Friends of the Foundation

We Thank Our Friends

We gladly wish to use this space to show our heartfelt appreciation to our friends and contributors. We value your contribution and show it by keeping you updated on a timely basis through this Web site and by keeping it current and informative. You want to know how your money is being spent and we are sensitive to your desire to be informed.
Please check back often, as this is where we feature our friends, donors, and volunteers. The list will be updated and amended on a regular basis to keep up with active contributions
This NGO was inspired by Kamal Jahanbein. Through his work as project director for Habitat for Humanity and as director of his own NGO, Kamal Foundation Incorporated, he has helped children and families, and women in particular, across the globe. Kamal Foundation has built homes, schools and market places in Iran, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cameroon, Nigeria, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. In addition to providing needed support to CAFRED, Kamal is presently building schools in Laos and Bangladesh. He is best reached at the Saloon, 1207 U Street NW, in Washington, DC, or by phone at 202.462.2640.

We sincerely wish to thank Ana Bety and José Isidro Reyes for their support, past and present, along with Pro Ayuda Niños de El Salvador, Jose and Bety can best be reached at El Tamarindo, 1785 Florida Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C.

We wish to show our sincere appreciation for our team at CAFRED for their great efforts and the donation of their valuable time:

Lou Baccam, Public Relations Director, Editor and Web site Consultant for CAFRED, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Copywriter) Searchlight Concepts; Washington, DC: tel. +1 410.212.9846; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . .

Sarah Lucas, Administrative Assistant and Fundraising Director for CAFRED, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Rachel Burrage, Webmaster and IT Director for CAFRED, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web Site Developer; San Salvador, El Salvador.

Hampton Smith, Writer/Editor for CAFRED, Proposal Writer and Editor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; San Francisco, CA 415-252-1319.

Scott Clark, Official Translator for CAFRED; Rochester, NY, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Services in technical, medical, legal and literary translation, interpreting and editing.

In addition, many thanks go out to the following people:

Engel Flores, Field Coordinator, Pan American Development Foundation, Manos Unidas de El Salvador; San Salvador, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Gonzalo Alfaro, CEO, Accounting and Management Solutions (AMS); 7017 Backlick Court, Springfield, VA: tel. 703.256.2736; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

June Fedorchuk, Fundraiser and Children’s Advocate; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Shireen Bawnlavery, Owner, Get Fresh! Web Design; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: www.getfreshwebdesign.com.

Brendan Alexander, Board Member, Sister Cities of Arlington, VA, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

John Hocker, Counselor, SCORE; Washington, DC, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Trisha Clausen, Director of Small Business Development, Latino Economic Development Corporation; Washington, DC This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Minna Levin, President and Founder, Schools for the Future; Uppsala, Sweden: tel. +46 70 249 79 07

Mario Kefer G., (Lead Architect) METCO Ltda.; Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Mario Dominguez, Jr. and Mario Dominguez, Sr., CEO and Father of CEO, Nahuat Tours; San Salvador, El Salvador; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

FHP and GTP (anonymous); Washington, DC

Gladys Don Guerber, Surprise, Arizona.

Adele and Mortimer Lebowitz; McLean, VA

Herman Paillacar; Antofagasta, Chile

Special thanks and much love to Olga Gonzales de Pacheco; San Salvador, El Salvador. “Viva gallo pinto!”

Board Members:

Gary A. Urra, President and Co-Founder ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Eduardo Urra, Vice President and Co-Founder ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Mauricio Pacheco, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Matthew J. Downs, Secretary and Counsel ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Favor de regresar periódicamente porque aquí es donde mostramos información acerca de nuestros amigos, amigas, donantes, voluntarios y voluntarias. La lista será actualizada y cambiada periódicamente para incluir las contribuciones activas.