In mid March SKIP attended a series of meetings with other NGOs working in Alto Trujillo with the aim of strengthening links between the different groups and working together on shared goals for development in the area. The meetings proved to be very productive. Despite the diverse aims, circumstances and agendas of the organisations in attendance there was also a great deal of common ground. As the socio-economic problems we face in Porvenir are interconnected, the co-operation of organisations is vital to making significant and lasting progress.