| Nick Rahaim here, the program director for the Jiquilisco Bay Alliance. I recently returned to Oakland, California after a 5-week trip to El Salvador to work with our community partners Asociación Cincahuite and Asociación Mangle. I have many exciting things to report, even as new challenges have emerged. We’re making great progress on the first Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) in El Salvador with six artisanal fishing cooperatives, our mangrove reforestation project is literally taking root, and our public spaces and organizational capacity building initiatives have yielded real results. |
| Very real challenges remain, but in these challenges the Jiquilisco Bay Alliance finds resolve. Our focus is myopic, we only work in the Jiquilisco Bay region of El Salvador. The work we do is based on friendship and solidarity. There are risks associated with any kind of international work and we take steps to mitigate these risks. |
| This myopic focus is also our strength. We facilitate financial and technical support provided by international organizations and foundations interested in working in the region. We advocate on behalf of our community partners to bring in continued support for their work. My work in the region began as a Fulbright fellow working with Asociación Cincahuite in 2022 and 2023. I could have left Puerto Parada behind me when the fellowship came to an end. I would still have friends there and the work I did would have had its benefits. But, the continuity of support over years and decades is what creates lasting benefits. Read more… |
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