Student Education
- Students enrolled 2000-2006 (cumulative total): 15
- Students enrolled 2007-2012 (cumulative total): 44
- Students enrolled 2012: 23 (largest number ever enrolled in a single year)
- Average length of time students remain in program: 3-4 years
- Total student years of sponsored education, 2000-2012: Approximately 15 years
- Number of sponsors in 2012: 60
Community Improvement Projects
Each project was made possible with money from fund raising campaigns and donations, and often with the physical participation of US delegates:
- Secure fencing around a community center in La Herradura
- New mural on a child care center in El Escobar
- Renovated soccer field near La Herradura
- Built two Catholic chapels, one in Tres Ceibos Abajo and one in La Pinera
- Built a community center in Tres Ceibos Abajo
- Build a casa digna (proper home) for a student and his family
- Refurbished a home for a student and his family
- Repaired and refurbished the school in St. Angeles
- Provided assistance for two women’s hammock cooperatives in La Herradura and La Pinera
- Built composting latrines
- Began a community gardening project
- Provided school supplies and improvements in many communities
- Provided natural disaster relief (food, mattresses, mosquito netting, and other goods) in areas identified by FOCES El Salvador to be most vulnerable
- Renovated a library
- For several years, paid the salary of a physician who provided medical care for communities
- Assistance with FOCES San Salvador administrative expenses
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