In El Salvador, AJWS supports activists tackling environmental degradation, escalating climate crises, the extreme criminalization of abortion, and oppression of LGBTQI+ people and sex workers. In a hostile environment where the government is increasingly cracking down on human rights activism, AJWS supports intrepid grassroots climate justice organizations to be frontline defenders of their communities against mining, water privatization, and large-scale farming that endanger rural people’s lives and livelihoods. AJWS brings these organizations together to collaborate and build vibrant social movements that engage the public over critical issues like the human right to water.
AJWS also supports LGBTQI+ people, human rights defenders, and sex workers, all of whom face obstacles to accessing health care, education and other critical services. We stand behind activists leading the fight for reproductive justice, as abortion remains strictly outlawed in El Salvador. As sex workers and LGBTQI+ people experience violations from police and other government officials with impunity, AJWS supports activists working to stop abuses, create safe, healthy communities, cut down negative social stigmas, and help people support themselves with sustainable livelihoods.
