Our FCC Global Mission to Tasajera, El Salvador is lifted up and celebrated on World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday of October.
Since 2007, we have partnered with the rural fishing community of Tasajera, El Salvador. Our relationship began with supporting better healthcare on the island, and since then our work together has expanded to include environmental stewardship, economic development, access to clean water, and now, education as a human right.
Our Tasajera siblings have identified education as the single most important area of development in their community.
Through the technical and cultural assistance of CIS (Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad), the leadership of the Tasajera community and our church working together, we have established a scholarship fund for island residents who wish to complete high school, technical school and/or university studies. Never before has this community had full access to education beyond the 8th grade.
The Tasajera Scholarship Programs assists students with tuition, supplies and transportation. The students, through the support of CIS and the Tasajera Scholarship Program, continue to return service to their community through providing leadership training and educational skills.
During the last eleven years, FCC congregants supported over 170 students who attend(ed) high school, technical school and university. We have graduates in education, law, nursing, languages, social and health sciences, tourism and business. Please consider:
- A tax-deductible financial contribution
- Participation on the Tasajera Committee
- Participate in a homestay delegation to Tasajera or at your home in Eugene.
