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El Salvador, projet 12e

Completed project

Humanitarian aid 12E

El Salvador
Adapting to climate changeWomen's and girls' rights
Date

November 2011 to March 2012

Financial contribution

CAD$ 130,000

Ministère des Relations internationales du Québec (MRI) and the Canadian public donations obtained through CECI

Partners

City councils of San Juan Opico and Ciudad Arce, Religious communities and Ministère des Relations internationales du Québec (MRI)

Impact for

Nearly 2,000 people

CECI provides assistance to people affected by tropical storm "12E" in El Salvador.

From October 11 to 20, 2011, El Salvador was inundated with torrential rains for ten consecutive days by Tropical Storm 12E, causing floods, landslides and huge property losses in infrastructure and agriculture. Over 60,000 people were affected and 34 lives were lost. During the 10 days, over 1,500 millimetres of rain fell, almost as much as the yearly average.

Faced with this disaster, President Mauricio Funes has declared a state of emergency and requested assistance from the international community, to which the CECI responded.

Objectives

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Evaluating needs

The CECI team in El Salvador conducted a needs assessment in towns and communities where it has operated since 2008 in its Community Violence and Crime Prevention Program (PPCV) with partners RTI International and USAID.

Supporting reconstruction

Work started at the end of November in the municipalities of Ciudad Arce and San Juan Opico, with donations from religious communities and the financial support of the ministère des Relations internationales du Québec (MRI). The project initially supported 419 families in cleaning their homes, streets and nearby river banks, in hopes of preventing further flooding and water contamination.

Rehabilitating infrastructures

In a second phase, the Project has rehabilitated more than forty latrines destroyed by flood to try and avoid any hygiene problem. Committees of volunteers were trained to lead the project personnel, to maximize the cleanup. In addition, packages of food and personal hygiene products were distributed to volunteers at the end of the work, in recognition of their community support.

Once the third phase ends in March, the project has rehabilitated two classrooms in the San Nicolás los Encuentros school in San Juan Opico, helping more than 300 students and a dozen teachers who were studying and working in extremely difficult conditions.

Results in favor of women's and youth's rights : 

  • The position of women as leaders has been strengthened, thanks to their work and ability to mobilize and organize families
  • The position of youth has improved through their active participation in community

Results that count

2,000

people from five communities benefitted from drainage and recovery works for their environment

419

families mobilized: the organization and solidarity among neighbors have been strengthened, thanks to collective efforts and "food for work" methodology

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municipalities have strengthened their capacity to respond to natural disasters through a participatory methodology

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families have seen their hygienic conditions restored with the construction and rehabilitation of forty latrin

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damaged schools has seen its educational requirements improved, promoting student learning and the work of teaching staff.

Our partners

Thank you to our financial, consortium and implementation partners, without whom this project would not be possible.

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