Since 1972 Dra. Eduvigis Guzmán de Luna, founder and director of the Salvadoran Association for Rural Health (or ASAPROSAR, its Spanish acronym), has dedicated her life to providing and teaching health care and community health education to the campesinos living in El Salvador. Through her dedication to this mission, she “opened a road for health care for the poor” and created a model system for caring for the marginalized in one of the poorest countries in Central America. It is a model which is recognized around the globe. “Dr. Vicky,” as she is known, demonstrated that, given a few facts and a little encouragement, people have an inherent ability to create solutions to their common problems. Part I is a transcription of an interview with Dr. Vicky while attending the 1995 United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing as a delegate. Part II describes the various programs she created to promote the health and well-being of the campesinos living in the mountains of western El Salvador.

Net proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the ASAPROSAR Development Fund.