Glasswing International USA Inc.

Glasswing International’s mission is to address the root causes and consequences of violence and poverty through education and health programs that empower youth and communities, and strengthen public systems.

Glasswing aspires to be an organization that works together with communities to address their unique

Goal One: Build the protective factors of children facing extreme adversity through trauma-informed education and health programs.

Goal Two: Expand and scale our violence prevention and trauma-informed programming in three Central American countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras).

Goal Three: To sustain the scaling and expansion of programming, Glasswing will invest in human resources and technical capacity.

Glasswing invests time and financial resources in the leadership team through different initiatives. The first one is through its yearly summit. In this week-long event, senior and managerial teams gather to strengthen leadership and technical skills through workshops and meeting sessions (topics vary depending on the team and manifested interests of participants. Among recent workshops have been: restorative practices, trauma-informed care; social-emotional learning; business development, fundraising, and strategic planning). During the summit, teams and individuals also reflect on specific needs that need additional financial support and set action plans and strategies for continuous improvement and growth within each area of the organization. In addition to the summit, each year, Glasswing also allocates resources within each area to support continued education and capacity building of all staff.

Glasswing works with diverse partners that help achieve greater impact and support the implementation of its initiatives. Among them are: -Communities and local stakeholders: youth, teachers, parents, local leaders, community health workers, and others -Government: formal partnerships with Ministries of Education, Health, Migration, Justice, and municipalities. NGOs: including other local and international organizations such as Community Associations, YouthBuild, UNICEF, FabLab, CRS, and IRC. Research Partners: Glasswing is committed to research and being active in communities of practice related to violence prevention, child protection, positive child and youth development. Glasswing has partnerships with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Pratham, World Bank, and IADB. Corporate partners: Glasswing works with several private sector companies through ongoing skill-based volunteerism and financial support.

In 2020, Central America was slammed by a dual crisis, the Hurricanes (Eta and Iota), and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the onset of these crises, Glasswing quickly mobilized to determine how to support those most vulnerable. Through our network of partners- local companies and multinationals, foundations, NGOs, hospitals and clinics, ministries of education and health, and community leadership- Glasswing was able to allocate resources to provide humanitarian relief that addresses the physical and emotional needs of vulnerable populations. ‘En Casa Con Glasswing’ (ECCG) Virtual Learning Platform: Glasswing adapted its Community Schools after school and in-person program to create (ECCG). This digital learning platform provides programming and content to thousands of children and adolescents throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. As part of our health program, Glasswing provided health care workers and hospital staff with tools to help them better maintain and improve their emotional and mental wellbeing and created supportive spaces where they could receive emotional and psychosocial support. Glasswing provided support in emotional well-being and mental health through orientation, learning, and accompaniment techniques and tools for emotional containment; as well as psychological first aid to frontline workers who had experienced traumatic situations due to the pandemic. In response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Glasswing also provided food kits (with non-perishable food items) and personal hygiene kits to members of the community. The basic food kit contained: rice, beans, cooking oil, sugar, flour (wheat, corn), canned food (e.g. tuna, sardines), liquid milk, pasta, sauces, oatmeal, among others. The personal hygiene - body and hand soap, sanitary towels, toothpaste, and general cleaning - dishwashing soap, bleach, sponges, toilet paper, as well as alcohol gel and disposable masks.