About Trócaire
What We Do
Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. It was set up by the Irish Catholic Bishops in 1973 to express the concern of the Irish Church for the suffering of the world's poorest and most oppressed people.
Trócaire was given a dual mandate: to support long-term development projects overseas and to provide relief during emergencies; and at home to inform the Irish public about the root causes of poverty and injustice and mobilise the public to bring about global change.
Trócaire's work is influenced by the experiences and hopes of the poor and oppressed. Trócaire supports communities in their efforts to improve their lives, meet their basic needs and ensure their human dignity. This support is offered regardless of race, gender, religion or politics and in a spirit of solidarity.
In its role as an advocate for the poor, Trócaire raises public awareness in Ireland of poverty and injustice. It analyses the causes of poverty and mobilises the Irish public to campaign to bring about global change.
This action is undertaken in a bid to improve the lives of the world's poorest and most oppressed citizens in line with the principles of social justice.
Trócaire’s work in El Salvador
Trócaire has been working in El Salvador since 1978. Last year Trócaire spent €623,000 on our programmes in El Salvador. Our work is focused on:
- Reducing people’s vulnerability to natural disasters like drought and flooding by providing reservoir systems to collect and store water, secure, disaster-resistant housing and water purification systems for clean drinking water.
- Helping communities to have reliable food sources by developing better farming and food production methods and building irrigation systems to water crops.
- Increasing people's incomes by helping communities and families to start small businesses.
- Supporting community-based projects in education, nutrition and primary healthcare.
- Working with local human rights organisations to help young people to avoid gang violence, defend workers rights and protect women from violence.
- Increasing awareness on HIV and AIDS.
