Building home in El Salvador touches Ankeny man's heart
A Wonderful Story of a man with a warm heart building homes in El Salvador Original Story HERE While El Salvador and Ankeny are miles apart physically and socially, Jeff Olson finds many similarities among the residents. “I now realize people are people wherever you are,” the Ankeny resident said. “They laugh the same, cry [...]
Housing deficit a concern in El Salvador
Jill Bodach recently returned from a 10-day trip to El Salvador with Habitat for Humanity Global Village. This is the third in a series of stories about life for the people of El Salvador. Today: The housing deficit in El Salvador. Original Story HERE One of life’s biggest accomplishments, regardless of the culture, is owning [...]
El Salvador to see “remarkable” telecom growth
Comments OffEven with the world economy going in the toilet there is still some opportunities throughout the world to make life a little easier. The way to do it through communications, it provides jobs for the local el Salvadoran population, provides better telephone service and helps the country become stronger. Central America’s El Salvador has [...]
El Salvadors Mobile Data set to Increase
Comments OffEl Salvador’s fixed and mobile data markets will double in size by 2014 as mobile data services, fixed broadband, and pay-TV drive growth, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in El Salvador offers a precise, incisive profile of the [...]
Decline in World Remittances Expected This Year
Immigrants and migrant workers around the world send money to their countries of origin to help support their families. For many countries, remittances are an important source of income. But recent studies indicate a downward trend that will cause hardship in many poor countries. Daisy Benitez Sending less home Daisy Benitez came to the United [...]
