Yesterday, 132 international organizations sent a letter to El Salvador’s legislature expressing support for a proposal to enshrine the human rights to food and water in the country’s Constitution. The groups, which represent 18 countries as well as several regional and international alliances, include immigrant, environmental, labor, religious, family farmer, development, and solidarity organizations. “El […]
By Alexandra Early The Salvadoran people have been waiting for seven years for the Legislative Assembly to pass a comprehensive law to protect their right to safe and clean water. In July they decided they are done waiting and staged a series of rallies, road blocks and press conferences to pressure the legislature to […]
Sister Cities Staff Potable water access shouldn’t be a problem for the tiny community of Chilama in El Salvador. Located just outside of the Port City of La Libertad, Chilama is literally surrounded by water. Chilama is located within two miles of the Pacific Ocean, is tucked into the ChilamaRiver bed, and plays host […]