ENLACE is a non-profit organization founded in El Salvador. The organization supports churches to work with communities in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nepal. To end poverty, it identifies and supports development projects prioritized by the communities. Some of the most common projects include:
- Housing projects and the construction of bridges, roads and eco-stoves
- Provision of food and assistance for elderly, sick, and physically disabled people
- Promotion of family-run chicken farms
- Food security projects
- Provision of loans for small businesses
- Access to clean water and sanitary facilities
- Disaster relief
- Promotion of family businesses
About the Engagement
Together with ENLACE, the Dr. Otto and Margarete Graber Foundation is supporting the construction of 30 Eco-stoves in the communities of Matala, Las Mananitas, and Los Riyitos in El Salvador. El Salvador is the second most deforested country in the western hemisphere. Deforestation occurs for a variety of reasons:
On the one hand, wood as a material offers a lucrative business, on the other hand, the agricultural industry needs the cleared areas for its production. In addition, the population, particularly in rural regions, needs firewood to prepare hot meals, usually on an open fire.
All of this contributes to further deforestation and thus to soil erosion. In addition, cooking on open fires poses a health risk for those affected. The constant inhalation of toxic fumes and smoke leads to serious respiratory diseases.
