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My Story
I
was born in 1961 and raised in California, the youngest son of a middle
class family. Both my father and mother were Quaker Friends and attended
the meeting in Palo Alto, California. I was brought up attending meeting
in Palo Alto and studied my sophomore and junior years of high school at
John Woolman, a Quaker boarding school in Grass Valley, California.
My mother a Salvadorian immigrant and retired school teacher returned to
El Salvador in 1986, accompanying a community that was returning to it's
land in one areas that was most affected by the 12 year civil war in El
Salvador. In 1986 the civil war was still going strong in El Salvador and
my mother Carmen Broz as well as the other foreigners that were in the SHARE
FOUNDATION group were captured by the national guard, detained for several
days and then kicked out of El Salvador.
In 1991 my mother returned to live in El Salvador and at the same time started
with the support of the Palo Alto Friends Meeting what are now known as
the El Salvador Projects.
I came to El Salvador in 1994 to visit my mother and instantly fell in love
with the country, its people and my wife Tita.
After working as a volunteer for 2 local NGOs and dealing with local corruption,
I decided that I was not cut out for this type of employment. In early 1997
I became involved with a group of American Friends Service volunteers that
had worked in El Salvador in the 1950s. After some talks I was contracted
to work for what has become known as LADSAC
Los Amigos de Santa Anita y Cuscatlán (Friends of Santa Anita and
Cuscatlan), providing technical assistance to rural communities and agricultural
cooperatives in the area of Suchitoto, El Salvador. We now manage a small,
low interest rotating fund which is used to provide loans to many organized
groups in and around Suchitoto.
I am currently the field worker for both groups, Palo Alto Friends Meeting
"El Salvador Projects" and LADSAC, we are always happy to receive
and in need of ,volunteers, materials and of course donations.
As you can imagine my life is always very busy, I try to live a balance
between work and leisure but many times the work side wins out. I have been
married to my Salvadorian wife for over 13 years, we have a 15 year old
daughter, a 9 year old son and our youngest daughter Jeannette who was born
in August of 2005.
If you or a group that your are involved with would like more information
about our projects, please contact me to arrange the details. If you are
coming to El Salvador I would be more than happy to meet with and or show
you some of the communities where we have been working. I visit the U.S.
about every 18 months, so meetings with your church or interested group
can be arranged. Meetings with members of our committee in Palo Alto California
can also be arranged. For more information write to: rpbroz@gmail.com
Robert
P. Broz
Field director Palo Alto Friends Meeting
El Salvador Projects
New official site of Palo Alto Friends Meeting "El Salvador Projects" click here
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If you would
like to support our projects you can use the networkforgood donate
button above to make a secure online donation. If using the donate button
please specify El Salvador Projects. Checks may be made out to Palo
Alto Friends Meeting(specify El Salvador Projects on the memo line)
and sent to:
Palo Alto Friends Meeting
957 Colorado Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94303-3802
USA
Donations can be made to sponsor: 1) A Middle School Student, $125.00/year.
2) A High School Student, $250.00/year 3) A University Student $1000.00/year,
or 4) in any amount to be used as needed(general project expenses). Please
specify where you would like your donation to be used. All donations are
tax deductible.
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