SalvAide supports and provides funding to projects led out by our local sister-organizations in El Salvador while working with Canadian communities and institutions to build awareness for Salvadoran social justice struggles.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

The Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) aim is to manage Canada's international cooperationsupport and resources effectively and accountably to achieve meaningful, sustainable results and engage in policy development in Canada and internationally, enabling Canada's effort to realize its development objectives.

CIDA works with SalvAide by providing funding for community-based development initiatives in El Salvador, for our youth internship program, as well as emergency response initiatives following natural disasters.

To read more about CIDA and the work it does please see its website.

Carranza LLP

This Toronto-based law firm has been one of SalvAide's most committed and generous ongoing supporters.  It specializes in personal injury law, serves clients in multiple languages, and is the first Canadian personal injury law firm to be ISO certified. For more information on its services, please visit its website.

The Loretto Sisters

In 1989 the Loretto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Canada and the USA entered into a "twinned" relationship with the rural community of La Bermuda (now Marianella Garcia Villas) in El Salvador. This is fostered by SalvAide and aims to:

• Establish and maintain bonds of friendship;
• Provide humanitarian aid to support the rebuilding of the community devastated by the war;
• Provide spiritual and moral support to the repopulated community.

The Loretto Sisters have also supported essential community development projects in El Salvador, including our Trees for Prosperity organic, fair trade cooperative agriculture project in the Bajo Lempa and our upcoming Peacebuilding and Youth Leadership Training Program that promotes healthy youth participation in community life. To read more on the Loretto Sisters’ work, please see their website.