ADES Santa Marta - ADES and the Fondo de Iniciativa para las Américas sign an agreement to work on improving the environment in Cantón Santa Rosa in Sensuntepeque

Published: May 16 2017

El equipo de ADES fortalece sus capacidades en la producción orgánica

ADES Santa Marta and the Fondo de Iniciativa para las Américas (FIAES) signed a contract to execute the “Reducing socio-environmental vulnerbility through the implementation of soil and water conservation projects, reforestation, agroforestry, and governance” project.

The beneficiaries will be campesinas and campesinos from the small community of Santa Rosa, in Sensuntepeque, Cabañas; who will be trained in soil and water conservation projects; allowing for the increase of water levels, the protection of soil, and the improvement of the landscape.

This project will reforest 40 manzanas of land with fruit and forrest trees. This is part of a government strategy to recover wooded areas on the banks of the Lempa River.

Comprehensive water and sanitation management

Using a watershed management and planning approach, ADES’ Comprehensive water and sanitation management Program accompanies communities in the following processes:

Identifying possible sources of drinking water
Checking the quantity and quality of accessible water
Feasibility studies and detecting water-recharge zones
Technical support in developing potable water systems
Training in the administration of communal water systems
Support in the management of public and private institutions
Constructing potable water systems

Access to quality, sufficient drinking water remains limited in Salvadoran communities, and is the key challenge confronting organizations like ADES that accompany communities in developing water management processes.

Leadership, organization and incidence

Promote inclusive and horizontal leadership, with an emphasis on women and youth, that strengthen community organization. • Promote processes of political incidence, vindication of human rights and defense of the territories, in alliance with social movements.

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Food sovereignty and agroecology

Promote the adoption of an agroecological model that contributes to the achievement of sustainable local agricultural systems that optimize and stabilize production, as the basis of food sovereignty.

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Comprehensive water and sanitation management

Strengthen community participation in improving water and sanitation management, contributing to the exercise of the human right to water.

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