ROOT CAUSES POLICY FRAMEWORK
We are grassroots and faith organizations, with the support of faith leaders from Central America, Mexico and the United States, who believe in the fundamental dignity of each person, are conscious of the injustices committed against indigenous peoples and the…
Faith and civic leaders from five countries call for large-scale investment in community-led development in Central America
More than 325 faith-based and civic groups and leaders, including twenty Catholic and Episcopal Bishops from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and the U.S., are calling on President-elect Biden to fundamentally change U.S. policy toward Central America to address the…
Campaign for access to water and human dignity in El Salvador
The water crisis in El Salvador is dire. Four in ten people in rural areas lack drinking water. Many more families use highly contaminated water. Water service in urban areas is also very deficient. In San Salvador, many poorer communities…
RENACER – A national land rights campaign in El Salvador
Poverty has long been a function of landownership in El Salvador and across the globe. Historically, ownership of land in El Salvador has been highly concentrated in an elite group of wealthy families that control political power in the country…
Saving lives in Haiti
"When we learned of deaths from COVID in the Northeast, OPODNE leaders decided to tak action even if government would not assume its proper roles to protect people." - Doctor Louis Cloney, OPODNE leader This year, in the face of government collapse,…
Building clinics so thousands can access health care in Rwanda
“I am amazed at the change I am seeing in my community. Twenty-five years ago, thousands died in the genocide. Now we are united in building this clinic. - Charlotte, PICO Rwanda leader in Nyarubuye This year, Charlote and thousands of…
RENACER – A national campaign for land rights in El Salvador.
."We have been fighting for many years for legal deeds to our property. Thanks to organizing, our families now have real titles to their homes.” - Yessenia Escobar, COFOA leader in La Galilea Yessenia and COFOA leaders led the year…
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Please join our donors on #GivingTuesday. Read below to see how you make all the difference! One-hundred-one people have already given $54,826. Please join them in making a donation now. Thanks to John Sobrato, a generous friend of Faith in Action International,…