Working in new alliances with a consortium of environmentalists, these campesinos have developed a new view representing themselves as the ancient and appropriate stewards of this threatened area. In an era of a rapid globalization, there are increasing transnational connections between the private sector and the non-profit sector. This study will examine the impact of non-governmental organizations in El Salvador and the United States on improving the working conditions of the growing number of maquila manufacturing plants in El Salvador, especially for women and youth. This study will examine the interorganizational linkages and their effects on resource mobilization by environmental organizations in El Salvador and Costa Rica. This information will be useful to community groups and other NGOs in their resource mobilization and local development efforts in the face of a dramatically changing funding landscape and a decentralization of government power to the municipal level.
Environmental issues are critical in Latin America's rampant urbanization process.
This study will be a participatory environmental assessment of two barrios populares which will identify the most significant environmental problems and needs of their low-income residents. This information will be used to mobilize support from local governments and private organizations to meet basic environmental and development needs in these communities. This project will produce a resource manual of the current health programs which NGOs, community health centers, grassroots development organizations, and government agencies provide along the Arizona-Sonora border. This manual will offer private, non-profit and public organizations useful information to identify gaps in health delivery systems, promote resource mobilization for Mexican health services, and thus reduce Mexican migration to obtain U.S. health services. This study of the Guarani migrant population in Santa Cruz examines how they maintain, negotiate, and represent their identities as their social and economic practices change.