(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 […]
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 […]
March 18, 2009 U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities led an observation mission with the Social Initiative for Democracy for the March 15th, 2009 Presidential Elections in El Salvador. The mission included 24 International and Salvadoran observers and observed in the municipalities of El Puerto, La Libertad; Arcatao Chalatenango; Cinquera, Cabanas; Tecoluca, San Vicente and Suchitoto, Cuscatlán […]
Since 1999 the Philadelphia Interfaith Builders Delegation has been visiting El Salvador every two years. They have worked alongside Salvadoran communities to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Mitch, and likewise have constructed community buildings in a number of communities in San Vicente. This July they worked hand in hand with the community of El Milagro […]