El Salvador was already suffering due to restrictions implemented due to the covid19 pandemic and now tropical Storm Amanda (formerly known as “2E”) is hitting the country. Government has officially declared “Red alert“. We’ll be updating with information from the CRIPDES regions. … UPDATE FROM SAN VICENTE (JUNE 2) Our friends from the organic farming […]
A new community board was elected in Las Anonas on Monday. Following recommendations from the government, people avoided crowds. One by one, community members cast their ballots and the results are the following: Ernesto Isaias Granados “Manrique” was reelected as president. Julio Antonio Hernández is the new vice president. Paula de Jesus Castillo is the […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Joan Brooks, head of the Philadelphia – Las Anonas committee first came to El Salvador in 1990 and she knew she wanted to come back. Once she did, she created a photo album of Las Anonas de Santa Cruz. The album has an interesting introduction but I wanted to know more. […]
(En español aquí) The community of Las Anonas de Santa Cruz (sistered with Philadelphia) celebrated its 28th anniversary of repopulation. Many things took place. Here’s a short summary: May 1st – female football tournament with 8 different teams May 2nd – Vigil May 3rd – Mass with around 150 attendants May 4th – male football […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) At the beginning of 2019, a group of representatives from Naya Global Health, formerly HDCP, visited the community of Las Anonas (sistered with Philadelphia) and started to learn more about kidney disease that for many years has been affecting many residents of the area. They learnt about the direct connection with the […]
By Nisha Arya Armed with shovels and hammers, bandanas and water bottles, we trudge to the work site in a small village called Las Anonas in central El Salvador. We are eager to show our willingness to work and help build latrines. The honest truth is that I know absolutely nothing about latrines. I […]
The tropical storm that dumped 10 days of record breaking rainfall on Central America in October forced 50,000 people to flee their homes, caused 34 deaths and nearly $1 billion worth of damages to infrastructure and houses, and affected a total of 150,000 people in El Salvador. In the CRIPDES regions, there were over 3160 […]