Providing a Safe Place to Learn and Grow

Education is key example of providing a 'hand up' not a 'hand out', and addressing the concerns of a run down important training centre in Loudres municipality, department of La Libertad, El Salvador did just that. A two stage project completed in 2020, began to address the needs of the community by completing the following:
1. Classrooms were repaired – floors, ceilings and walls.
2. 20 cabins were repaired.
3. Dining room was repaired – floor, ceiling, walls.
4. Perimeter wall were reinforced for safety.
5. Overgrown trees, including fruit trees were pruned.
6. The garden and shrubbery were cleaned and trimmed.
7. The well was cleaned and deepened.
8. A greenhouse/mesh house was construction.
9. Demonstration plots for teaching agro ecology were created.
10. A new bathroom was constructed.

This project will allow the membership of 25,000 farmers a safe and more modern place to receive agricultural training and to practice learned skills on demonstration plots. This centre is already being used and will provide many opportunities for the ongoing training for many years. At this time, three young people, trained at the Central American school for agro ecology. The training and education of the membership will also strengthen the institutional capacity of ANTA and will help to develop regional and national leaders in this grass roots organization. This facility will enable most training to be done in El Salvador.