El Salvador
El Salvador is the femicide capital of the world.
Challenges
By topping the list of countries with the most deliberate murders of women (also known as femicide), El Salvador – the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America – may be the most dangerous non-war zone for women and girls. Whether it be in their homes, communities, or workplaces, Salvadoran women and girls have for decades, if not centuries, borne the brunt of the country’s systemic levels of inequality and violence. In addition to the high levels of femicide, El Salvador also suffers from the proliferation of gang warfare, environmental degradation, and the effects of climate change.
Despite these hardships, Salvadorans are a global example of resilience and resistance. From a popular insurrection in the ‘70s and ‘80s to today’s fight to ban large-scale mining in the country, Salvadorans continue to organize collectively and effectively for greater gains in social justice.
What We Do
We have supported our partners in El Salvador throughout the internal armed conflict of 1980 – 1992, and during the post Peace Accords period (1992 - present day). Our achievements in El Salvador include:
Promoting women’s and labour rights at a national level and in sustainable agricultural communities in the rural province of Usulután,
Advocating and organizing work with domestic household workers,
Developing climate change initiatives in perennially flooded rural coastal communities.