Theodora Simon, of the SHARE organization and two women film-maker∕photographers from the United States, met with eight rural women in northern Morazán to record their war testimonies as well as their levels of current organization in their communities. Lasting about an hour, the conversations were filmed on camera and then the women posed for a [...]

“Regional Health Alliance of Morazán” (Alianza) Alianza was developed to find alternative solutions to problems concerning health for Salvadorans. There are representatives from organized communities, NGOs, local government and community leaders from the north of Morazán. Alianza wants to include the right to health in public policies to contribute to the quality of life of [...]

FECANM (Federación de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de la zona norte de Morazán – Federation of Agrocultural Cooperatives in the northern zone of Morazán) I wanted to describe the objectives, responsibilities and mission that surround FECANM, an organization that has a meaningful impact in El Salvador, particularly in northern Morazan. I feel that it is important for [...]

I bumped into Nelson from CONFRAS, who Voices on the Border has met with for the past two delegations. He is a resident of Perquin and works for CONFRAS and is also the Secretary for FECANM in Perquin. Nelson was observing for FUNDESPAD in Perquin. He had some opinions about the elections. Concerning fraud Nelson [...]

November 5, 2008 On Saturday, November 1st, FECANM sponsored a day to celebrate youth in El Salvador. The event lasted all day and groups from the Bajo Lempa and Ciudad Segundo Montes performed on stage in Parque Cuscatlan in the capital. The music, dance, and theater performances displayed an enormous amount of preparation and dedication. [...]

October 24th, 2008 ALGES (Asociacion de Lisiados de Guerra de El Salvador) has been running a series of medical clinics entitled “Days of Unity, Solidarity and Action towards a New Society” since August. Their objective is to report and educate Salvadorans on the national reality. Various doctors and members of ALGES voluntarily organize and run [...]

October 22, 2008 I walked to San Luis to visit some of Voices’ partner organizations who were expecting me this week.  First I went to the office of ALGES, La Asociación de Lisiados de la Guerra de El Salvador.  I met with Miguel, who is the Secretary/Treasurer to talk about the computer class I will [...]