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USAID support to crime prevention in El Salvador
USAID supports El Salvador’s national security plan to make communities safer and provide youth with alternatives to gangs and irregular migration.
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Anyone who does not know Lourdes, Colón,
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would say that it is a dangerous
and disorderly place.
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I would tell them that Lourdes has changed.
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That now there are many projects such as parks,
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sports,
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music,
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cooking.
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That there are youth centers.
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That Lourdes is no longer the same place it was five years ago.
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I'm part of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Colón,
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Soy parte de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Colón,
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and I'm a volunteer at the youth center.
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I teach the children values and I help them with their homework.
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When I heard about the Philharmonic Orchestra in the municipality,
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I was very excited.
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Every day I thought about the audition date.
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I was a little nervous the day of the test,
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but when I saw my name among the selected ones ...
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I felt so happy and motivated.
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In the future, I do not want this to be
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just another story for my children.
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I want them to know that I am a violinist,
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that's what I do;
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and that here in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lourdes
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was where everything began.
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We never imagined that we would be part of an orchestra,
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and even less within our municipality.
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For all of us
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it is a great satisfaction that inspires us to give our best.
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If I want the municipality to change,
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I will change myself and serve others.
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I take action because I want to improve my life,
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my municipality
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and my country.
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Dreaming. Learning. Growing.
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August 19, 2019
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