This program combines the efforts of rural health promoters in each village with a professional staff of doctors and nurses in area clinics.
Similar to "Head Start," this dynamic program serves preschool children (birth to age 6) and their families through quality education and home visits.
“Barefoot Angels” targets young people 7 to 18 years old who work in the market and at the city dump. The program offers after-school tutoring, vocational training, sports, cultural activities and health education.
ASAPROSAR provides eye exams, glasses and surgery—all at affordable prices—through its clinics in Santa Ana and San Miguel, and around the country through its mobile eye care unit.
ASAPROSAR’s microcredit program offers loans to people—especially women—in rural and urban areas to start small businesses.
El Salvador currently has the second highest level of ecological degradation in Latin America. About 80% of the territory is affected by soil erosion. To reverse these trends, ASAPROSAR teaches farmers to use organic fertilizers and pesticides, prevent soil erosion and plant nutritious crops.