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En búsqueda de la supervivencia laboral en El Salvador
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Abstract: In El Salvador, there aren’t many options for students after they finish their high school or university studies. Unemployment or underemployment is quite common, especially for young, fresh graduates with no work experience. Many tend to migrate to the United States where some members of their families already live. […]
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Jacinta Escudos
Writer, columnist and blogger from El Salvador. With 8 published books and an op-ed column on the Sunday magazine of the country’s main newspaper, La Prensa Gráfica.
I'm interested in literature, culture, the rescue of historical memory and how these can be used to transform reality, construct a better society and improve individual lives.
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Small is better for a “Greater We”
Written by Jacinta Escudos
“In agriculture and horticulture, we can interest ourselves in the perfection of production methods which are biologically sound, build up soil fertility, and produce health, beauty and permanence. Productivity will then look after itself.” Statements such as this came to mind after reading “The Greater WE” and the comments on […]
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A Very Green Public Consultation in El Salvador
Written by Jacinta Escudos
Should Central America actually worry about climate change and its consequences? I ask this because in case you didn’t know, the seven countries of the region together (Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) produce less than 1% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) of the planet. […]
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The Many Good and Bad Uses of Cell Phones in Central America
Written by Jacinta Escudos
You see it every day: people with a cell phone to their ear, talking everywhere, on streets, cafés, elevators, taxis, airplanes, in a loud voice, making you part of their conversations, blurring the line between private and public matters. Cell phones are here to stay and, as many people view […]
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El Salvador depending on remittances for its economic survival
Written by Jacinta Escudos
It is no joke when we say in El Salvador that our main export product is human beings: from the total population of 8.5 million, it is estimated that 3 million live abroad, most of them in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. Having been a migrant […]
