Salvadoran Green Cross

Salvadoran Green Cross
Cruz Verde Salvadoreña
AbbreviationCVS
Established1970; 54 years ago (1970)
FoundersJosé Luis Salazar
Godofredo González
Alexander Funes
Douglas Martínez
TypeNonprofit, NGO
HeadquartersEl Salvador
Region served
El Salvador
Websitecruzverdesv.org

The Salvadoran Green Cross (Spanish: Cruz Verde Salvadoreña) is a humanitarian aid organization located in El Salvador.

History

The 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

  1. ^ "Historia de la Cruz Verde Salvadoreña" [History of the Salvadoran Green Cross]. Cruz Verde Salvadoreña (in Spanish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ Guillermoprieto, Alma (15 July 1981). "El Salvador Confines Some of Its Refugees". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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