Fifty leaders gathered on the main street of the small village named Galillee to press public officials about land rights. At the conclusion of the war, the government settled people on property in Galillee where they have lived for the…
Many young people are being sent to prison for possession or use of marijuana and other minor infractions of drug laws. Salvadorans with a prison record have to wait five years to get clearance from the police to apply for…
Fifty leaders gathered on the main street of the small village of Galillee to press public officials to make sure they actually own the land they live on. At the conclusion of the war, government settled people on property in…
COFOA leaders joined the Caravan for Life, Justice and Peace through Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and the United State, bringing the stories of millions of people impacted by the failed war on drugs to the United Nations Special Session…
COFOA leaders from the village of Galilee in El Salvador met with the Manager of Social Inclusion for Fondo Nacional de Vivienda Popular (FODAVIPO), Salvador Antonio Sanchez, to learn about the status of deeds for 175 property owners in this community…
COFOA youth leaders continue their work to involve young people in solving the problems that affect them most directly - violence and lack of employment. Miriam Cicilia has been hired as a new youth organizer. She will focus her work…
Youth and adult leaders organized a health fair in Las Isletas in July where more than 300 people received medical attention. This town and the surrounding villages have only one doctor to serve 9000 people, causing long delays in basic…
Following their involvement in the Caravan for Peace through Central America and Mexico to the United Nations Special Assembly on Drug Policy, COFOA leaders continue to press the need to challenge the failed “War against Drugs”. Realizing the need for…
Metal poles supplying electricity to homes in local villages are electrocuting pigs in farmer’s fields-cutting into the small profit they make from their farming. Usulatan residents fear for the safety of their children given the electrical threat. And farmers can’t…
