(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last weekend, a gathering was held with young people from different communities of Suchitoto. It was organized and promoted by the youth secretariat of PROGRESO. A total of 34 young people who do not yet belong to any area of organizational work and others who are already part of Youth Committees, women’s committees, […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In the spirit of the International Day of Rural Women, with the support and accompaniment of U.S-El Salvador Sister Cities, the SHARE Foundationn among others, the National Women’s Roundtable organized this event on October 15, in which approximately 40 women from rural communities representing the 5 regions of CRIPDES gathered to […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) El Papaturro is a small community repopulated in 1990, located in the municipality of Suchitoto. Most of its inhabitants are originally from Santa Marta, Cabañas, one of the most affected zones during the armed conflict. The community of El Papaturro is part of the Sister Cities network. Since 1994, this community […]
by Jan Morrill “Why is it that so many people in the U.S. care about the communities of El Salvador? How can they give so much and expect nothing in return?” I was asked this question in Chalatenango, during one of my last visits as Sister Cities El Salvador staff. This was not the […]