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El Salvador

Map of El Salvador

Population:6.9 million
Urban Population:61%
Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:Mestizo - 90%
White - 9%
Amerindian - 1%
Religions:Roman Catholicism - 75%
Population Growth Rate:1.85%
Life Expectancy:70.6 years
Infant Mortality:23 per 1,000 live births
Under Five Mortality:27 per 1,000 live births
Maternal Mortality Rate:170 per 100,000 live births
GNP Per Capita:$2,050
Percentage of Literate Adult Males:83%
Percentage of Literate Adult Females:78%
Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water:		77%
Links:El Salvador Country Office Website

Country Description:

CARE El Salvador was established in 1956 and over the next two decades implemented a number of development projects. From 1979 to 1992, El Salvador suffered a disastrous civil war in which 75,000 people were killed and more than a million displaced or forced to flee abroad. In 1980, security had deteriorated so much that CARE was forced to suspend its programs. From 1985 to 1988, CARE was able to return temporarily and implement a hospital prosthesis program for war victims. Due to improving security conditions, CARE resumed its programs in El Salvador in 1993.

Rural water supply/sanitation, emergency response, education, democracy and governance and community organization are priority programming areas for CARE El Salvador.

Project Information

Project NameProject CountryProject Type
Combating Child Labor through Education in Central America & Dominican RepublicEl SalvadorDevelopment
Agri-business CentersEl SalvadorDevelopment
Market Access for Sustainable Milk Production in El SalvadorEl SalvadorDevelopment
Integrated resource management in the bi-national (El Salvador and Honduras) Goascoran river basinEl SalvadorDevelopment
Sustainable Micro-credit Program for Hurricane Affected Areas in UsulutanEl SalvadorDevelopment
Production Opportunities for Small Rural Producers (PRORURAL)El SalvadorDevelopment
Basic Community Early Alert System (south of Usulutan)El SalvadorDevelopment
Phase II: Follow up Strategy of Civil Society to the Quebec and Mar de Plata Action PlanEl SalvadorDevelopment
Training for Local Water Boards (ANDA)El SalvadorDevelopment
Healthy School ProjectEl SalvadorRehabilitation
Training for Local Water Boards, Phase IIEl SalvadorDevelopment
My WatershedEl SalvadorDevelopment
Increased Capacity for Disaster Preparation and Mitigation among Marginalized PopulationsEl SalvadorDevelopment
Educate Me with EquityEl SalvadorDevelopment
Integration of Small and medium sized Dairy Farms in Morazan into the Production Chain (PROMOLAC)El SalvadorDevelopment
Capacity Development for Improved Production & Marketing by vegetable growers in MorazanEl SalvadorDevelopment
Breaking the Silence on Intra-family ViolenceEl SalvadorDevelopment
Organizational and Strategy Development for violence prevention in Izalco 'Poder Izalco'El SalvadorDevelopment
Basic Community Early Warning System (DIPECHO VI)El SalvadorEmergency Relief
Hydraulic Designs for Rural Water and Sanitation Systems (FOMILENIO)El SalvadorDevelopment
Competitive fund to finance initiatives of small rural producers to improve market access (FIDA)El SalvadorDevelopment
Hurricane IdaEl SalvadorEmergency Relief