Who we are

Who we are.

The impulse to offer support in El Salvador using German products comes from a family with strong ties to both El Salvador and Germany. It is a family with over 30 years of experience working within the international development sector and harbours a strong desire to support those in need.

The aim of this charity is to provide targetted support from Germany to El Salvador. The foundation first identifies existing NGOs and charities in El Salvador requiring assistance within the social, cultural and health sectors. In Germany, we approach different institutions, organizations and German individuals with a vested interest in helping those in need, acting as a bridge between the two countries.

Origins.

In 1993, personally, The Fritz´s family and Angela Dohle they made a donation to Salvadoran women development foundation (FUDEM) of graded and used lenses.

Later in the same year, The Dohle´s family donated another 6,000 used graded eyeglasses and 2,500 new graded eyeglasses, Ophthalmology´s equipment, refraction boxes, and others.

Today.

In March 2015, Los Fundadores El Salvador became a legally registered charity.

Mission and Vision.

Mission:

Los Fundadores El Salvador is a private, apolitical, non-profit organization with a desire to promote solidarity between diverse communities of individual and social character. Our ultimate aim is to nurture values within Salvadoran society in order to promote the development of a social conscience which is in tune with the cultural, spiritual and moral needs of the less advantaged.

Vision:

By channeling more than 30 years experience of working within the international development sector, Los Fundadores El Salvador will act as a bridge to bring donations from Germany to those less fortunate in El Salvador. These donations will be distributed within social projects working within cultural, health and education sectors and will contribute to attaining a more equitable future for all.

Organization.

Los Fundadores El Salvador is registered in El Salvador like a private organization, non politic and non profit, representation in Germany. We encourage other persons in other countries to contact us in order to develop further collaborative relationships in other countries.

Chairwoman´s message.

I am pleased to welcome you to the Los Fundadores El Salvador website, a site through which we aim to establish a closer relationship with our donors and benefactors by providing updates and reports on our charitable activities.

We are a German-Salvadoran family motivated by the desire to support those who are most in need in El Salvador. This is achieved by creating bridges between our allies and benefactors in Germany to existing social and humanitarian projects in El Salvador. By assisting and supporting exisiting projects through the provision of goods and services, we hope to alleviate the needs of those with poor access to basic human necesities.

Many thanks for your interest,

Leonor Palacios de González
President
Los Fundadores El Salvador.