 AN EMERGENCY APPEAL
RESPOND TO THE FOOD CRISIS IN EL SALVADOR
Please Sow a Seed of Hope Today!
Last year, the price of beans in El Salvador jumped from 45 cents per pound to $1.25.
According to the UN World Food Programme the average Salvadoran family living in the countryside is consuming just 60% of the calories that it did in May 2006. A combination of unjust trade policies, natural disasters, competition for food grains with bio-fuels, and the dismantling of the agricultural sector have resulted in a food crisis. 
In the face of disaster, small farmers across the Salvadoran countryside are seeking local solutions so that their families do not go hungry.
We look to YOU for help. Will you sow a seed of hope?
SHARE is launching the “Semillas de Esperanza” Initiative to promote food security and food sovereignty. This will help provide a package to farmers which includes native seeds and fertilizers. In addition, we will be supporting a process of education about the benefits of saving native seeds and using organic fertilizers as a way to become more independent from high priced hybrid seeds and chemical inputs. A package costs $350 and will be given as a loan to be repaid at a 6% interest, which will be used as a revolving fund for planting in the future.
Gracias! Thank you for your support!
 Give Multiple Seed Kits
2 Kits $700
3 Kits $1050
Give 1 Seed Kit
$350
Give a Portion of a Seed Kit
1/2 Kit $175
Portion $50, $25
 SHARE is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
For more information, materials, or fundraising ideas, please contact our Development Office, at (415) 239-2595 or sharesf@share-elsalvador.org.
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