“Everyone at home is waiting to hear”: connect2 visitors return to El Salvador
In March, Sandra, Erasmo, Julia and Fidel left El Salvador and travelled across England and Wales meeting connect2 supporters and visiting parishes, farms, foodbanks and community projects. Over the...
View ArticleConnect2 El Salvador: “A miracle happened”
A year ago, Erasmo Valiente visited parishes in England and Wales as part of a group from El Salvador. He spoke about his work with farmers and women’s groups, which enables people in small, rural...
View ArticleConnect2 El Salvador: Letter from the children of Puentecitos
Through CAFOD’s Connect2 scheme, children from the village of Puentecitos in El Salvador have written a letter to children in England and Wales. Dear friends, We are children and teenagers of the...
View ArticleThe People’s Puentecitos
by cafodlancaster James is visiting some of our partners in El Salvador as part of his Step into the Gap programme. He shares his experiences with us after week two of his journey. For me ‘The People’s...
View ArticlePainting a picture of El Salvador life
by Gemma Salter, primary schools resources writer Geography was always one of my favourite subjects at school. I loved learning about new places and cultures, immersing myself in an entirely different...
View ArticleConnect2: El Salvador – Greetings from Puentecitos
In March last year, Fidel, Julia, Erasmo and Sandra from the Connect2 community of Puentecitos in El Salvador, visited parishes across England and Wales. They send you this Christmas message: “Dear...
View ArticleOscar Romero: El Salvador is coming together in prayer
Fidel and Julia are farmers in Puentecitos, El Salvador. They are part of the CAFOD Connect2 programme which enables parishes to develop a relationship of solidarity with a community in a country where...
View ArticleOscar Romero: The voice of the voiceless
Erasmo Valiente works with our partner Jesuit Development Service in El Salvador giving advice to farmers on how to keep crops healthy. In 2013 he visited Connect2 El Salvador parishes in England and...
View ArticleTomatoes: a practical response to Laudato Si’
Tania Dalton works in CAFOD’s Latin America Team. Inspired by Laudato Si’ she and a few colleagues are starting a small garden at the CAFOD Romero House office in London. Mary and I have spent 3...
View ArticleConnect2: El Salvador: Renovating the Chapel in Puentecitos
In 2014 Fidel and Julia shared how the Connect2: El Salvador community were starting to renovate their chapel. Since then, lots of work has taken place, and the chapel in Puentecitos looks very...
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