5 useful tips from women entrepreneurs to practice the habit of saving
In the Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP), the entrepreneurs have learned to understand that unforeseen situations can happen at any time, so they have learned to
New branding: Strategic Design students joined forces with 10 women entrepreneurs
Throughout 2020, strategic design students from the Monica Herrera School of Communication (ECMH), supported entrepreneurs from Programa Velasco’s (PV) Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP) by working
Reality for Salvadoran Women: Lack of water, on top of 16 hr shift of household management
Can you imagine dedicating 16 hours a day to working around the house? It seems like an exaggeration, but if a day has 24 hours,
Sister Peggy’s talk
In March 2021, to commemorate International Women’s Day, Sister Peggy O’Neill, director of Centro Arte para la Paz (Center of Arts for Peace) shared how she has seen
PV challenges: “Women can’t make decisions about money”
As mentioned in our previous articles within this series, it is common that women in El Salvador are expected to do unpaid work and/or remain
PV Challenges: “Woman, you look prettier with your mouth shut”
Calladita te ves más bonita. You look prettier with your mouth shut. How many are familiar with this phrase? Here in El Salvador this phrase
PV Challenges: “Decisions are made by the man of the house. Women must keep their opinions to themselves”
In 2018, Marina Subirats, an expert in feminism, coeducation, and education for equality, gave her opinion on the book “Emilio” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, considered a
PV challenges: “Women should stay home cleaning and taking care of their children”
Much is said about how equality between men and women is growing. Despite some achievements, something that has not yet changed in El Salvador is
Updates on the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund
Solidarity and trust are the values that donors who contributed to the COVID Relief and Recovery Fund for Family showed us last April. Through this
Challenges of remote learning: the experiences of entrepreneurs as caregivers and teachers
Remote learning was the response after classes in public and private schools were suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis back in March. Entrepreneurs with children
6 ways PV works to implements a trauma-informed care approach
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is an approach that has emerged to work with those who have gone through difficult or traumatizing situations. Through this approach, it
What COVID-19 means for women entrepreneurs in the informal sector in El Salvador
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global economy and El Salvador has been no exception to those effects. The application of measures to prevent and
Thank You! – 2020 Giving Day Reflections
Since July 2016, Programa Velasco (PV) has celebrated its annual Giving Day. Organized out of our headquarters in El Salvador but held online, Giving Day
The invisible effects in mental health that will show sooner than later
COVID-19 shook the health and economy of the modern world. Without an end in sight, there is more talk of a “new normal,” than returning
Sandra’s empowerment lesson can’t be found on text books
Sandra is a woman, a mother and an entrepreneur, and although like many women in El Salvador, she has never attended formal school herself, she
Infographic: The concerning employment reality for +3M Salvadoran women
Because of social, economic and educational inequalities that persist in Salvadoran society today, not all women are able to obtain quality jobs that allow them
COVID-19, quarentine and the effects on entrepreneurs’ mental health
The measures taken to prevent the infection of COVID-19 within Salvadoran populations have been implemented since March, and have gradually caused the majority of business
Our mental health research on ACEs is published
Promoting mental health is another holistic component to lifting up families and women entrepreneurs. To better understand the needs and previous experiences of those we
Training and equipping hospital workers with mental health skills
As the COVID-19 emergency continues, the high levels of stress are negatively impacting the mental health of the Salvadoran population by increasing feelings of fear,
Angelica’s most significant change
“In workshops, I discovered how to empower myself and I like that. It is wonderful to feel that I can decide what to do and not rely on others to do it for me.”
