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What We Do We support a strong and successful community-based movement for peace, social justice and ecologically sustainable development involving over 100 communities in southeast El Salvador [WHERE WE WORK]. We provide our local partners [OUR PARTNERS] with funding, skilled volunteers and ongoing technical assistance. We help them form alliances with international institutions and engage in policy initiatives so that their programs can have a tangible and positive impact on rural communities. We bring North Americans to El Salvador to learn firsthand about the work of our partner communities through our Community Empowerment Tours [TOURS]. Learn about the results [WHAT WE DO: RESULTS] of our work Our work in El Salvador consists of five integrated programs: 1) Community Organizing and Leadership Development [COMMUNITY ORGANIZING] • Supporting Community Leadership [LINK] • Mangrove Radio [LINK] • Disaster Preparedness and Response [LINK]
2) Building a Green Local Economy [BUILDING A LOCAL GREEN ECONOMY] • Sustainable agriculture [LINK] • Ecotourism [LINK] • Cooperatives and Regional Markets [LINK]
3) Community-Led Conservation [LINK] • Mangrove Forests: Protection and Restoration [LINK] • Sea Turtle Hatcheries [LINK] • Sustainable Fisheries [LINK] • Ecological Sanitation [LINK] • Wood-Saving Stoves [LINK]
4) Youth Empowerment [LINK] • Center for Popular Education and Expressive Arts [LINK] • Rays of Light Youth Art Project [LINK] • Lower Lempa Regional Youth Association [LINK] • Youth Scholarship Program [LINK]
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EcoViva - formerly the FSSCA - supports environmental sustainability, social justice and peace for communities in Central America.
See the difference EcoViva is making. Watch our videos.
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