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A group of girls perform a traditional folk dance during the “Festival for Youth and Children” in Altavista, Ilopango, El Salvador, as part of a community crime and violence prevention project.

Youth participate in music classes as part of the Community-Based Crime and Violence Prevention Program.

A woman reads an informational booklet on consumer rights.

Chargé d’Affaires Robert Blau poses along with Félix and Pax, two characters who teach schoolchildren about the importance of peaceful coexistence.

A group of children show their support for school mediation as part of Mediation Day at their school.

Children participate in musical activities at the signing of a cooperative agreement to restore sports facilities between USAID and FUSAL.

Children performed traditional dances at a crime and violence prevention event.

Schoolchildren enjoy watching a performance at a crime and violence prevention event.

Children give the thumbs-up for the newly remodeled sports complex in their school in Armenia.

A university student (center) observes the March 15, 2009 presidential elections in Soyapango. USAID and its partners strengthened capacity of Salvadoran election observers to carry out systematic, comprehensive observation on election day.