Introduction
Development cooperation relations between Luxembourg and El Salvador began in 1993, as part of efforts to rebuild the country following the civil war. El Salvador was one of Luxembourg Development Cooperation’s priority partner countries until 2015.
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Its admission to the category of middle-income countries on the basis of some significant progress made in development has since that time made it possible to embark on a new partnership approach which makes more use of national systems and procedures.
The year 2021 saw the continuation of the major bilateral projects, which were extended until the end of 2021 due to delays linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Luxembourg’s development aid has focused on three key areas, through innovative projects targeting:
- support for the El Salvador government’s social policy;
- support for youth employability through civil society via the Fondo Concursable managed by the El Salvador government (FOCAP);
- support for South-South and triangular cooperation (FOSAL).
These projects are directly delivered by the El Salvador government, with the role of LuxDev being restricted to support and monitoring. In 2021, Luxembourg Development Cooperation also continued its support for the NGO FUNDE, a long-standing partner, in the area of fiscal transparency and combating corruption.
The Luxembourgish NGO Action Solidarité Tiers Monde (ASTM) received co-financing from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in El Salvador in 2021 and continued the implementation of projects in the human rights area.