Democracy will be on the ballot in El Salvador when voters go to the polls in February. Although barred by the Constitution, President Nayib Bukele is running for re-lection and moving ahead with plans to reduce the number of legislators…
On September, 26 homeowners in Jujutla, El Salvador, finally received titles to their properties 28 years after paying for them. The pace of progress in fixing El Salvador's broken property title system is painfully slow, and COFOA leaders continue to…
The day after 1,355 grassroots leaders demonstrated at the official residence of Salvadoran President Bukele, his Minister of Housing invited COFOA leaders to meet and resolve the issues preventing thousands of families from getting legal title to their properties. Minister…
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…
On August 11, 1,355 grassroots leaders gathered at the official residence of Salvadoran President Bukele to deliver a letter to demanding that he veto flawed legislation regulating unregistered residential developments. Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) demanded that the…
On June 27, one hundred thirty COFOA leaders formally presented their proposal for a new law that would help deliver legal titles to more than 350,000 families across El Salvador. Deputies Claudia Ortiz, Francisco Lira, and twelve others from opposition…
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…
“Seven thousand people would benefit from this clinic. There are many needs here. People who undergo dialysis, pregnant women, among others." - Douglas Tobar. COFOA leader in El Zuncita Douglas, 52, says since 2014 he has to leave his house…
One in five Salvadoran families lives on land they don’t own. They’ve been defrauded by developers. Without legal ownership, families cannot sell their property or borrow to make improvements, and their communities are in limbo, unable to obtain paved streets,…
In 2022, COFOA expanded its work to ten of the fourteen departments in El Salvador and launched organizing in Guatemala and Honduras. Thousands of grassroots leaders from 150 communities prioritized local needs and secured investment in schools, clinics, roads, and…
