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May 4, 2016

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications that may result in multiple awards such as cooperative agreements or grants from qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. organizations to fund a program entitled “Democracy and Governance Programmatic areas”. There are three programmatic areas, and eligibility for these awards is restricted to local Salvadoran organizations only for Programmatic area 3; see Section C of this NFO for eligibility requirements.

October 6, 2015

El Salvador is the third largest economy in Central America, and the most densely populated, with 6.2 million mainly urban inhabitants.

In the years following the end of the civil war in 1992, El Salvador made significant democratic advances, including successive free and fair elections.

While the democratic transition has been accompanied by significant, social and economic progress and social indicators such as infant mortality rates and literacy have improved, poverty and inequality of opportunity have increased as problems.

July 16, 2015

USAID SolucionES Project provides youth with tools to become positive community leaders who make a difference.

The SolucionES Project helps communities in El Salvador unite and develop adult and youth leaders, an important element to stop violence from spreading and start promoting peaceful coexistence. To do this, SolucionES carries out leadership training for youth to improve their communication skills, project management, human rights, and other areas.  

July 16, 2015

USAID’s SolucionES project links businesses to community needs to promote social investment.

In San Jose Villanueva, a small town in El Salvador, schools are scarce and there are no preschools. Children start first grade without knowing how to write their names, or even know the ABC. But a very strong young woman is determined to change that.

July 16, 2015

USAID’s SolucionES Project promotes effective parenting roles as a basic tool for violence prevention.

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