WOMEN WORKING AGROECOLOGY Women Restoring Life to the Mangroves Green sea turtle hatchling Women of AMBAS during a workshop

AMBAS (Women's Association of Barra de Santiago)

Org #92293
Vetted since 2021 Top Ranked Effective Nonprofit
2000
year founded
$146,883
raised on GlobalGiving
3
years fundraising
0
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Using community-based interventions, AMBAS empowers women to participate in sea turtle conservation, mangrove restoration, sustainable agriculture and environmental education. AMBAS, the Women's Association of Barra de Santiago, is a Salvadoran non-profit based in Barra de Santiago with two full-time staff, a dozen part-time staff, and a large number of community volunteers.

Project Leaders
Ana Luisa M. Ahern
Ana Luisa M. Ahern
Eder Caceros
Eder Caceros
Luis Roberto Quintanilla Guerra
Luis Roberto Quintanilla Guerra
Team
Rosa Aguilar Lovato de Villedas, Eder Caceros
Organization Information
Calle Shasca Comunidad el Centro 13
Barra de Santiago, Jujutla, Ahuachapan 02109
El Salvador
+503 2440 - 1520
Organization Information
Calle Shasca Comunidad el Centro 13
Barra de Santiago, Jujutla, Ahuachapan 02109
El Salvador
+503 2440 - 1520

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Hydraulic restoration in mangroves

By Luis Roberto Quintanilla Guerra | project leader

Deforestation in the upper and middle parts of the basin causes large amounts of soil to be washed away by rain. All that soil is dragged into the rivers which flow into the mangrove ecosystems. Due... Read the full report ›

RESULTS IN THE CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES IN BARR

By Eder Caceros | Eder Caceros

RESULTS IN THE CONSERVATION OF SEA TURTLES IN BARRA DE SANTIAGO. Incubation goal in the 2024 season To this date, 50 community people have been supported by generating green jobs through payment for... Read the full report ›

Women Recovering Our Forests

By Luis Roberto Quintanilla Guerra | project leader

We continue working in the areas of the mangrove forest that have been lost over the years, in Barra de Santiago in western El Salvador, this initiative is led by Community Women who make up the AMBAS... Read the full report ›
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