The lgbtq+ community and other vulnerable groups in EL salvador face high levels of economic and social exclusion, particularly those outside the capital metropolitan area

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $161,400 Project Grant to Asociacion Centro De Estudios De La Diversidad Sexual Y Generica (Amate El Salvador) to strengthen local civil society organizations that help vulnerable groups in eastern El Salvador. Funded under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750), the grant aims to increase economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections of political, social, and civil rights for LGBTQ+ individuals, women, people with disabilities and youth. Specifically, Amate El Salvador will partner with grassroots groups to empower these communities outside the capital metropolitan area who face exclusion impacting their livelihoods and human rights. This award is part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security initiative and efforts to address root causes of irregular migration in Central America. Performance will take place in El Salvador over three years from the September 17, 2021 award date through September 17, 2024.

This exclusion negatively affects their access to public institutions and services, impacting their ability to earn a living and exercise their human rights. The IAF supports community-led solutions to create economic and social opportunities in historically marginalized communities. IAF grantee asociaci? Centro DE estudios DE LA diversidad sexual Y GEN?ICA ? AMATE EL salvador (AMATE) is partnering with grassroots groups to strengthen local civil society organizations that help lgbtq+ people, women, people with disabilities, and youth in eastern EL salvador increase their economic opportunities, access to public and private services, and protections for their political, social, and civil rights. This grant is part of the IAF?S women investing in growth and security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders and the IAF?S efforts to address the root causes of irregular migration in central america.