Colombia: COFOA’s Organizing Method Takes Root in Soacha
For the first time, COFOA’s community organizing model is taking root in South America—in the hills of Soacha, Colombia, where tens of thousands of families live without reliable water, paved…
“Todos Somos COFOA”: Grassroots Leaders Vow to Continue Organizing Despite Government Pressure
For the past 18 years, Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) has operated as a service center of the Catholic Diocese of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. Now the Government of El Salvador…
El Salvador: COFOA Expands Leadership to Defend Democracy
COFOA wins reprieve from anti-NGO law: The Salvadoran Government just exempted the Catholic Church from a new law imposing restrictions and high taxes on civic organizations that receive international donations…
COFOA Leaders Welcome Potential Breakthrough on Land Titles for 61,333 Families
Zacatecoluca, El Salvador — Salvadoran Housing Minister Michelle Sol announced that the government has regularized the land titles of 61,333 families and is prepared to move forward with delivering official…
Honduras: COFOA leaders secure commitment for regional hospital in Francisco Morazan Department
While sixty COFOA leaders from fifteen villages in the rural northern region of Francisco Morazan Department waited in front of the National Ministry of Health offices, a team of five…
EL SALVADOR: COFOA launches Health Care Campaign
Maria Tania Rodriguez joined a panel of grassroots leaders and organizers from Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) at a press conference on Tuesday, October 1, to share their…
El Salvador: Eighty-six Community Development Associations join COFOA
COFOA is growing because leaders are identifying and scaling up issues deeply felt in many local As President Bukele consolidates political power and centralizes control over funding, marginalized communities are…
May Organizing Report from COFOA
Take a look at the exciting organizing highlights from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Real growth and concrete achievements are inspiring.
El Salvador: Catholic Parishes and Evangelical Congregations amplify COFOA’s Get Out the Vote message to build democratic accountability
After Salvadoran President Bukele and his New Ideas Party won 80% of votes in national elections (54 of 60 legislators) in February, COFOA continued to engage more people in the…
Central America: COFOA gains national and international recognition for land rights campaign
The day after 1,355 grassroots leaders demonstrated at the official residence of Salvadoran President Bukele, his Minister of Housing invited COFOA leaders to meet and resolve the issues preventing thousands…