The Center on Conflict and Development (ConDev) studies how participating in sports can keep youth in El Salvador out of gangs. The Olympic Values Study in El Salvador aims to research and evaluate the effects of the Olympic Values through Sports Program (OVTSP) on participating youth from 12 municipalities in El Salvador and to determine the program’s contribution to reducing gang involvement.
ConDev partners in El Salvador completed a project to help reduce youth violence and gang involvement in several communities by getting urban youth involved in hydroponic gardening, leadership workshops, social inclusion events, and nutrition interventions.