URC COMMITMENT FOR LIFE STORIES FOR CHANGE JUNE 2018; CENTRAL AMERICA There is much resistance to women’s groups, especially when women want to change things that have always happened or make comments when a municipal committee reject women or youth groups. When a woman participates it can cause friction at home. Violence towards women is increasing […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change May 2018
Commitment for Life: Stories for Change May 2018 – Central America Gender training Kerlin works for FESPAD, a Christian Aid partner in El Salvador. She is a specialist in the criminal justice programme especially with violence against women. She explained how they put a great deal of effort into educating women about their rights in […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change February 2018
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE STORIES FOR CHANGE FEBRUARY 2018 stories for change 140 CENTRAL AMERICA – Changing a Machismo society step by step Beatriz Claros is a confident woman, part of the growing number of women working and taking their full part in society. She works at the Ministry of Economy and gives technical support to […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change January 2018
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE STORIES FOR CHANGE JANUARY 2018 CENTRAL AMERICA – EL SALVADOR Advocacy and Governance There have been many great achievements in Perquin, so says Vilma Argueta. Training from a Christian Aid partner in El Salvador has helped her community work with the local municipality. They have been shown how to organise, plan and […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change December 2017
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE STORIES FOR CHANGE DECEMBER 2017 CENTRAL AMERICA Violence is an obstacle to development in Central America and a significant cause of poverty. The region has high rates of crime and violence, predominantly driven by drug trafficking, youth violence and gangs, and the widespread availability of firearms. Gender-based violence and ‘femicide’ are also […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change November 2017
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE: STORIES FOR CHANGE – NOVEMBER 2017 CENTRAL AMERICA Central America is characterised by high levels of inequality as much in the socio-political sphere as economically and culturally. Given the fragility of State institutions, many cases of corruption remain unpunished. Politicians, civil servants and groups inside the private sector, have colluded to institutionalise […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change October 2017
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE STORIES FOR CHANGE – OCTOBER 2017 CENTRAL AMERICA Up to 200,000 people attended celebrations to commemorate the life and work of Oscar Romero, former archbishop of San Salvador, who received beatification on 23 May. An outspoken critic of the military regime that beset El Salvador in 1980, Romero was martyred on 24 […]
Commitment for Life newsletter – stories for change September 2017
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE SEPTEMBER 2017: STORIES FOR CHANGE CENTRAL AMERICA Christian Aid is supporting cross-regional work on climate monitoring with small farmer’s organisations. The initiative is led by Centro Humboldt, a partner based in Nicaragua. Through this work, ten partner organisations from the four countries are learning how to monitor the climate variation and gather […]