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The
members of the delegation were: Christina Archer, Lorena Azucena,
Pablo Bazaea, Melanie Binggeli, Anna -Lise Burnstein, Chris
Lockerby, Steven Owen, Lucy Poskitt, Tara Pyper, Tatiana Stephens,
Tiana Truong and Miguel Vorobej.
The
delegation was lead by Lenka Stone. This group of 12 youth
and their leader went to El Salvador as ambassadors to take
part in projects which have been implemented by two of SalvAide's
sister organizations, CORDES, (Foundation for Cooperation
and Community Development of El Salvador) and, CRIPDES, (Association
of Rural Communities for Development of El Salvador). Among
the workshops and projects which the group took part in are:
the School of Rural Youth Leaders Workshop, Women's Literacy
Project and Child-Care Project and the painting of a school,
both interior and exterior. The Rural Youth Leadership Workshop
is part of an ongoing project, STRENGTHENING YOUTH: A LASTING
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT, 2001-2003. This project aims to establish
a systematic educational program to improve youth leadership
in the rural communities. The women's
literacy project is aimed at the beginner, intermediate and
advanced levels and covered letter and number recognition,
word recognition, sentence recognition, spelling and reading
and writing for various purposes.
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The trip to El
Salvador was a very rewarding
experience for all of the delegates. About half of the delegates
who went to El Salvador either had some experience in developing
countries which they had acquired through their studies at
university or by having lived in Latin America.
The delegates are quick
to point out the presence of North American corporate culture
in the capital, San Salvador, which seems to disappear once
leaving the major urban areas. The experiences have left a
lasting impression on each of the delegates.
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