebastián Darío January 10th, 2007 San Salvador—Busloads of citizens from mining affected zones of the Chalatenango and Morazan provinces gathered outside the offices of the Salvadoran Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources yesterday to protest the request for environmental permission to […]
February 2, 2007 PROGRESO Monthly Update #1 Introduction This document is the first in a series of monthly updates on the work of the PROGRESO, the regional branch of CRIPDES, and documenting the social, political, economic and cultural panorama in Suchitoto. PROGRESO, with support from U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities local staff, has decided to […]
The Missing Link in the Peace Accords and Reagan’s Legacy Staff February 14th–Last month marked the 15th anniversary of the Salvadoran Peace Accords signed in Chapultepec, Mexico, ending the armed conflict between the Salvadoran Government and the FMLN guerrillas. In the anniversary of the Peace Accords, many of the players involved in the conflict in […]
February 2, 2006 ARDM-Cinquera Monthly Update #3 Introduction: This is the third in the series of monthly updates on the work of the Association for Reconstruction and Municipal Development (ARDM) and the social, political, economic and cultural panorama in Cinquera. The ARDM, with support from U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities local staff, has […]
December 4, 2006 ARDM-Cinquera Monthly Update #2 Introduction: This is the second in the series of monthly updates on the work of the Association for Reconstruction and Municipal Development (ARDM) and the social, political, economic and cultural panorama in Cinquera. The ARDM, with support from U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities local staff, has decided to […]
November 1, 2006 ARDM-Cinquera Monthly Update #1 Introduction: This document should be the first in a series of monthly updates on the work of the Association for Reconstruction and Municipal Development (ARDM) and the social, political, economic and cultural panorama in Cinquera. The ARDM, with support from U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities local […]
Sister Cities is proud to work directly with the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) the largest rural organization in the country and a leader in the Salvadoran social movement. Formerly the Christian Committee of the Displaced, CRIPDES was founded in 1984 to support people displaced by the Salvadoran civil war as they […]
This hand-picked and processed coffee from along the cool pine-shaded slopes of the Chalatenango province of El Salvador, near the Honduras border. It arrives to your cup through a special collaboration between the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), Madison-based Just Coffee and the farming families of the Ereguán Coffee Collective. Shared Values The […]