Roads in Usulutan, El Salvador
"I am Antonio López. I am an Anglican Priest. I live in the Cristo Rey Parish and I also work in the Santiago de Jerusalén Mission in Jiquilisco, Usulután. Three years ago we started working with the COFOA in these…
Capotille farmers are committed to restart cooperative in face of devastation by Hurricane Irma
Widespread flooding from Hurricane Irma resulted in even more economic hardship for thousands of families across Haiti’s Northeast District. Cultivating small agricultural plots and making charcoal, the main sources of income for subsistence farmers and local residents, was severely damaged…
Nyange leaders are constructing storage shelter for roofing tile enterprise
Nyange leaders have begun construction of a shelter to house their roofing tile equipment and the tiles they are producing. After negotiating with government officials to secure land and timber to construct the shelter, leaders are working in partnership with…
COFOA leaders pack government offices to press officials for property deeds valued at $1.4 million
Thousands of people were resettled by the Salvadoran government on land that was made available after the war. Many never received clear title to their property. Most efforts to ask for help have been met with government delays and excuses. …
Land is cleared for a new elementary school in a community trained by Mumeya leaders
The Mayor of Kirehe was so impressed with the work of Mumeya leaders, he asked them to train grassroots leadership in 30 other communities in the district. Ezra, Specioza, and Poline began training leaders from Gasarabwayi a village near the…
Jiquilisco leaders win $1 million to complete road construction to Puerto Avalos
With a vision to develop their ocean beach community as a tourist attraction, COFOA leaders from Puerto Avalos pressed Mayor Barahona of Jiquilisco to complete paving the road between the two towns. COFOA leaders had already organized funds and labor…
OPODNE General Assembly elects leaders to fight government corruption.
Under the theme, "corruption is the enemy of development", more than 130 leaders from across the Northeast gathered at the OPODNE General Assembly to report on their work this past year and share their plans for the coming year. In…
Archbishop Alas joins “Cuidemos la Casa de Todos¨” coaliton to press for a national water law
Water pollution in El Salvador is at a critical level. Industry is unregulated and chemicals are released directly into rivers. Years of effort to insure water as a human right and prevent privatization has gone unheeded because of political polarization…
Bridge over Rio Roldan: a promise not kept by the Minister of Public Works
COFOA leaders of the northern Lempa Valley communities met on Wednesday, September 6, with Marvin Pineda from the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) to learn about the design status for the bridge to be built on Rio Roldán. Mr. Pineda…
Jaquilisco residents fix even more roads
Residents from the village of Puerto Avalos in Jaquilisco got tired of the false promises by their mayor to fix the main street in their town and decided to take action on their own. Through their own donations and labor,…