El Salvador: Landmine Survivors’ Network-El Salvador (LSN-ES) recently won a $50,000 grant from the Gloria Krete Foundation during this year’s Helping Those Who Help Others awards gala (Ayudando a Quienes Ayudan 2008).

The award is given every year to human rights organizations that are helping to address social issues in El Salvador. In total, ten finalists were awarded a grand total of $345,000 during the July 17 gala.

LSN-ES will be using the award money to buy prosthetics and accompanying materials for disabled individuals, as well as putting some of the money towards developing disability services in the hospitals.

Advocacy Project (AP) Peace Fellow Larissa Hotra is volunteering with LSN-ES this summer.

Read more in Larissa’s blog.