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Within weeks of the Coalition's establishment, eight local and international partner agencies were identified to carry out immediate relief and intermediate-term reconstruction efforts in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Each partner organization had both an established relationship with at least one Coalition member, as well as a proven record of success in the affected countries. In total, the Coalition raised and distributed over $657,000.
- Direct Relief International provided medical equipment for a primary care clinic in Nicaragua and a public health clinic in Honduras.
- The Foundation for Self-Sufficiency established an agricultural revolving loan in El Salvador for individuals and cooperatives most severely affected by the storm.
- International Medical Corps worked with the Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Association in Honduras to conduct a survey of pesticide contamination in the water supply.
- Operation USA provided counseling and training to hurricane survivors in Nicaragua, and supported a center for children in Managua that provides vocational training to at-risk youth.
- Pro Mujer provided credit to over 6,000 Nicaraguan women, enabling them to re-establish and improve their small businesses.
- Project HOPE used Coalition funds to support its Biomedical Engineering initiative that shipped over $350,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies to Honduras and Nicaragua, as well as to support their Honduran "Village Health Bank" program and a public-health survey/intervention project.
- Proyecto Aldea Global (PAG) established an entire village in Honduras, Brisas del Campo, providing housing for 125 families who lost their homes.
- The SHARE Foundation provided agricultural relief to ten communities in El Salvador, and supported a coalition of organizations that worked with government officials to influence national policy on sustainable agricultural alternatives, among other issues.
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