SalvAide’s Delegations are an important part of our mission and provide the opportunity for volunteers to partake in a meaningful exchange and learning experience with communities in El Salvador. While in El Salvador delegates have an opportunity, among many other things, to:

• Observe CORDES development projects, such as a cooperative bakery, organic fair trade cashew plant, and family farm plan;
• Where appropriate, prepare and facilitate community workshops on various topics;
• Where appropriate, live with Salvadoran families;
• Visit CRIPDES development projects, such as a women's microcredit program, a sewing and embroidery cooperative, and a gender equity training workshop;
• Visit handicraft workshops and get to know members of the craft persons' cooperatives;
• Gain knowledge and experience in development project planning and execution;
• Attend politically and culturally significant museums and events, and learn about the history and current events in El Salvador through engaging guest speakers.

Through decades of poor public policy and a lack of concern by central governments for the needs of socially excluded communities, many Salvadorans face the yearly dangers brought on by heavy rains, storms, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Given this, SalvAide works to coordinate emergency and disaster relief efforts with its Salvadoran partners when such crises arise. But, we also work with our partners on risk reduction and diaster mitigation efforts that build on healthy public policy.

We know that much of the human devastation from diasters is preventable through organized community-level measures in coordination with effective state institutions. This is why we support our partners' advocacy efforts to establish a national emergency response and disaster mitigation plan.

Current Campaigns:

• SALVAIDE Launches $100,000 Campaign For Flood Victims In El Salvador (click for more information)