Category Archives: CRIPDES Regional Support

San Vicente: Women and water / Mujeres y agua

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Since the end of this challenging 2020 is approaching, the coordinator of CRIPDES San Vicente, Esmeralda Villalta reflects on the challenges that the regional office has faced to promote the organization of women in the area and keep track of water projects, which It used to be the responsibility of Teresa […]

Carasque – Violence against women 2020

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   CCR, CORDES and other organizations in the Chalatenango area held their annual commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Sunday, November 29. This year the event was held in Carasque, where a mural dedicated to Lorena Cruz and Yesenia Menjívar, two young people from the […]

Resuming the sistering meetings / Retomando las reuniones de hermanamiento

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   The sistering meetings resumed today. Some attended virtually. The new PROGRESO representative had to leave the meeting before presenting his report; but the rest of the regions shared the following:   UCRES Felicia: The psychosocial care processes have already started in some communities. We do it in partnership with ACISAM. People […]

USESSC Accountability / Nuestra rendición de cuentas

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Thanks to the donations made to our fundraising due to the COVID crisis and tropical storms Amanda and Cristóbal, The U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities Network was able to raise 19,763 dollars that have been used for the organization and delivery of food kits to communities affected in the five CRIPDES […]

CRIPDES: challenges of rural communities during the COVID19 pandemic

(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   CRIPDES held a press conference where they read the following statement:   The Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES), celebrating its 36th anniversary, maintains its commitment to watch out for the Rights of unprotected and vulnerable people on the rural areas of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated […]

The people you have helped in San Vicente

This is another report for you. To let you know which families have received food and hygiene supplies from CRIPDES San Vicente. As you know, the regional works alongside the community boards who, in turn, identify those in more vulnerable situation and those who have not received any kind of support before, despite what might be […]

Thanks for your support

Thanks to your contribution to our COVID19 fundraising, the CRIPDES Sur team was able to provide some relief to families before Amanda and Cristobal hit our vulnerable country. This weekend the Cripdes San Vicente started working to provide relief to families in that area as well:       Today, the CCR team in Chalatenango […]

CRIPDES Sur and gender violence / trabajando para prevenir la violencia de género

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Like the CCR, CRIPDES Sur is now working with the support of OXFAM to fight gender violence amid the pandemic. They will be developing a project called “Promotion of key actions for the prevention of Gender-based violence in the Port of La Libertad” The project has three main outputs: First, the […]

Community update 18-5-20

(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 […]

CRIPDES Sur helping thanks to you / El Sur ayuda gracias a su apoyo

(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 […]