Hope at Home

Central America's
Northern Triangle

Hope at Home

In the countries of Central America's Northern Triangle — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — extreme poverty and violence are spurring many families to make the difficult decision to leave their homeland to embark on a perilous northward journey.

Lutheran World Relief works in the Northern Triangle to help families to establish safe and dignified livelihoods and to address the root causes of poverty that compel so many to migrate.

Lutheran World Relief works in the Northern Triangle to help families to establish safe and dignified livelihoods and to address the root causes of poverty that compel many to migrate.

We work in partnership with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international agencies and foundations, ecumenical alliances, farmers’ organizations and the private sector. We primarily focus on assisting farmers to increase technical resources for agricultural production, strengthen their farmer organizations and address the effects of climate change.

Lutheran World Relief works with women and youth in the Northern Triangle to build employment and entrepreneurial skills so they can earn a living and offer livelihood opportunities to others in their communities as well.

In addition, Lutheran World Relief works with emergency response agencies and coordination networks to plan for and respond to natural disasters and other emergencies both on a local and a national scale.

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WYPR: The Migration Crisis — Perspectives north & south of the border

Carolyn Barker-Villena, Lutheran World Relief's regional director for Latin America, appeared on the Midday Show with host Tom Hall.

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The Baltimore Sun: Help migrants by helping their countries

Op-ed by Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, president & CEO of Lutheran World Relief.

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Op-ed: Some from El Salvador choose to stay put and they need our help

Bill Mintz, a Lutheran World Relief donor, recently traveled to El Salvador to visit our cocoa projects and wrote this oped about what he learned for his hometown paper, the Houston Chronicle.

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Better Central American cacao? There's an app for that!

With Cacao Movil (Mobile Cocoa), a mobile app designed by Lutheran World Relief, cocoa farmers have the technical expertise they need right at their fingertips.

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Putting Central American cacao farmers on the map

Lutheran World Relief’s Regional Cocoa Flavor Map links chocolatiers and farmers by highlighting the flavor characteristics of cocoa from different countries, cooperatives and farms.

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From bean to bar: Reviving cocoa in El Salvador

Lutheran World Relief, under the banner of the Cocoa Alliance, aims to revitalize cocoa production by positioning El Salvador as a producer and exporter of high-quality fine aroma chocolate.

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