In their first assembly, 350 COFOA youth leaders launched the “More Employment and Less Violence” campaign. After they shared stories about how violence and lack of employment are affecting their lives, they turned to political leaders from the La Paz…
More than 6,000 men, women, and children were murdered in El Salvador in 2015. Tens of thousands are fleeing to the United States. But 22-year old Gabriela is trying to write a different story. “My mother went to the United…
Gabriela is 22 years old. She lives with her grandparents in El Salvador. Her parents fled to the United States when she was nine. She could feel sorry for herself. She could be a victim of violence in her country…
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez addressed 300 PICO leaders from the United States to kick off a “Year of Encounter: Confronting the Economy of Exclusion”. Exclusion is a reality for many in the United States, but for many, many more in the…
COFOA/PICO joined 132 international organizations that sent a letter to El Salvador’s legislature expressing support for a proposal to enshrine the human rights to food and water in the country’s Constitution. The letter was delivered at a press conference as…
Thirty-five years after the assassination of Bishop Romero, Communidades de Fe Organizadas para la Accion continues the struggle in El Salvador for dignity and human rights. In 2014 the daily face of injustice is violence, forced migration, and poverty. In…
“My daughter was attacked three times and because of the trauma she left school." —anonymous leader in La Paz Violence, intimidation and extortion are not only causing migration to the United States, it is also destroying community, hope and opportunity…
The homicide rate in El Salvador has doubled this year to nearly 10 deaths per day. COFOA leaders have launched a listening campaign in all the parishes of the Zacetecoluca Diocese to elicit ideas and support for real solutions to…
COFOA leaders from Barahona, El Salvador, have worked tirelessly to get their road upgraded to minimize danger during seasons of flooding. They recently met with Gerson Martinez, Minister of Public Works, to secure a solution to their problem. In that…
On November 22, 2013, leaders of COFOA from the La Paz Dept. of El Salvador organized a first-ever Presidential Forum that attracted over 1,000 people and was attended by four candidates. The goal was to hear the priorities of the…
