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Our Mission
The Tamarindo Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, public charity committed to serving people in need in rural El Salvador, especially disadvantaged youth, with projects in education, health, recreation, micro-business and leadership formation. The Foundation is incorporated as a non-profit in the state of Indiana. At present, the Foundation focuses its support on the work of John Guiliano, our director of operations, who has lived in El Salvador since 1984 and who is the founder of the Tamarindo Community in the village of Guarjila, population 1,647, in northern El Salvador.
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How the Tamarindos got their name
The Tamarindos take their name from a native, fruit-bearing tree, the tamarind. After bombings destroyed the village in the civil war (1980-1992), these trees were the among the few things left standing. Both beautiful and hardy, they grow and bear fruit today--and still inspire the Tamarindo Community. | |
Our Roots
The Foundation organized in late 2004 to expand on the work of the El Salvador Outreach Program at St. Pius X Parish in Indianapolis, IN, begun in 1996. The Foundation now extends its support to the Tamarindo Community, a support and leadership program for boys and girls and their families; to the Ana Manganaro Medical Clinic of Guarjila; and for other projects in rural El Salvador.
Where we are in El Salavador
The Tamarindo Community lives in a small town of Guarjila, in Chalatenango province in northern El Salvador, near the Honduran border.
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Providing Opportunities,
Improving Lives in El Salvador
One of our core missions is to empower youth to dream and develop life skills to make those dreams become real. Jobel Orellana is a Tamarindo who is dreaming big. The son of Rosibel Orellana, a single mother and member of the Tamarindo staff, Jobel dreams of becoming a pilot. He is in his second year at the Salvadoran Air Force Academy. In his first year, he did well academically (B average) and survived the extremely strenuous physical demands of the first-year students. His scholarship from the Tamarindo Foundation covers tuition, boarding, uniforms and materials. His mother, whose income is very modest, also helps to support him. He has done well in meeting his Tamarindo obligations, has completed work-study and remains focused on his studies.
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