Strengthen local civil society organizations that help marginalized people, increase their economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections for their social and civil rights.

Vulnerable groups in El Salvador face high levels of economic and social exclusion, particularly those outside the capital metropolitan area.

This exclusion negatively affects their access to public institutions and services, impacting their ability to earn a living and retain their human rights.

The IAF supports community-led solutions to create economic and social opportunities in historically marginalized communities.

IAF grantee Asociacin Centro de Estudios de la Diversidad Sexual y Genrica AMATE El Salvador (AMATE) is partnering with grassroots groups to strengthen local civil society organizations that help marginalized people, including women, people with disabilities, and youth in eastern El Salvador, increase their economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections for their social and civil rights.

This grant is part of the IAFs Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders and the IAFs efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in Central America.