Izote
Izote
History of Izote
Izote was founded in 2010 in Long Island, New York as an all-volunteer 501c3 organization. The inspiration to create Izote came during a medical mission trip to El Salvador in which we saw the lack of any children's books in the schools and unavailability of cataract surgery for the poor. Izote founding members were working side by side with local Salvadoran grassroots community organizations that were working for sustainable change. We returned to the states and created Izote in order to work with the Salvadoran organizations in addressing these specific issues and to support ongoing ecological projects. We chose the name Izote because it is the national flower of El Salvador and the flower bud is used to prepare pupusas, the national dish!
Izote's Mission
We aim to strengthen impoverished communities in El Salvador by creating sustainable projects that improve literacy, increase access to health care and promote ecological conservation.
