El Salvador - Facts

Food For The Poor in El Salvador – Fast Facts

Food For The Poor has 20 projects underway or completed in El Salvador. Key projects focus on different aspects of development:

Food For The Poor has been actively working in El Salvador since 1997, through several partners including New Horizons For The Poor Foundation.
The poor have benefited from 202 housing units that have been built by Food For The Poor. These simple homes provide the poor with shelter, safety and a brighter future.
There are several aquaculture projects in progress in different regions of the country. All are meant to provide a source of food for the residents, as well as offer a self-sustaining source of income for the communities. The aquaculture projects are done in conjunction with the Taiwan ICDF.
Water is a critical need in El Salvador. More than 10 water projects have been constructed, with the goal of supplying clean water through wells, filtration and other distribution systems.
Educational projects are part of Food For The Poor’s commitment to education in El Salvador. These include: technical and vocational training, scholarships, day care centers and donating educational materials
There are nine orphanages, as part of the Angels of Hope program. Through this program, 381 children have a home, food, and people who give them loving care.
Several projects are geared toward production of other protein-rich foods – chickens, goats, pigs and soymilk. These high-protein food sources are important in a population where malnutrition is a common threat.

The projects, by name, are:

Once Upon A Time Reading Project
Sojourner’s Kitchen – Feeding for Elderly
Goats For Life Project
Hogar Rey David Tilapia Project
St. Dominic’s Goat Project
Hogar San Cristobal Renovation Project
Candle Making Project
Angels of Hope Hydroponics Project
Casa Atarraya Chicken Farm
Angels of Hope Computer Project
Angels of Hope Scholarship Program
Angels of Hope Back-To-School Uniform Project
Hogar Divina Providencia Goat Project
Chinampa Agriculture & Tilapia Center
El Salvador Angels of Hope Water Projects
Second Harvest Irrigation Project
Computer Technical Training Center
St. Vincent de Paul Water Project

Food For The Poor also serves El Salvador through donations of goods. Shipments to El Salvador include food, medicine, general health care items and educational supplies.