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…
“A year ago, the Minister of Housing said that many of us would get our deeds. Only one-hundred-fifty families out of six thousand have seen results. We all paid for our homes. We all deserve dignity. We all deserve justice…
Earlier this month, 200 leaders from Comunidades de Fe Organizadas en Accion (COFOA) gathered to celebrate fifteen years of successful work. Your donations have enabled COFOA to hire two-dozen residents and young professionals who are working with grassroots teams in…
“We are not going to stop until they deliver the deeds”, said Heidi de Henriquez. In September. 800 leaders of the Communities of Faith Organized in Action (COFOA), from ten departments, gathered outside the Ministry of Housing offices to demand…
Over the past month, COFOA leaders in El Salvador have continued their systematic campaign to improve life in the poorest communities in El Salvador: listening to their communities, organizing meetings with mayors, national legislators and ministers of the Bukele administration,…
