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Welcome to Nuevo Renacer, El Salvador

 

About Nuevo Renacer Area Development Program, El Salvador

The World Vision sponsorship program is located on the coast, where the beach surrounds the area. Many roads are still unpaved and rural roads are made of dirt. When it rains, they turn to mud. The tropical weather makes the environment warm and humid. The houses in the urban towns are built with bricks. But, in the rural communities, they are made of mud, clay, and bamboo.

  

   
El Salvador
 
Progress In Nuevo Renacer
The Nuevo Renacer ADP was started in 2006 and currently serves approximately 1,800 children, along with their families and community.

Recent accomplishments include:
Education
  • Distributing school supplies to students, providing necessary learning tools.
Health
  • Providing medical check-ups for children, helping to ensure good health.
  • Conducting eye exams, ensuring healthy eyesight.
Economic Development
  • Establishing small businesses with families to generate income.
Spiritual Nurture
  • Distributing spiritual learning materials in schools, helping children in reading the Bible.
Birthday Celebration
  • Honoring 1,000 children with birthday parties, distributing toys, candies, and the New Testament, and helping to improve self-esteem.

El Salvador and its people


Located on the Pacific Coast of Central America between Guatemala and Honduras, El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. Known as the “land of volcanoes,” it experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Natural resources include hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, and arable land.

Approximately 90 percent of the people are mestizo—of mixed Spanish and Native Indian descent. Spanish is the country’s official language.

Salvadorians are industrious people. Even those who are unemployed or live in dire poverty work hard to provide food, clothing, and other essentials for their families. Around 60 percent of people are employed in service occupations while 20 percent of adults are engaged in farming.

Agricultural products include coffee, sugar, rice, beans, cotton, shrimp, beef, and dairy goods.

Challenges in El Salvador

The economy depends on agriculture, relying on coffee for at least one-half of its exports. A rising tide of violent crime has negatively affected the country’s economy. El Salvador has the highest murder rate in the world, as well as a high incidence of child abuse—70 percent of children indicate they have been mistreated in their homes. Medical care for victims, restoration of material damages caused by crime, and protection of property have drained a large portion of federal resources.

At least four out of every 10 people live in poverty, and about half of all children and adolescents are poor. This severely limits their access to adequate nutrition, sanitation, and clean water.

More than 35 percent of the population live below the poverty line, and more than 40 percent live on less than $2 a day. Seventy percent of children aged 16 and 17 do not have access to secondary education.

Through sponsorship, World Vision is partnering with families and communities to help meet immediate needs and promote lasting changes that will strengthen communities and move families toward self-reliance.