(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last thursday, on september 27th, the different regions of CRIPDES and Sister Cities joined the call made by religious leaders and the Water Forum, rejecting the idea of having private companies among those regulating water distribution in El Salvador. The attendees marched asking for a reform that would make access to […]
(En español abajo) I am now ten days back from the recent Guajoyo-Austin delegation trip. And though back into a routine here, I find myself thinking often of the visit and the wonderful people of El Salvador. I am very thankful to Mario Guevara, of U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities and Lurvi of CRIPDES. The […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The Austin delegation visited the community of Guajoyo. Jennifer Long, Sheryl Sherman, Miriam Fiorentino and Robert Gibbons had the opportunity to accompany the water committee and see how water springs have or are drying out. They are relying on a secondary pipe to fill the tank that benefits approximately 3200 people […]
Last week we had some visitors! Sabrina, Nathalie and Taylor, students from Ferris State University went to CRIPDES San Vicente to know about their work and to Guajoyo, where they had the chance to meet with the community board, scholarship recipients and women’s commitee. ¡Tuvimos compañía la semana pasada! Sabrina, Nathalie y Taylor, estudiantes […]
Stong Interest in Local Organic Foods in El Salvador By the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee Interest in organic farming and gardening and in permaculture is strong in El Salvador. That was one of the principle lessons that four members of the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee learned while visiting our sister organizations and other groups […]
CRIPDES San Vicente is excited to welcome their newest team member, Douglas, as the youth and scholarship promoter. It is an especially proud moment for the scholarship program, as Douglas is a graduate of it and owes much of his leadership formation to CRIPDES. Douglas Eduardo Espinosa Alvarado is from the community of San […]
Land Transference Struggle CRIPDES San Vicente continues to support the legalization of properties as part of the Land Transference Act which came out of the 1992 Peace Accords. Land was promised through the Salvadoran Institution for Land Transference (ISTA) to ex-combatants from both sides as part of the negotiated accord, in recognition that in large […]
CRIPDES San Vicente held its monthly Scholarship Student Program Assembly the 25th of August. Currently there are 19 scholarship students participating in the program, from the communities of San Bartolo, Guajoyo, Las Anonas, La Ceiba, amongst others. Sister Cities, through the support of the Philadelphia and Austin Committees, supports 14 of these scholarship students, with […]