This month of April, I am facilitating the fourth Sexual and Reproductive health workshop with the Fundacion Segundo Montes. The workshop topic is ‘Sexually Transmitted Infections’ with a focus on the following five infections: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Genital Herpes, HPV, and Syphilis. Our team of facilitators is imparting the workshops in 6 schools in the two [...]

Since September of last year I have been facilitating sexual education workshops along with Mercedes, a representative of FSM, and Samuel of the Peace Corp. We work in six schools located in the two municipalities of Meanguera and Jocoaitique, both located within Comunidad Segundo Montes. We launched the first of the series in September of [...]

This December 1st, FSM held a closing ceremony for a food security project that was developed over a three year period in the two communities of El Progreso and Ojos de Agua, which are both located in the municipality of Torola. Financed by IRISH Aid, executed by the FSM, and coordinated by FSM agronomist, Ismael [...]

Within the Project ‘Familial Productive Units’ that works to secure food sovereignty, gender and sexual health rights, and environmental conservation, FSM has imparted three forums that provide theoretical as well as practical knowledge to improve women’s living situations. The First Forum: ‘Strengthening Knowledge of our Rights and Duties’ Focusing on women’s rights and guarantees of [...]

FSM agronomist Carlos Diaz is working to create a fruit tree nursery with students ranging from the fourth grade until high school. The students come from 10 different schools throughout the two municipalities of Meanguera and Jocoaitique. Most of the students involved in the creating the nursery are already organized in environmental groups called ‘Guardianes [...]

There are some 35,000 reported cases of HIV in El Salvador, the majority of which, some 90%, are through sexual transmission. With the technical support of the Fundación Segundo Montes (FSM), I have been facilitating sexual education workshops along with Mercedes, a representative of FSM, and Samuel of the Peace Corp. We launched the first [...]

This Thursday October 27th, facilitator Donatila Argueta presented the third of four workshops to strengthen leadership skills among the members of community neighborhood associations (in its Spanish acronyms, ADESCOs). According to the workshop, ADESCOs are recognized more each day for their contribution to the success of communities in both the public and the private world. [...]

This October 20th, the FSM facilitated the second leadership workshop with 11 community governing boards from the three municipalities of Arambala, Meanguera, and Jocoaitique. Guided by community member Donatila Argueta (also a co-founder of the OSCA youth group) and Carlos Cisneros (FSM agronomist), the four scheduled workshops teach the theoretical as well as the practical [...]

This September 3rd, the Fundación Segundo Montes (FSM) held their first forum of a series entitled, ‘Strengthening Knowledge of our Rights and Duties,’ with a special focus on women’s rights and guarantees of the Salvadoran Constitution. According to FSM, the forum was to increase consciousness among community members that are beneficiaries of the Project ‘Familial [...]

The Fundación Segundo Montes’ (FSM) first Strategic Plan (2006-2010) recently expired in December 2010. They are occupying the beginning months of 2011 to dialogue, plan, and compose the 2011-2020 Strategic Plan with the hope to publish the final copy this June. The FSM’s methodology for creating the Strategic Plan has developed as a citizen consultation-workshop, [...]