Newsletter 58: May 2013

Newsletter 58: May 2013

Honduran Human Rights defender Dina Meza talks of her struggles following her visit to the UK. We hear from James Watson as he reports back on our ENCA-supported ‘CMO cooker’ project and our presence at the 10th Election Observation Mission in El Salvador.

“IPES” – Permaculture Technology and the Fight for Solutions in El Salvador

“IPES” – Permaculture Technology and the Fight for Solutions in El Salvador

Back in January I visited El Salvador to deliver an ENCA donation of US$500 for emergency office expenses to the Permaculture Institute of El Salvador (“IPES”, by its Spanish initials). I dropped the money off at their office in the beautiful colonial town of Suchitito, but then they were kind enough to invite me to spend a day and night on their Demonstration Centre a little further into the countryside.

Newsletter 57: January 2013

Newsletter 57: January 2013

In this edition, we have a full account from James Watson on his ‘Flightless’ adventure across Europe and to Central America. Very banana-focused, this issue sees Dole begin to pay banana workers across Central America and an update from Banana Link revealing the harmful impact of pesticides upon indigenous children.

2011

Luz Verde (Esteli, Nicaragua) for “Bibliobus” books, DVD’s, Craft materials) – US$400/ GB£255.00

CAM (Movimiento Ambientalista de Campamento), Honduras – Environmental training workshops for children + community leaders: US$774/ GB£510.00

IPES Insituto Permacultura El Salvador – Appeal for funds to support work: US$500/ GB£316.55

MUFRAS Francisco Sanchez United Movement-32, Salvadoran NGO defends Human Rights + Environment: US$500/ GB£323.00