Water pollution in El Salvador is at a critical level. Industry is unregulated and chemicals are released directly into rivers. Years of effort to insure water as a human right and prevent privatization has gone unheeded because of political polarization.…
COFOA leaders of the northern Lempa Valley communities met on Wednesday, September 6, with Marvin Pineda from the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) to learn about the design status for the bridge to be built on Rio Roldán. Mr. Pineda…
Residents from the village of Puerto Avalos in Jaquilisco got tired of the false promises by their mayor to fix the main street in their town and decided to take action on their own. Through their own donations and labor,…
Thousands of people were resettled by the government on land that was made available after the war. Many never had clear title to this property. For the most part any efforts to ask for help have been met with delays…
COFOA leaders negotiated with the Mayor of Santiago Nonualco to spend $100,000 to begin construction of roads to the community of El Llano in October. This effort has been underway for 15 years. Father Justin, pastor at St. Teresa of…
Convened by Fr. Antonio Lopez, the Anglican Pastor of Christ the King Parish in Usulutan Department, representatives from five new communities came together with COFOA leaders from El Carmen and El Numero to discuss the issues that face them as…
Prominent NGOs from El Salvador including Caritas, Catholic Relief Services, COFOA, University of Central America and others have formed the joint effort called ¨Cuidemos la Casa de Todos¨ to press for a new version of the general water law and the…
COFOA Director Alberto Velazquez was one of a handful of people chosen by the Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Center of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM) to share ideas on how to transform present realities and improve institutional structures, helping the Catholic…
Early in the year, Gabriel and 60 youth leaders organized their first action where 350 youth launched the “More Employment and Less Violence” campaign. After sharing stories, they turned to political leaders from the state of La Paz to sign…
View a slide show -I AM A LEADER: Nestor Manfredy is changing lives in El Salvador “COFOA training is teaching me to be a better leader. I am putting this learning into practice with my community and my youth group.…
