In El Salvador, one of the biggest issues in regards to water is NOT the lack of it. Land vulnerability is high due to a heavy rainy season and flooding. All throughout the mountains, communities are surrounded by rivers and natural water springs. The problem is that these sources are not protected or properly maintained. […]
Author: Megan
From the Field: Tricia Szymanski on El Salvador
As Food For The Poor’s El Salvador program manager, Tricia Szymanski often travels to the country to check on various FFP endeavors underway to improve the lives of the poor communities FFP serves. Here she reports on her April trip: During my April trip, I visited a completed project in the area of Cojutepeque. In […]
[VIDEO] Haitian children gather water to carry home
By Michael Chin Quee Food For The Poor missionaries witness children of Grand Boulage, Haiti, collect unfiltered water from a muddy stream. After filling their buckets, the children must navigate a precarious path up the mountain to get home. The watering hole is the site of a future FFP water project built to ensure the […]
Everyday Hero: Rory Mercurio
Rory Mercurio considers himself blessed to earn a living driving a van for a large hotel to New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. So much so, that he decided he would donate a portion of his tip money to help the less fortunate, rather than use it for himself. “My main motivation… was my realization as […]