Asociación Nuevo Amanecer de
El Salvador
El Salvador
Asociación Nuevo Amanecer de El Salvador (New Dawn Association of El Salvador) is a local non-profit and non-governmental agency providing a variety of services to a number of urban and rural communities. The association began in 1986, in the midst of the country’s twelve year civil war. Mothers from the surrounding urban San Ramon community organized themselves to with the idea to create an orphanage. However, the idea grew into a establishing a pre-school center, where children could be cared for and educated while families worked. During this time of war, families suffered from violence, death, and injustice. The mothers who organized ANADES where moved by their faith and pain to commitment to persevering the most precious gift of all –life and most specifically, the lives of children. Throughout the years, the spirit of these women and martyrs such as Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero and Alfonso Acevedo inspired others to dedicate their lives to justice, accompanying the poor and suffering, and improving the harsh reality and limited opportunities. With this motivation the association has grown into 4 main branches: five early education centers throughout the country, community development and organizing in rural and urban areas, two health care clinics, and sustainability through produce from an organic farm.
Centro Hogar Alfonso Acevedo, San Ramon, San Salvador
Children in Programa Velasco attend Centro Hogar, one of the 5 pre-schools of ANADES
ANADES Community Health Clinic, Torola, Morazán
Mental Health Workshop for victims of the Salvadoran Civil War (1980-1992)
Finca San Jorge, SonsonateANADES Staff Retreat at Organic Farm, San Jorge
Finca San Jorge, Sonsonate:
Vision of ANADES: We are an institution with Christian, supportive, democratic and equitable values which reflect love, respect, life, and nature. We are committed to providing education, health care, and community development to families and children. We strive to strengthen our staff with workshops to reflect on the experience in order to grow personally and institutionally through providing sustainability to programs and projects.
Mission: To improve the quality of life of community members who receive professional and quality services in education, health care, and community development through strengthening their abilities and potentials, and bringing hope while working together to transform our reality with Christian values and social justice.
