In 2018, Alberto Velazquez, Director of Comunidades de Fe Organizadas para la Acción (COFOA) invited USAID staff in El Salvador to visit grassroots leaders, who shared that they were not seeing the results from hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. aid. They…
Greetings! During a hard year, grassroots leaders across the world drew inspiration from each other to improve life in their communities and countries. More than ever, we’re learning and working together across borders to break through obstacles to change. With…
“We reiterate our commitment to low-income families, and we have made available our technical, social and legal teams, who will be accompanying them. The call is for developers to present these projects for regularization”. - Michelle Sol Minister of Housing…
President Bukele’s actions do not bring any benefit for the poor, only for the rich. He needs to listen to the people. We need water, roads, and schools, not bitcoin.” – San Juan Opico Leader COFOA is now organizing…
On July 2, eight hundred COFOA leaders delivered personal letters to President Bukele. On July 27, COFOA received a letter from the President acknowledging the flaws in land rights legislation passed unanimously by the legislature and arranged for a meeting…
An estimated 350,000 families, close to 2 million people, have paid for a plot of urban land and built a house, but never received legal title so that their own homes were not a secure asset. They cannot pass property…
Without legal title to their home, access to water, and the ability to find jobs that pay a living wage, Salvadorans will continue to migrate to find a future for their families. While building the power to hold government officials…
Salvadoran President Bukele and the new Legislative Assembly are responding to COFOA’s RENACER campaign. A new land reform law was introduced after hundreds of COFOA leaders organized demonstrations at the national capitol and regional offices demanding justice for the 350,000…
On May 9th, we celebrate Mother’s Day. As you read in our 2020 Impact Report, moms in our organizations in El Salvador, Rwanda and Haiti are the heart and soul of efforts underway to meet the needs of their families…
“We will be heard! We need the deeds to our homes so we can live in dignity. Our fight will continue, and we will grow stronger.” – Patricia de Gonzalez, COFOA leader On April 30, COFOA’s women leaders were at the…
