Today, surging violence, government corruption, lack of jobs and a growing environmental crisis are forcing people to flee their country. Striving to help more people in their struggle, COFOA is building power by bringing organizing to other parts of the…
“No political party made this happen. This bridge was built because of our organizing.” - Juan Ramon Navarro, COFOA leaders. In March, Juan Ramon and more than a thousand people gathered for a great celebration to dedicate the bridge over…
April 1994 marked the start of the genocide when 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered in 90 days. Genocide was possible because of the authoritarian government, with too much support by the authoritarian church, ordered friends and neighbors to murder friends and…
“With Passover and Easter, we recall the promise of liberation from bondage and death. This liberation is the mission of Faith in Action International” – Fr. John Baumann, FIA Founder The struggle for liberation requires us to build and use…
We are grateful to donors who supported our work in 2018. Every gift of any amount is important to us. Thank you! Meg Ackerson, Claudia Albano, Sharon Allen, Rosa Alonso, Emerita Alvarado, Bill & Colleen Anderson, David & Jeanne Anderson-West,…
Two hundred years ago, Haitians birthed a spirit of self-determination and self-reliance with the only successful slave revolt in the hemisphere. The country has been under assault ever since. For five years, leaders of Organisation Peuple Œcuménique pour le Developpment…
Last year, Salvadoran Bishop Oscar Romero was declared a saint by Pope Francis. Comunidades de Fe Organizadas para Accion (COFOA) is answering the call of Bishop Romero, fighting injustice on many fronts—organizing to build a culture and practice where people are…
Twenty-four years after the genocide, Faith in Action is helping Rwandans achieve its vision for economic development and women’s empowerment. Leaders are modeling a democratic approach that claims space for ordinary people to name their priorities, organize their communities, and…
Dear Friends, I am writing to share highlights of this past year from our international projects and to express our ongoing commitment to connecting people of faith across the globe in our common struggle for justice. Beginning in 2019, the…
