Practicing democracy in El Salvador
“.. As a leader I feel so happy because I am in in good relationship with many people and we are united to achieve our goals.…. We used to fear to speak out. Now, thank God, organizing taught us to…
Roads in Usulutan, El Salvador
"I am Antonio López. I am an Anglican Priest. I live in the Cristo Rey Parish and I also work in the Santiago de Jerusalén Mission in Jiquilisco, Usulután. Three years ago we started working with the COFOA in these…
Bridge over Rio Roldan: a promise not kept by the Minister of Public Works
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…
Jaquilisco residents fix even more roads
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,…
Leaders in Galilee continue to press for legal title to their property
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…
Leaders from El Llano will see roads fixed after 15 years
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…
Farmers from Usultan unite to fix more roads
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…
New collective effort, “We care for our common home”, pushes new water law
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…
Twenty years of frustration ends – Bridge over Rio Roldan under design
In meetings this past month, COFOA leaders learned from the Minister of Public Works and the Chief Engineer that the bridge over Rio Roldan is finally under design. Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2017. The bridge…
San Juan Tepezontes community models collaboration needed to reduce violence
What does it take to unify a community where young people and families are threatened with violence, extortion and intimidation on a daily basis? For three years, COFOA has gathered faith, community and public leaders around a “Dialogue and Strategy…