At the invitation of Guatemalan Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini, Faith in Action and the Hope Border Institute organized a delegation of faith leaders from five countries to witness the historic presidential runoff election on August 20. The delegation, which was hosted…
A delegation of grassroots leaders, organizers, and clergy from California and the Washington, DC area traveled to El Salvador in August 2023 to participate in a regional meeting organized by Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA). Participants from El…
At the request of Catholic Cardinal Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, ten faith leaders from the U.S., Mexico, and Central America are traveling to Guatemala during national elections scheduled for August 20. The Root Causes Initiative organized the delegation in response…
After participating in the COFOA action at the presidential palace, grassroots leaders from Faith in Action affiliates in Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and the U.S., joined Salvadoran leaders to strengthen their common organizing methodology, develop a common political analysis, share their…
For more information, contact: Brenda Peralta, causasraizgt@gmail.com, Joe Fleming, jfleming@faithinaction.org, Jesús de la Torre, jdelatorre@hopeborder.org. The Root Causes Initiative, at the invitation of His Eminence Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini and the Initiative's Guatemalan partners, organized a delegation of faith leaders from…
Seventy-five faith and civic organizations wrote President Biden and Vice President Harris calling for targeted Global Magnitsky Act financial sanctions on top Guatemalan officials and business elites responsible for undermining democracy and persecuting journalists, human rights activists, and anti-corruption prosecutors…
Washington, DC - The Root Causes Initiative issued the following statement: “As a network of faith-based and grassroots organizations and religious leaders from Central America, Mexico, and the U.S. working to address the root causes of migration, we call on…
In the rural areas outside Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, some families must travel seven hours on bad roads for hospital care. With support from the new Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, José Vicente Nácher, COFOA-Honduras is working to build support for…
Beginning in May, a team of youth leaders from Immaculate Conception parish organized an outreach to more than 500 families to identify community needs and raise awareness among people to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming elections. At…
Over the past two month, COFOA organized communities celebrated 14 new development projects completed through government investments of $607,388. Organized efforts have resulted in bringing electricity to the community of San Cayetano, San Salvador; school construction in Citalá, Cuscatlan; potable water…
