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The SalvAide initiative “Youth Organizing: A gender Equity
Project” formally started in March 99.
One of the main outcomes of this two-year project is to create
a youth organizational structure in order to promote youth participation
in community and national affairs and work for their interests
and needs. Other important results include a diagnostic on the
situation of rural youth, in particular women, and a youth platform,
which will be developed through a participatory process. In
addition, during the execution of the project, rural young people
will participate in activities to raise visibility and social
awareness of youth problems such as public events, pro environmental
actions, and painting of big murals. |
To both SalvAide and Cripdes, our partner
in El Salvador, this initiative is of
critical importance not only because it will strengthen civil
society in El Salvador, but also because it will focus on youth
- one of the most important sectors for the continuity of community
organization.
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