Category Archives: Rights for Youth and Women

Organizaciones se pronuncian ante la renuncia de “La choly” / Statement about Salvador Alas’ resignation

EL PRONUNCIAMIENTO EN ESPAÑOL ESTÁ ABAJO   President Nayib Bukele announced on January 13th that he eliminated from the government cabinet, the position of Commissioner for Youth Projects, which was held by the radio host Salvador Alas, known as “La Choly.” “I wish my friend Salvador all the best in his return to broadcasting”, Bukele […]

CRIPDES Sur: 2020 in review / revisando el 2020

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) These are some of the activities from CRIPDES SUR supported by USESSC throughout the 2020:   Women   Seed Capital to reactivate economic initiatives of Women’s Saving Groups. CRIPDES provided seed capital to saving groups in order to activate their finances after the mandatory lockdown due to covid19. USESSC provided the financial […]

CCR: 2020 in review / revisando el 2020

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Many of the sister cities from our network are located in the department of Chalatenango (one of the most affected during the civil war). Therefore, they support several aspects of CCR’s work. The team shares the following report to end this year:   ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE REGION WITH FUNDS […]

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 […]

Third update: Rural Women and COVID in El Salvador

To commemorate the International Day of Rural Women, U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) in alliance with the women’s roundtable of CRIPDES are organizing a new online event titled:   Rural Women organizing and violations to their Human Rights during the COVID19 Pandemic   During one hour, our speakers will talk about the different challenges […]

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 […]

New youth group in Teosinte / Nuevo grupo juvenil en Teosinte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   On Sunday, CCR accompanied the constitution of the Teosinte youth association, “Activating Teosinte”. The board of directors was elected and energizers were carried out to keep the participants active. The mayor was present at the event. Now it only remains to take the bylaws to the official newspaper for them to […]

Jóvenes en San Vicente se reúnen de nuevo / Youth in San Vicente meet again

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Due to the COVID19 pandemic, meetings with high school scholars in San Vicente had been suspended. Today the group met again keeping their social distance. This space was used for the students to reflect on the challenges they have faced during these months. The promoter Alfredo López divided the participants into […]

Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Salvadoran Organized Women

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   National members of U.S-El Salvador Sister Cities Network have been part of the Movimientos de Mujeres, which is a movement in solidarity to deal with the struggles of the women’s organizations; these organizations are in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean countries in effort to resist repression and extractivism […]

Child pregnancy numbers in the first semester of 2020

Defenders of women’s rights warned that in El Salvador there is a considerable increase in abuse and pregnancies of girls and adolescents amid confinement by the COVID-19 pandemic in a country that, they say, has a high level of impunity in terms of sexual violence. Silvia Juárez, from the Organization of Salvadoran Women for Peace […]