The Salvadoran Green Cross (Spanish: Cruz Verde Salvadoreña) is a humanitarian aid organization located in El Salvador.
| Cruz Verde Salvadoreña | |
| Abbreviation | CVS |
|---|---|
| Established | 1970 |
| Founders | José Luis Salazar Godofredo González Alexander Funes Douglas Martínez |
| Type | Nonprofit, NGO |
| Headquarters | El Salvador |
Region served | El Salvador |
| Website | cruzverdesv |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Historia de la Cruz Verde Salvadoreña" [History of the Salvadoran Green Cross]. Cruz Verde Salvadoreña (in Spanish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Guillermoprieto, Alma (15 July 1981). "El Salvador Confines Some of Its Refugees". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
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