“I have dreamed about this day when ordinary people are training others to organize their own communities and make government officials accountable.”- Pr. John, PICO Rwanda Executive Director PICO Rwanda has a goal to organize across Rwanda and then in…
“No political party made this happen. This bridge was built because of our organizing.” - Juan Ramon, COFOA leaders. Anglican Bishop David Alvarado and government officials joined Juan Ramon and 1,000 people in Usulutan to dedicate the new bridge over…
Today, surging violence, government corruption, lack of jobs and a growing environmental crisis are forcing people to flee their country. Striving to help more people in their struggle, COFOA is building power by bringing organizing to other parts of the…
“No political party made this happen. This bridge was built because of our organizing.” - Juan Ramon Navarro, COFOA leaders. In March, Juan Ramon and more than a thousand people gathered for a great celebration to dedicate the bridge over…
April 1994 marked the start of the genocide when 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered in 90 days. Genocide was possible because of the authoritarian government, with too much support by the authoritarian church, ordered friends and neighbors to murder friends and…
“With Passover and Easter, we recall the promise of liberation from bondage and death. This liberation is the mission of Faith in Action International” – Fr. John Baumann, FIA Founder The struggle for liberation requires us to build and use…
On Sunday, October 14, Salvadoran Bishop Oscar Romero was declared a saint by Pope Francis. Bishop Romero was a leader against poverty and social injustice and was assassinated in 1980. Comunidades de fe Organizadas para Accion (COFOA) is answering the…
On September 22, more than 500 COFOA leaders marched to San Sebastián Analco church and confronted legislators representing the La Paz Department. Leaders demanded public support for a national water law to prevent privatization and a constitutional amendment to proclaim…
COFOA is bringing the voice of ordinary people into this countrywide movement. COFOA leader, Ana Cecelia Ortiz, spoke at the national press conference, “We have not had water for three months, but we still have to pay the bills. When…
Rwanda: Inspired by entrepreneurship training this summer, more than 100 Kigali women from the cooperative called Amasangiramugisha (those who share blessings) have organized into 8 groups to start their small businesses buying and selling fruits, vegetables and crafts. All the groups…
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