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Update: Sustainability for El Salvadoran Farmers

Cathy Reilly — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:40:59 GMT

Thank you so much for your continued support of Agros villages in El Salvador like San Diego de Tenango!

We are excited to share with you the Summer 2010 update for the Agros El Salvador community San Diego de Tenango. This update is also available on our website at http://www.agros.org/ag/villagepdfs/SanDiego.pdf. This report measures the success and outcomes of a village's development looking at Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth. Track quantitative impact measurements in San Diego de Tenango by reading the Annual Indicators and become familiar with the faces San Diego de Tenango.

Learn about the inspiring story of Xiomara, an enterprising woman whose efforts with the chicken project proved so successful that she’s now opened a general store in the village.

We’d welcome any feedback you may have about these reports. Thanks again for your dedication to the rural poor of El Salvador!

Attachments:

Summer 2010 Update: San Diego de Tenango (PDF)

Update: Sustainability for El Salvadoran Farmers

Shannon Gallagher — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:48:56 GMT

Thank you so much for your continued support of Agros villages in El Salvador like San Diego de Tenango!

Attached is Spring update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. If you prefer instead, you can read the report directly from the village page on our site at: http://www.agros.org/ag/villagepdfs/sandiego.pdf This report measures the success and outcomes of a village's development looking at Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

In this report, you'll learn about the community's project to pave the main access road, development of the tilapia fish project, and more!

Please submit any feedback you might have and let us know if you find these reports valuable, or what other kinds of information you might like to receive from us as relates to this project.

Enjoy, and mil gracias!

Attachments:

Spring 2010 Update - San Diego del Tenango (PDF)

San Diego de Tenango Winter '10 Update

Shannon Gallagher — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:06:52 GMT

Friends of Agros,

Thank you so much for your continued support of Agros villages like San Diego de Tenango!

This quarter the leadership in San Diego was successful in completing the process to becoming legally recognized by the municipal government. This means they can now ask government agencies for support in areas like agriculture, education, and social projects that benefit the community. The leadership is also working on revising some of the village bylaws to ensure gender inclusiveness.

Read more about the community's development in the attached Winter update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. If you prefer instead, you can read the report directly from the village page on our site at: http://www.agros.org/ag/villagepdfs/sandiego.pdf This report measures the success and outcomes of a village's development looking at Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Please submit any feedback you might have and let us know if you find these reports valuable, or what other kinds of information you might like to receive from us as relates to this project.

Enjoy, and mil gracias!

Links:

San Diego de Tenango Winter '10 Update

Attachments:

San Diego de Tenango Winter '10 Update (PDF)

Update: Agros' Sustainability for El Salvadoran Farmers Project

Shannon Gallagher — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:55:10 GMT

Friends of Agros,

Thank you so much for your continued support of Agros villages like San Diego de Tenango!

The chicken project started last quarter by six families is doing well. They are currently producing 200 chickens every six weeks to sell. This project has done so well that six other families have joined the project designated to provide food security to the community through consumption and sale of the eggs and chickens.

Read more about the community's development in the attached Autumn update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. If you prefer instead, you can read the report directly from the village page on our site at: http://www.agros.org/ag/villagepdfs/sandiego.pdf This report measures the success and outcomes of a village's development looking at Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Please submit any feedback you might have and let us know if you find these reports valuable, or what other kinds of information you might like to receive from us as relates to this project.

Enjoy, and mil gracias!

Links:

San Diego de Tenango Autumn '09 Update

Attachments:

San Diego de Tenango Autumn '09 Update (PDF)

San Diego de Tenango Summer '09

Shannon Gallagher — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:46:21 GMT

Friends of Agros,

Thank you so much for your continued support of Agros villages like San Diego de Tenango!

This quarter community members have begun a new chicken project in which six women are participating with 100 new baby chicks. With the help of Agros staff, the women were able to treat their birds and learn how to properly feed them. Read more about the community's development in the attached Summer update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Enjoy!

Attachments:

San Diego de Tenango Summer '09 Update (PDF)

San Diego de Tenango Spring '09

Shannon Gallagher — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:16:28 GMT

Friends of Agros,

Thank you so much for your continued support of Agros villages like San Diego de Tenango! The community at large has made great strides this quarter -- from starting a new entrepreneurial hen project to instituting their first annual Health Day! Read more about the community's development in the attached Spring update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Enjoy!

Attachments:

San Diego de Tenango Spring '09 (PDF)

San Diego de Tenago

Laurie Werner — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:21:22 GMT

Attached you will find the Winter update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenago. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San Diego de Tenago Winter 2009 (PDF)

Fall Update San Diego de Tenago

Laurie Werner — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:52:05 GMT

Attached you will find the Fall update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenago. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San_Diego_de_Tenago_Autumn_2008.pdf (PDF)

Village Update Summer 2008

Laurie Werner — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:39:15 GMT

Attached you will find the Summer update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenago. Every quarter, the Agros U.S. office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San_Diego_Summer_2008.pdf (PDF)

San Diego de Tenango Village Update Autumn 2007

Laurie Werner — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:55:56 GMT

Attached you will find the Autumn update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenago. Every quarter, the Agros U.S. office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San_Diego_de_Tenago_Autumn_2007_Update.pdf (PDF)

San Diego de Tenago Summer 2007 Update

Laurie Werner — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:55:22 GMT

Attachments:

San_Diego_de_Tenago_Summer_2007_Update.pdf (PDF)

San Diego de Tenango Village Update Spring 2007

Laurie Werner — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:52:22 GMT

Attached you will find the Spring update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

Spring_2007_Village_Update_SanDiego_El_Salvador.pdf (PDF)

San Diego de Tenango Village Update- Summer 2006

Laurie Werner — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:06:58 GMT

Attached you will find the Autumn update for the Agros village of San Diego de Tenango. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San_Diego_Village_Update_Autumn_06.pdf (PDF)

Village Plan for 2007 – San Diego

Laurie Werner — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:55:25 GMT

Each Agros village lists the development projects that are planned for the coming year in their annual village plan. Attached you will find next year’s plan for the Agros village of San Diego.

Attachments:

Village_Plan_FY07_San_Diego.pdf (PDF)

San Diego Village Update - Summer 2006

Laurie Werner — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:54:06 GMT

Attached you will find the summer update for the Agros village of San Diego. Every quarter, the Agros US office receives a progress report on each village on topics such as: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San_Diego_Update_Summer_2006finished.pdf (PDF)

San Diego Village Update

Laurie Werner — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:02:58 GMT

Attached you will find a quarterly village update from the Agros Field in El Salvador. The Agros US office receives quarterly progress reports on each village on topics including: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing and Infrastructure, Community Education and Training, and Sustainable Economic Growth.

Attachments:

San Diego Update Spring 2006--finished.doc (DOC)

Village Updates

Laurie Werner — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:38:58 GMT

Agros Program Staff in Seattle receive Village updates every quarter from our field staff in Central America. The information they send up gives us an update on each of our villages in the following categories: Community Organization, Land Ownership, Housing & Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Growth, and Community Education and Training. The information is then put in a format that is easy to read and translated into English. Below are links to 3 Village Updates from El Salvador.

Attachments:

Story of Cipriano in San Diego de Tenango

Agros International — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 04:00:00 GMT

El Salvador February 2005

Cipriano was one of the founders of the community at San Diego, Tenango, as well as filling the role of Catholic lay leader for many years in the community. In the last couple of years however he fell into a routine of drinking and spending days away from the community and his family. He attended some of the Agros trainings but was not an active participant and maintained a distance from the community’s activities. Then in recent months Cipriano had a major transformation in his life. Agros staff noticed that he began to build a small pond on his land and filled it with water. He has been using this water to irrigate his green pepper, tomato, cabbage, cucumber, and radish plants. He has also begun raising fish in the pond to sell. And on top of all this he is selling snow cones in the community.

When the Agros staff asked him where he got the idea to do this, he answered that he had been paying attention in the Farm Plan* training given by Agros. He has noticed some others working to diversify their crops and income sources, and so decided to imitate it for himself and his family. He has raised his income and now has income year-round with the variety of produce and activities. He has stopped drinking and is becoming an active member of the community again, as well as a greater support to his family. And the Agros staff is sure that he will be a powerful example to the others in San Diego.

*The Farm Plan is a method to help the families plan out their plot of land to decide which crops they will grow at different times of year. The idea is to help them diversify their crops and have crops growing and producing year-round, meaning they would have income year-round and not rely on one or two basic crops that would be susceptible to failure.