To the EcoViva community: I’m very pleased to personally introduce you to our incoming Executive Director, Karolo Aparicio. Back in November I announced the decision that I would be transitioning out of my role as Executive Director this month. I recognized that for EcoViva to achieve its ambitious 5-year vision plan, we would need a […]
This is not Goodbye: A Letter from our Executive Director
Dear Beloved EcoViva Community, This December will mark the end of my 5th year as Executive Director of EcoViva. In that time, I have learned a tremendous amount about effective community organizing from our local partners in Central America, and I have had the joy and privilege to personally get to know hundreds of our […]
Hope and Change
Our country is currently fixated on the crucial election choice we face this fall. But as I am about to complete my first four years here at EcoViva (formerly the FSSCA), I keep being reminded of a phrase from the last election campaign, Hope and Change. Hope – I now know it is possible to […]
The Link between Sugar Cane Growers and Flooding in El Salvador
By Yael Falicov El Salvador’s growing sugar cane industry, dominated by a small network of giant sugar cane mill companies, is one of the clearest threats to environmental health and well-being faced by our partners in the Bajo Lempa region. And it isn’t just thanks to the incredibly toxic chemicals they use and the severe […]
Why I Returned from El Salvador Inspired
Dear EcoViva Supporters, I returned this week from visiting Ciudad Romero and other flood-ravaged communities in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador. Having watched videos of the massive floods that occurred after the levees on the Lempa River broke, and having been in close contact with our partners as events unfolded, I had envisioned […]
