Grassroots Project Dockett: 2007-2008
In 2008, SHARE is lending its support to community-based initiatives that encourage women’s empowerment, leadership development and community participation in partnership with already established Salvadoran organizations. Grassroots projects are supported by various churches and schools in the United States who develop a sistering relationship of solidarity to work together in fundraising, community development, women’s empowerment and youth organizing. About $95,000 will be contributed to the following projects in 2008 thanks to the generosity of SHARE’s US sistering communities. SHARE currently partners with CRIPDES regions to create and carry out projects for our Grassroots base.
1. Project Name: Strengtening the educational and organizing capacity of men and women leaders in the CRIPDES San Vicente Region. (“ Fortalecimiento de las capacidades educativas y organizativas de lideres y liderezas en la región de CRIPDES San Vicente ”)
Local Partner: CRIPDES-San Vicente
Location: Municipality of Tecoluca, San Vicente Province
Amount: $21,983.00
Duration: July 2007 -December 2008
Description: This project contributes to strengthening the community organizing work of men and women leaders in the CRIPDES San Vicente region through awarding scholarships to 9 people who have demonstrated a commitment to community organizing and local development, and who want to continue their education in order to bring new skills and knowledge to their communities and the municipality of Tecoluca where CRIPDES San Vicente works. Current students are studying buisness administration, social work, law, nursing and agricultural engineering. Each student must maintain good grades and report back on the work they are doing in the communities of Tecoluca.
2. Project Name: Promoting and Strengthening the Active Participation of Women in the CRIPDES San Vicente Region (“ Promoviendo y fortaleciendo la participación activa de las mujeres en la región de CRIPDES San Vicente ”)
Local Partner: CRIPDES-San Vicente
Location: Municipality of Tecoluca, San Vicente Province
Amount: $15,010.08
Duration: January-December 2008
Description: This project aims to promote and strengthen women’s organization and leadership development in 30 communities in the municipality of Tecoluca in San Vicente through supporting local women’s committees, providing workshops on relevant women’s issues and raising awareness on municipal gender policy. It also includes funding for community vegetable gardens for 7 different women’s committees and funding for participation in the National March for International Women’s Day on March 8. The project will benefit about 30 different women’s committees made up of about 210 women leaders, which will indirectly benefit the families living in these 30 communities.
3 . Project Name: Strengthening the Educational and Organizational Capacities of Young Men and Women Leaders in the CRIPDES San Vicente Region ( “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades educativas y organizativas de jóvenes hombres y mujeres lideres y liderezas en la región de CRIPDES San Vicente.”)
Local Partner: CRIPDES-San Vicente
Location: Municipality of Tecoluca, San Vicente Province
Amount: $15,221.13
Duration: January-December 2008
Description: The purpose of this project is to contribute to the intellectual and leadership development of 26 youth from communities in the CRIPDES San Vicente region through providing them with high school scholarships as well as activities that focus on the socio-political analysis of the situation of youth in Salvadoran society. The youth receiving the scholarships have been nominated by their community councils to receive a scholarship based on their commitment to community organization and service. In order to maintain their scholarships students must not only get good grades, but stay active in their community youth groups and participate in other community activities. In recognition of the absence of healthy extracurricular activities provided by schools in rural El Salvador, the project also funds cultural and recreational activities that contribute to providing opportunities for the youth to participate in significant historical memory activities, safe recreational activities and to develop artistic abilities.
4 . Project Name: Protecting the Río Sucio River and Strengthening Women’s Organizing in Northern San Salvador and La Libertad ( “Defensa del Río Sucio y fortalecimiento de la organización de Mujeres del norte de San Salvador y La Libertad”)
Local Partner: UCRES
Location: Municipalities of San Pablo Tacachico, El Paisnal and Aguilares in the Northern regions of the San Salvador and La Libertad Provinces
Amount: $17,940.30
Duration: January-December 2008
Description: The activities funded in this project include the promotion and strengthening of women’s organization and leadership development in 39 communities in Northern San Salvador and Libertad through accompanying women’s committees in each of the communities, providing training for women and forming municipal women’s committees; the preservation of the memory and legacy of local martyrs of national significance; and the participation of women in environmental advocacy, specifically against the industrial pollution of the Sucio River. UCRES will develop materials, videos, radio announcements and fliers to use with the women’s communities and community councils and with the public in general to disseminate information about the pollution of the Rio Sucio.
Upcoming projects in 2008
5. Project Focus: High school and university scholarships for youth from rural communities in northern San Salvador and La Libertad departments.
Local Partner: UCRES
Location: Municipalities of San Pablo Tacachico, El Paisnal and Aguilares in the Northern regions of the San Salvador and La Libertad Provinces
Amount: Approximately $5,000
Duration: One year
Description: This project will support the scholarship program that UCRES has been running for about 10 years through providing funding for high school and university scholarships. Students who receive a scholarship through this program must commit not only to good academic performance, but also must demonstrate and maintain a commitment to community organizing and participation in their local youth group.
6. Project Focus: Women’s Organizing
Local Partner: CCR- Chalatenango
Location: South eastern region of the Chalatenango Department
Amount: Approximately $12,000
Duration: One year
Description: This project will continue support for the Women’s Secretariat of the CCR through funding women’s assemblies, leadership development workshops, meetings of local women’s committees, celebrations of International Women’s Day on March 8 th and the International Day Against Violence Against Women on November 25 th and economic initiatives for women (community vegetable gardens, bakeries, etc).
7. Project Focus: Organizing against the threat of mining
Local Partner: CCR- Chalatenango
Location: South eastern region of the Chalatenango Department
Amount: Approximately $12,000
Duration: One year
Description: This project will continue support for the CCR’s efforts to educate the local population and advocate against mining in the region to protect the environment, water supply and people’s homes. This project will fund educational workshops, informative assemblies, participation in the Chalatenango Departmental Forum Against Mining, radio spots and promotional materials about the potential impact of mining on the communities.
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