Martha Gomez Vda. Batres is COFOA’s coordinator at St. Peter Catholic church in San Pedro Nonualco, a small farming community of about 7000 people. Martha, who is 52 years old, is a widow who has taught kindergarten for the last…
We have an exciting agenda for this trip, including time with PICO Central America staff and leaders in both El Salvador and Guatemala, as well as some R&R/sightseeing time! You will have a chance to hear from leaders about their…
Fatima Martinez is 18 years old and one of COFOA’s younger leaders, active in St. Peter’s Catholic church COFOA ministry in San Pedro Nonualco. She is one of COFOA’s key leaders in the United Neighbors, Safe Community campaign in her…
Octavio Polio has served as a parishioner and leader in the San Luis Rey de Fracia parish social ministry, San Luis Talpa, for years. Now he is working with COFOA, and he played a key role at their candidate’s forum…
Cuyultitan residents gather for the candidate’s forum “Usually we just vote for a party, but this time we actually got to know more about the candidates and their plans, and I may vote different!” from an attendee of a COFOA…
Telma Teresa Barahona coordinates the COFOA ministry in her church, San Juan Evangelista, San Juan Telezontes. Telma says that her organizing has given her a new way to put her faith in action and work for the common good of…
Please join us in this unprecedented opportunity to learn about PICO’s work in El Salvador and Guatemala in July 2012! You will meet PICO Central American leaders and hear about their progress getting access to health care, increased safety and…
COFOA Guatemala held their first candidates’ night on August 13th. Despite a heavy rain storm, 800 people turned out for the forum, along with all four mayoral candidates. COFOA leaders, with minimal staff support, organized the event themselves, and it…
COFOA Guatemala leaders in San Antonio Aguas Calientes have begun a long-term environmental awareness and clean-up campaign. They want to improve the health and safety of their city and attract more tourists from near-by tourist mecca Antigua, to boost the…
For the last two years, health care issues have continually surfaced in all COFOA congregations. Leaders have identified similar problems: irregular clinic hours, lack of medicine, lack of access to basic preventative care, lack of minor surgery care, lack of…
