The homicide rate in El Salvador has doubled this year to nearly 10 deaths per day. COFOA leaders have launched a listening campaign in all the parishes of the Zacetecoluca Diocese to elicit ideas and support for real solutions to…
After months of work, COFOA leaders have gotten the funding for a much needed bridge. COFOA leaders from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Socorro secured a commitment from Mayor Francisco Salvador Hirezi and the municipal council for funding to…
OPODNE leaders from Capotille (pictured above) are exploring how to start a peanut cooperative. They met with the head of a local peanut processing plant to research a potential partnership with farmers to grow peanuts. In addition, Haiti Director Francois…
Haiti’s national government has formally recognized OPODNE as a legitimate organization capable of undertaking improvement projects in the Northeast District. This recognition triggered a series of meetings with mayors from Capotille, Onenemithe and Phaeton, along with various NGOs seeking partners…
COFOA leaders in Guatemala are organizing a campaign to prevent crime and reduce violence in the City of Pastores. In coordination with local officials and central government ministries, a series of activities – public messaging through banners, posters, fliers; installation…
COFOA leaders from Barahona, El Salvador, have worked tirelessly to get their road upgraded to minimize danger during seasons of flooding. They recently met with Gerson Martinez, Minister of Public Works, to secure a solution to their problem. In that…
On November 22, 2013, leaders of COFOA from the La Paz Dept. of El Salvador organized a first-ever Presidential Forum that attracted over 1,000 people and was attended by four candidates. The goal was to hear the priorities of the…
At the urging of Mumeya leaders, Sano James, Director General for Ministry of Energy, Water and Resources, approved funding to bring water to the Mumeya clinic and surrounding villages. People from the five villages surrounding Mumeya have pledged labor and…
Nyange leaders, mostly women, have cleared the land, made bricks, and baked roofing tiles for construction of a new home for one of Nyange’s poorest villagers, Dorosela. She is a widowed member of the group who suffers from HIV/AIDS. Because…
Fr. John Baumann, PICO Founder, and Ron Snyder, Director of International Organizing, conducted a five day site visit with clergy and leaders who are building the PICO effort in Haiti. Leaders from Organisation Peuple Œcuménique du Nord-Est (OPODNE) Local Organizing…
