In May of 2004 Noah Bullock graduated from the University of Montana’s Liberal Arts program with an emphasis in Peace and Conflict Studies. Noah has been living in El Salvador since August of 2005, working as director of community development for the Episcopal missions in Usulutan. The communities where Noah worked were made up of repatriated refugees and ex-combatants from the guerrilla and national army. Noah has coordinated with the local government and NGO’s in disaster relief missions, literacy projects, and leadership development workshops. In 2007, Noah began to organize a movement opposing the forced expropriation of peasant lands in the Bajo Lempa region of Usulutan. He also directed a regional sustainable agriculture project, the construction of a bridge, and the installation of a water system. During the last year and a half, Noah has been studying at University of Central America, Jose Simone Canas in Masters level diploma program in Local Development, where he researched development theory and practice in El Salvador.

Currently, Noah is working on a project called: "That a More Humane World Might Be". It is an integrated media project that seeks to create a contemporary image of El Salvador in its historic evolution toward a more just society. The title is taken from the chorus line of a wartime folk anthem: "...In order that a more human world might be, we have sworn to struggle until we overcome..."

The focus of the research will follow the evolution of this struggle and hope for change from the assassination of Archbishop Romero to the present. The research will fuel an online database of an audio/video archive of testimonials, photos, and articles that will document the life stories and experiences with poverty that would other wise pass without any historical record. The end product will be a book that interweaves these personal accounts, making analytical inroads into development and human rights policy and practice. The book will be submitted for publishing in August of 2010, and along with the website, will serve as a resource to strengthen cross-cultural understanding and partnerships in our Christian mission to bring about a more humane world.

See the website for Noah's work at: http://elsalvadorproject.org.