Fund COVID-19 Response in Vulnerable Communities

The Mangrove Association, Red COMAL, and the Women’s Association of Barra de Santiago (AMBAS) have each launched their own crowdfunding campaigns on GlobalGiving’s platform! Thanks to your incredible outpouring of support, they have all earned a permanent spot as official partners of GlobalGiving. By helping The Mangrove Association, the Women’s Association of Barra de Santiago (AMBAS), and Red COMAL meet their goals, you have contributed to a truly sustainable future in which our partners can fundraise on their own terms through a global platform, helping them gain support from all over the world. This step will help them build their capacity as fundraisers and puts them in control of their future. 

Their ongoing work to ensure food security after the devastating Covid-19 pandemic still needs your support. From now on, you can use the links below to donate directly to their projects and contribute to the long-term sustainability of these extraordinary organizations. 

Thank you so much for your generous and ongoing support! 

Watch their video here: ¡Gracias! Thank You!

Links:

• Mangrove Association
• Red COMAL
• AMBAS (Women's Association of Barra de Santiago)

Oscar quickly closes the gate behind him as he enters. The chickens crowd around him, eager to get their breakfast. They have all gotten so big. Not long ago, he was waiting for his young, new hens to hatch three little eggs.

Oscar isn’t the only one in his community with a new daily routine. There are two more new chicken coop owners and seven first-time vegetable farmers. Surviving the past year and a half has been tough, but working together has kept their community resilient.

When the curfews began in El Salvador last year, Oscar and his neighbors weren’t sure how they were going to survive. Like most rural communities, government assistance never reached them. They were not allowed to visit the market or work. Traveling to fish or tend the cornfields could get them arrested. The families with established farms lost their harvests to massive flooding.

Then the Mangrove Association arrived. They came bearing emergency food supplies, hygiene kits, and agricultural packages, and relief washed over dozens of families. This community on the brink of despair suddenly had hope.

Rather than fade, that hope grew stronger. People had an increased capacity to share and work together. Seasoned farmers were helping new home gardeners. Extra eggs and corn were given to elders and families that needed them most. Working closely with the Mangrove Association, they were able to better support each other. Sharing, communicating, and growing together - Oscar’s community has survived.

Your support has created an impact on dozens of communities like Oscar’s. Thank you for your dedication to supporting sustainable grassroots work in Central America.