The Peace Corps was invited to El Salvador and sent its first
Volunteers in 1962. During the next 15 years, more than 1,500
Volunteers worked in 15- 20 sectors, serving primarily as project
partners to government agencies and offices. In 1980, increasing
violence prior to the civil war led the Peace Corps to close its
offices. The destruction of economic and social infrastructure
during the war sent El Salvador back to 1950s levels in most
economic and social indicators. A 1986 earthquake destroyed much of
what the war did not, especially in San Salvador. Moreover,
widespread migration led to the breakdown of many social and family
institutions and particularly affected youth and the environment.
The government of El Salvador invited the Peace Corps to return to
El Salvador in 1993. The first Volunteers arrived later that year.
They were asked to increase the capacity of local people in several
priority areas identified by the government and later affirmed by
civil society in the Plan de Nacion, or National Plan, presented in
2000. The National Plan is a blueprint for national development,
and Peace Corps programming is consistent with its priorities. The
role of Peace Corps Volunteers remains to build capacity for local
people and institutions.
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