El Salvador continues to be one of the most violent countries in the world. This situation is due to the presence of ‘pandillas’, criminal groups that control entire territories and practice extortion and other forms of violence against the local population, but also to a general spread of violence within communities and families. Violence, together with precarious economic conditions, has now become the main cause of internal and external migration of entire family groups and many unaccompanied minors.
We have been present in El Salvador with the socio-economic inclusion program since 2007. We have opened two local offices, one in the capital San Salvador and one in Concepción Quezaltepeque in the Department of Chalatenango.
Our projects are aimed at:
- promoting the socio-occupational integration of vulnerable population groups
- preventing social violence and human rights violations against vulnerable groups, such as children and young people
- increasing and protecting the socio-economic integration of returning migrants
- promoting safe and responsible migration
- building a culture of peace in a participatory manner
The keywords of our intervention are:
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
In about 15 years of activity, we have achieved important goals:
- 6500 individuals have benefited from our services, children, adolescents and young people.
- 500 teachers, trainers, educators and parents have received training and support
- 187 public, private and third sector actors involved in our projects
- 450 young men and women trained to start up businesses
- 234 associations and institutions have participated in capacity building and strengthening processes