Success and Impact Stories Report 2016

Centro Escolar Católico Residencial LibertadLocated in Residencial Libertad, Tonacatepeque, this public school offers great qualityeducation to more than 1,200 students. The school’s population is mainly made up of kidsfrom hardworking families that can't afford private education, even less for English classes.The need for an excellent second language program, led the school to design a specialEnglish program for students in kinder and elementary school, strengthening that area withthe help of good teachers.The students in kindergarden and elementary school receive English classes five hours a week,learning through dynamic and entertaining activities. This special modality makes the school amodel for other institutions to implement and prioritize the teaching of a second language to itsstudents. The kids are getting more fluent in English and keep getting good grades, with anaverage of 8.6 out of 10 points.Obra MercedariaThis institution develops different ways to help students from marginal communities improvetheir education. They have an open library, a study lounge, a computer room and volunteersguiding the students. The volunteers are often teachers who work with small groups of childrenby providing tools and information to resolve their homework or answering doubts incertain subjects. The goal is to focus on giving each kid the access to educational resources,in this case the English books that became an excellent help to the volunteers and students.Obra Mercedaria helps children to excel academically in order to succeed at school and shareeducational experiences with other students, as they continue in the path of learning.

Mastering a second language is an asset for students which enriches theirskill set, allowing them to experience new cultural diversities and ideas, and open doors to new study and work experiences. It opens new windows of opportunities to completely transform their lives.Thank you Food for the Poor, with your books we can help these institutionsto keep spreading knowledge to talented kids and youth; transforming their lives through education.

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CamThe Asociación Cuerpo de Camilleros Voluntarios de El Salvaany person in need during natural disasters –like earthquakes,was established in 1990 and legally founded in 1992.The Association has presence throughout the country. Thevolunteers; 25 of them are active and spend full weeks workonly work one or two times a week, because they can't greasons. There are also about 65 volunteers distributed in 5and volunteer, they only need to have a great disposition tthey will learn basic first aid knowledge.

milleros Voluntarios de El Salvador ador, is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to , floods, hurricanes- or caused by man –like wars or violence. It central station is located in San Salvador, counting on 40 king day and night shifts, and 15 inactive volunteers, whom give their fulltime for their job, families or other personal 5 different stations around the country. Any person can join to help and participate in the workshops and courses, where

The volunteers are capable of helping in two main areas: Preother accidents, people with common diseases that need toFor almost 15 years, FUSAL has supported these committhey need to help people. “We feel happy and honoredrelationship between both organizations strengthened dHernández, their Operations Manager.With the great support and donation from Food for thPoor, FUSAL gave these devoted volunteers a donationknee pads, so that they can keep them in their ambulancemedical kits and equipment. “We are going to equip medickits and ambulances not only in our central station, but alsothe other stations around the country”, mentioned Giovanny“I want to thank you with all my heart, you are feeding our spito keep helping people with our work. You are making our woeasier and efficient in a big way, by providing volunteers wresources as they help the injured during emergencies. Thayou so much for your trust, we will take this with us, but I assuyou that you will be there at the moment we are helping someonthose were the words Giovanny sent Food for the Poor obehalf of every volunteer from the Asociación CuerpoCamilleros Voluntarios de El Salvador.With your help, we can keep providing support to strong andedicated Salvadorans, like the volunteers at AsociacióCuerpo de Camilleros Voluntarios de El Salvadowith important equipment and tools that will allow themto make successful rescues and take care of those in need. Volunteers helping during a car acciden

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Community Soccer Leagues Around 340 kids and teens participate in the Community Soccer Leagues, where they practice teamwork and healthy competition in a safe environment. These Leagues are spaces within the communities where chidren and youth are empowered to build a better life through the development of values, harmony, positive social participation, peaceful conflict resolution, and gender equality, among others. All these by practicing sports disciplines, especially soccer.is initiative is part of the project SolucionES, a communityoject that emerges from the alliance of different institutions,cluding FUSAL. SolucionES is characterized by working a team, seeking positive change in communities. Theommunity Soccer Leagues are part of the means toek that change. leagues received a donation of knee pads from Food for ther, that are going to be used by all the players who need it. ring a knee pad will help them reduce injuries anddents which are common incidences while practicing ts.ks to your generous donation, these children and teens canand enjoy heir favorite sport without worrying about injuries! elps them focus on the sport they love and live life at fullest, while strengthening relationships, learning aboutct resolution, teamwork, discipline and values... all erful knowledge which will lead them to a better future.

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Clínica Parroquial Nuestra Señora de La MercedFounded 5 years ago with the support of the local church,the Clínica Parroquial Nuestra Señora de La Merced is an opendoor clinic destined to provide free and good medical attention, specially to people in the near by communities. There are 12eighborhoods, with more than 30,000 people in theurroundings, who may attend the clinic. Mostly it issited by people with no health insurance, or people whoannot afford a private doctor.e care for people with caution. We check the patients from headtoe, to make sure everything is okay with them. We try to give m special attention, with a detailed physical checkup and gooddicines to relieve their problem. We not only check on theme, we also keep in touch with the patient for follow-up.\" Doctor Byron Argueta, the Clinic Director. “As a , we take the patient’s contact information and call them ext day to follow-up on thier condition”. wice a month they have specialists in areas like neurosurgery,on, psychology, gynecology and pediatrics give consul-s. Next year, the clinic expects to have a dentist and an st. The first year they served more than 1800 patients. ponit, this number has a bit more than tripled.

Because the clinic is free of charge, the support they get is onlittle resources that they have, to help pay bills or buybeds, desks and chairs, or even office supplies.With the generous donation of medicines from Food for thegive great treatment medicines to patients who put theiArgueta, who dreams big about the clinic, “we plan to buileveryone, free of charge.” Thank you Food for the Poor! With your supp and medical supplies for people in need

nly from the church and its devoted members, who share the y anything the clinic needs. This money helps purchase e Poor, the clinic now has great medicines and supplies toir trust in the clinic. This donation gives hope to Doctor ld a health center where we can give complete attention toport we can provide the necessary medicinesd from small communities in El Salvador.

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Beneficiary Stories

Katherine Ramírez HAPPINESSA lot of people say that happiness is the key to life, and Katherine lives according to that. Hermain distinction is her big smile, from ear to ear. Problems have not stopped Katherine from living ashappy as she wants. Before she was born, she was diagnosed with brain paralysis and was destinedto a life filled with difficulties. However, she is now 16 years old and lives life at its fullest.Katherine has a big family: her grandparents, her mom and brother, her aunt and uncle andthree cousins. Katherine’s brother is 17 years old, recently graduated from high school and iseagerly waiting 18th birthday so that he can work to help his family and continue his studies.Unfortunately, Katherine’s father left when he found out that she would be a special needs baby,needing a lifetime of care, but that did not stop her family from giving her all the love and care thatshe needs.In her family, only her mother and aunt work. They both get paid minimum wage, making less than$500 a month to support the ten members of the family. Because her mom works 6 days a week,Katherine’s grandmother takes charge of caring for her. “Since she was 3 months old, I have beentaking take care of her”, said Agustina Ramírez Zavaleta. But as Katherine has gown, it hasbecome a bigger struggle to move her around and her family has never been able to buy awheelchair for her. But something big was about to happen: A friend from the community wherethe family lives, told them about FUSAL-Chance, and they applied to get a wheelchair.

When receiving the news that she finally was getting a wheelchair, a world filled withpossibilities was opened to Katherine and her family. Her grandmother went with her to receivethe wheelchair personally. “I am really happy because it is great to have someone tell you that you willreceive a chair, it is life changing”, said Agustina while Katherine smiled, “she came here really happy,even was screaming with joy during the bus ride”.Now Katherine has more opportunities to live her live fully. She loves to go out, eat out with herfamily, play with friends and take baths. The community where she lives loves her because she isalways happy and smiling, and with her wheelchair she can now share her happiness with friendsand neighbors.“I want to thank you and thank God because without God nobody can move. It’s because of Himthat you were able to donate the wheelchairs. My deepest appreciation to you, this child needed thishelp!” said Agustina.Thank you, Free Wheelchair Mission, with your donation we can keep spreading happiness by giving these useful wheelchairs to unprivileged kids who need to move, gain their independence and become part of society.

Luis Miguel Zepeda STRENGTHIt is a blessing to have a loving family whom you can trust even during the hardest times. LuisMiguel, a strong 24 year-old young man, has a small but caring family that always looks after him.His hard-working dad, his loving mom María and his sister Fátima. María dedicates her life totaking good care of her son, with the useful help of her husband and daughter.When Miguel was born, María Antonia noticed that his head wasn’t big enough for his bodysize. “During the baby’s checkups, I noticed that his head did not grow proportionally. I mentioned itto the pediatrician and he referred him to the Bloom Hospital (a public children's hospital in El Salvador).There he was diagnosed with microcephaly; over time he developed heart disease and now that he is a bitolder, he has cirrhosis and pleural effusion”, said María.It is really hard for his family to battle against all of these diseases. Luis Miguel’s dad works as adelivery courrier; he gets paid the minimum wage of $251 per month, a very low income tosupport a family of four. Not only does he has to support the family’s basic needs, but also all ofLuis Miguel's medicines (around 5 different medicines) and the trips to the hospital to do physicaltherapy and health checks, which is 30 minutes away from home. The necessities are many, butthey can't cover all of them. One of those needs was a wheelchair to help Luis Miguel with mobility.

Even though he can walk, doctors recommended Luis Miguel’s mother to keep him as calm and stillas possible. María Antonia told us: “We are not standing him up too much because he gets very tiredeasily, his pressure is always 40/60. The cardiologist said that we should not expose him to walking toomuch”.A friend of the family saw the need that they had, and told them about FUSAL’s program, Chance,and how they should apply to get a wheelchair. This idea excited the family and finally made thedecision to apply.Thanks to the wheelchair received, Luis Miguel can now move around easier, making his life moreindependent and comfortable. No matter what his conditions are, he enjoys life. His mother said:“He likes to see cartoons, he loves to draw -although the strabismus makes it hard- he likes to playwith cars… that fascinates him”.This donation gave him the opportunity to do more things and not get tired as he did before. “Wewill be able to take him out in the neighborhood to get fresh air and distract himself”, said MaríaAntonia. “If I were in front of the donor, I would tell them millions of things! Mainly let them know thatreceiving this chair is a huge blessing and I am very grateful and happy”. Thank you, Free Wheelchair Mission, with your donation we can help families, like Luis Miguel’s, improve their quality of life.

Francisca Sánchez COURAGEDiabetes is a really hard disease that can lead to multiple complications, and Francisca deJesús Sánchez is a witness to that. Francisca has lived most of her life with diabetes, almost 40years, but during the last years it got worse, to the point that she had to amputate both of her legs.In El Salvador, around 50% of the people who submit to an amputation are diabetic, just like Franciscade Jesús.Francisca is 62 years old and lives with her husband in Jayaque, a small town in La Libertad.She has always been an independent and hard working woman; her leg amputations changedher life drastically. Fortunately, Francisca has the support of her son, Jaime López Sánchez, who helpsher with a small store Francisca has at home and takes care of her during the most difficult momentsof her disease.She had to fight Diabetes since she was young. Five years ago, she had one of her toes amputated.A year later, she got an ulcer in the same foot and had to have the foot amputated, since all thetreatment she received to fight the ulcer wasn’t effective. A year and a half after that, she lostsensitivity in her leg other leg and got a new ulcer. The doctors were clear: she needed anew amputation if she wanted to survive. “My mom had to accept it and she told me ‘To be honest, ifthat is going to kill me, they better cut it off’”, said Jaime.

Being an active woman, Francisca couldn’t stand being bed-ridden. She has always been anentrepreneur and this situation also affected her emotionally. Her son got a wheelchair, but itwasn’t in good conditions and became a threat to her, because she fell and got hurt multipletimes.She needed a need a new wheelchair, one day a co-worker told Jaime about the programFUSAL-Chance, they applied to the program and got a new one. “She is going to be really happyfor the security received by the new chair... she is going to be very excited”, said Jaime, “I want to thankyou with all my heart for being so generous and giving this service to a lot of people, not only mymother”.Thank you, Free Wheelchair Mission, with your donation to the Chance program, you help people move, be independent and happy.

Julio Coreas DETERMINATIONJulio Coreas is a 10 year old boy who enjoys life no matter what the circumstances are. His lifehasn’t been easy, but he has always had the support of his family.Julio was born with hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Syndrome, a birth defect where there is anincomplete closing of backbones and membranes around the spinal cord. This disease not only affectsthe nervous system, but it also makes it impossible for the person to walk.Julio’s mother had to dedicate her entire life to taking care of him. She takes him to therapies atleast two days per week, and although she is glad to see her son grow and live another day, it hadbecome really hard for her to carry him around.“At first it was much easier because Julio was younger and he was smaller, but as time passed, he startedto grow and gain weight, which made it harder to move him around. Now the only time we take himout of the house is for therapy”, said Julio’s mom.The hospital for children is very far from their home, it takes around two hours in bus from theirhouse to the hospital. They stopped going there and started taking him to physical therapy in SantaAna, only 40 minutes away from home.

Still, it was difficult to travel to therapy because Julio didn’t have a wheelchair to help him move.His family couldn’t afford to buy one, the only income comes from Julio’s dad, who works in asugar cane plantation. But one day, the rehabilitation center told Julio’s mom about FUSAL'sprogram, Chance, and they applied.“My first chair!”, said Julio as he received the wheelchair that he needed, with glowing eyes and abig, bright smile. The wheelchair will let Julio enjoy a new world full of opportunities. Now Julio cango to the park, go to his friends’ houses and watch soccer games, thanks to receiving this wheelchairdonation.Thank you Free Wheelchair Mission, for giving us the opportunity to spread hope and the gift of mobility to people in need.

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Morrison UMnri.tTeedd&MEemthaocdkist Church SPECIA2L01R6EPORT

Hogar San Vicente de Paúl115 years ago, a group of kind-hearted people founded the Hogar San Vicente de Paúl,a nursing home dedicated to provide a good life to more than 80 elders who live in thishome permanently. Here, they receive love, attention and all of the special medicaland psychological care that they need, at this stage in their lives.It is a non-profit organization, located in the urban area of the municipality of AntiguoCuscatlán. Their resources come from generous donations that they receive frompeople who support them unconditianally, and also from institutions.

The nursing home tries its best to give each resident the necessary care and attentionto make their life easier and comfortable. They receive constant occupational therapy,medical checkups in their internal clinic, and psychology exams, which keep the patientsin optimal mental health conditions.The nursing home has open halls, a small clinic and two recreation rooms. It counts on ateam of nurses, doctors, therapists and volunteers who are willing to give theirunconditional love and attention to these patients.Volunteers are also a big part of the home. The support and visits from volunteers andstudents, who prepare recreational activities to encourage all of the residents at thehome to stay active and enjoy good times, improves their mood and boosts their energylevels. These activities are carried out every afternoon.

Most of the residents do not have any relatives to look after them and depend entirelyon the nursing home for their care, others are too sick and need constant medicalattention. At this home, every resident is part of one big family, where love and friendshipflow between every person who is part of it. For more than 20 years, FUSAL has been a fervent supporter of the nursing home, providing it with products that they urgently need, like medicines, medical supplies, wheelchairs and other equipment, to improve the health and quality the residents' lives. In 2016, FUSAL made a special delivery to the Hogar de Ancianos San Vicente de Paúl. A truck full of medical and orthopedic equipment, donated by Mr. Ted Emack and the Morrison United Methodist Church, was received with elation. Your generous donations of medical and orthopedic equipment, will continue to allow the nursing home to improve the quality of life of each person who lives there, and provide them with the gift of mobility and comfort, and most importantly, dignity. Words from José Ochoa, Administrator at the Hogar San Vicente de Paúl to Mr. Ted Emack and the Morrison United Methodist Church: “What you gave us will be used right away, everyone in the nursing home is excitedto receive it. We want you to know that we are eternally grateful for this help, I hopeGod will constantly bless you. We wish you the best in every aspect of your life, words cannot explain how thankful we are”.

\"Thank you, Mr. Emack and members of Morrison United Methodist Church!With your valuable help and generosity, we brought hope, mobility, wellness and comfort to more than 80 people who can now have a better life. Your donation transformed the lives of every single one of them!\"

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DISTRIBUTION REPORT 2016

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Bendición de Dios-Tigre4 CommunityDozens of women from the community“Bendición de Dios- Tigre 4”, in the municipalityof Apaneca, Ahuachapán, came together to eachreceive a special gift.This community was established 4 years ago, afterits members were driven out of differentfarms where they used to live. In spite of manyhardships and difficulties, they built a communitymade up of humble houses and streets, and formeda Community Development Association.Though the community has access to electricity, itdoes not have a sewage systems or access todrinking water.The community members work as day laborersin farms and plantations in the nearby areas,with a $100 monthly income. Families are large,usually having more than 5 members, adults andkids included.These women from the Bendición de Dios-Tigre 4 community, are hard-working youngwomen and devoted mothers, who can't afford tobuy clothes for themselves. They were elated toreceive new clothes, especially sweaters andlong-sleeved shirts for the cool weather. Theyalso had the opportunity to choose any piece ofclothing that they wanted and loved. Seeing thesmiles on their faces, while choosing their favoriteclothing items, was the highlight of the day!





“Now I have new clotheto wear!”María Estela Aguilar and her family have lived in tcommunity Tigre 4 for three years now. They moved theafter the owner of the coffee farm where they lived aworked told them to move away from his land. During thtime, everything seemed difficult, but with hard work adedication they settled in the community and built a humbhouse.María wakes up every day at 4:00 am to help her husbaget ready for work; she makes breakfast and then stays at homdoing household chores. At noon, she takes her daughterschool and picks her up at 6:00 pm.She lives with her husband and her 12 year old daughtHer husband works long hours at the farm, earning $55 ftwo weeks of work. María can't work because she has diabetand has to avoid any injury. She also has to take care of her gand take her to school.“I ask God to please cure me, so that I can help my family andwork... Or to have at least a little home business” -María.María was one of the women who received beautiful clothdonated by World Vision. “I feel that we all are motivated ahappy for what we have received”, said María while waitingher turn to choose her articles of clothing.“I've never had money to buy myself even one shirt, but noyou have given me these beautiful clothes... Now I have nclothes to wear! Something beautiful to wear for specoccassions! Thank you so much, I hope God will bless you! \"-Mar

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“I’d love to wear theseclothes right now!” Ingrid Ulloa is a 46 year old woman who has been part of the community Bendición de Dios-Tigre 4, for more than 4 years. She lives with her husband, her 22 year old daughter, and her two grandchildren. Similar to the other families, Ingrid’s family moved to the community after being driven out of the farm where they used to live before, by its owner. Her husband now takes jobs as a day laborer in farms, while she takes care of her daughter, grandchildren and a little home garden where she grows and sells carrots, sweet potatoes, radish and cabbage. “I’d love to fill my garden with aromatic leaves and sell aromatic salts to local restaurants… I’d love to do that!” - said Ingrid. With less than $100 a month produced from her husband’s income and their home garden, Ingrid’s family has had to survive and buy all the necessary food. Purchasing new clothes for herself has been impossible. Thanks to World Vision's generosity, Ingrid was part of the group of women who received new clothes. She was so happy to get them, she wore them right away! “Thanks for everything you are doing for us. I’d love to wear these clothes right now! - said Ingrid.



Proyecto PaísPuerto de La LibertadPuerto de La Libertad is a small town near the beach, in ththrough the Proyecto País program, one of FUSAL’s developcommunities, environments of harmony and safe coexistence,A big part of these communities are the mothers and young womconditions without opportunities, and have to prioritize their expand relatives.Proyecto Pais gathered these women who participate in theWorld Vision generously donated. This was a boost to their confthey'd like, in the color, shape and fabric that they wanted. Therarely receive, and it is hard for them to purchase clothes thembeautiful, confident and happy!