Salvadoran Green Cross

The Salvadoran Green Cross (Spanish: Cruz Verde Salvadoreña) is a humanitarian aid organization located in El Salvador.

Salvadoran Green Cross
Cruz Verde Salvadoreña
AbbreviationCVS
Established1970 (1970)
FoundersJosé Luis Salazar
Godofredo González
Alexander Funes
Douglas Martínez
TypeNonprofit, NGO
HeadquartersEl Salvador
Region served
El Salvador
Websitecruzverdesv.org

History

The Salvadoran Green Cross was established in 1970 by José Luis Salazar, Godofredo González, Alexander Funes, and Douglas Martínez.[1]

During the Salvadoran Civil War, the Salvadoran Green Cross established refugee camps for people fleeing the violence of the civil war.[2] Beginning in 1984, the Salvadoran Green Cross began cooperation with the government-operated National Commission for Assistance to Displaced Persons (CONADES) in assisting people who were displaced by the civil war.[3]

References

  1. "Historia de la Cruz Verde Salvadoreña" [History of the Salvadoran Green Cross]. Cruz Verde Salvadoreña (in Spanish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. Guillermoprieto, Alma (15 July 1981). "El Salvador Confines Some of Its Refugees". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (1 September 1989). "El Salvador: Information on the Green Cross". Refworld. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Retrieved 12 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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