26 Nov 2018
Early warning, early action!
ASB Germany has donated equipment to the Honduran National Civil Protection Authorities (COPECO) for flood early warning.
23 Nov 2018
El Niño in Guatemala
As part of the Aktion Deutschland Hilft project aimed to reduce the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in Chiquimula, Guatemala, ASB distributed water filters to families, rural schools and a health post.
20 Nov 2018
Seeds for life
ASB donated supplies, equipment and processing technology to community seed banks in order to strengthen their processing cycle.
19 Aug 2018
Saving lives is the goal
On World Humanitarian Day we introduce you to Sophia Buller, our 26-year-old German partner who tells us why she has decided to take the humanitarian route.
09 Aug 2018
ASB Germany to start delivery of humanitarian aid in Guatemala in response to the drought
The project, which is implemented by the Chortí Regional Farmers' Association (ASORECH) will immediately benefit 112 indigenous farming families in eastern Guatemala severely affected by the drought, while a broader humanitarian aid program is being prepared.
27 Jun 2018
Cartagena Declaration highlights the need for inclusion of people with disabilities in disaster risk management
The VI Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Americas, held in Cartagena, Colombia from June 20-22, 2018 highlights the importance of applying an equity, inclusive and participatory approach to disaster risk reduction.
14 Jun 2018
ASB helping here and now: Volcano de Fuego eruption in Guatemala
The Volcano de Fuego located southwest of Guatemala City erupted on Sunday, June 3. The lava opened a path of destruction on the hillsides. Since then, the volcano has been repeatedly throwing huge pillars of ash and large amounts of pyroclastic material.
05 Mar 2018
Germany strengthens partnership with Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) in El Salvador
A total of 24 highly vulnerable communities located in the Jaltepeque estuary, Jiquilisco bay and the lower Lempa river will have early warning systems to reduce the impact of flooding.
02 Mar 2018
Minimizing deaths from rainfall is the main objective of EWS protocols in southern Honduras
On February 21 and 22, 2018, the "National Workshop for the revision of Warning Thresholds in the main rivers of Honduras" was held. In order to review and calibrate the current warning protocols that will be used in the upcoming 2018 rain and hurricane season.
07 Feb 2018
Materials for download on Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
Didactic materials of the Central American project "Inclusion of people with disabilities and older adults in Disaster Risk Reduction
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Fundada en 1888, el Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) es una organización sin fines de lucro, no gubernamental, apolítica y aconfesional. Es una de las principales organizaciones de protección civil y beneficiencia de Alemania. En América Latina, ASB cuenta con una oficina regional ubicada en Managua, Nicaragua, desde la que se apoyan proyectos de desarrollo y ayuda humanitaria en la región.
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