Our program leadership met today with the new First Lady of El Salvador, Dr. Vanda Pignato. The First Lady is a Brazilian-born lawyer and the wife of Mauricio Funes, who was sworn in as President on June 3.

Over the course of an hour and a half, El Salvador National Director Gabriela Serrano and Founder & Chairman Karen Gordon outlined Whole Child’s work thus far in El Salvador, and discussed our long-term ambitions to help the children of El Salvador.

We are also grateful to have been joined by our friend and colleague in El Salvador, Maria Teresa Zuniga, and the government’s Director of Childhood, Matilde Guadalupe de Espinoza. Overall it was a thoughtful and constructive introduction to the new government, and we are optimistic about forging new levels of collaboration as we move forward in El Salvador.

Left to right: Maria Teresa Zuniga, Gabriela Serrano, Dr. Vanda Pignato, Karen Gordon, and Matilde Guadalupe de Espinoza.Â

Whole Child is proud to announce a new partnership with the Earth Stewardship Foundation. The Foundation is the new nonprofit arm of Sisel International, the company of Whole Child’s philanthropic partner Tom Mower, Sr.

The Earth Stewardship Foundation’s mission is “to create a safe haven for abandoned children, endangered wildlife, and fragile environments.” Based on the support we have received thus far from Tom Mower, we know that the Earth Stewardship Foundation will make a major difference in its philanthropic focuses.

We’re glad to have Earth Stewardship Foundation and Sisel International as key partners in our work.