Today EcoViva staffers Dionicia Lara and Yael Falicov met with staff at the office of Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) office at the Federal Building in Oakland to discuss the proposed $280 million package of infrastructure projects proposed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a US government agency, for coastal El Salvador. We also asked the […]
El Salvador’s First Lady Visits Washington & Congressional Delegation to El Salvador
Last week, El Salvador’s first lady, Vanda Pignato, met with members of Congress in Washington D.C. to try to secure more funding for her country’s rehabilitation following last month’s devastating floods. As a result of her meetings, a five-member bipartisan congressional delegation will be visiting flood-affected communities in El Salvador this week. Below this […]