Honduras: Potable water is coming to Guadalupe
Last Wednesday, grassroots leaders from Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) in Honduras unloaded hundreds of meters of plastic pipe that they will help install to bring…
Rwanda: Confronting climate change in a unique partnership with government
Rwanda is especially vulnerable to climate change. Increasingly severe floods, droughts, and landslides are directly impacting life across the country, including the work that PICO Rwanda has done…
El Salvador: Organizing for Electricity in Central America
Sixty-six grassroots leaders from Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) in Las Brisas del Paraíso, El Salvador, met with Gilberto Mejia, an engineer from the national electricity…
EL SALVADOR: COFOA launches Health Care Campaign
Maria Tania Rodriguez joined a panel of grassroots leaders and organizers from Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) at a press conference on Tuesday, October 1, to…
Central America: Building national power from the bottom-up
“All government power comes from the people. We demand that our government follow the constitution.” – COFOA letter to the National Legislative Assembly On September 23, Communities of…
Ghana-United States: Muslim and Christian Women Meet in Accra for historic gathering
In September, in Accra, Muslim and Christian women from Ghana and the U.S. gathered for SISTERS in SOLIDARITY: Women of Faith Building Power for Peace, Development and Social…
United States: Standing up against the scapegoating of Haitian-Americans
Haitian-American clergy and community leaders led a rally in Boston to denounce lies and hate directed at Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and across the U.S. Faith in Action…
Haiti: Practicing democracy where there is no government
“There have been no elections since 2016. Things are getting done because people are doing it" - Florcie Lareche Fervil, OPODHA, Executive Director People are repairing roads and…
Ghana: Fighting for a better future for young people
Over the past two years, grassroots leaders from FAITH in Ghana Alliance listened to more than 10,000 people in 30 communities across Ghana. One common issue is lack…
Rwanda: Making Democracy Work in Local Communities
“It was never heard of that a little person would go to the office of the Minister of Health and speak. Even for me, it seemed impossible.” –…
Haiti: The Peoples Organization for the Development of Haiti (OPODHA) gathers for General Assembly
Four hundred ten leaders from sixty-four local community organizations in the North and Northeast Departments gathered on August 23 in their General Assembly to unify their work under…
Faith in Action International delegation travels to Central America for learning exchange
“I am deeply moved by the stories shared by the leaders in El Salvador. I think we are ready to begin this work in Guadalajara Mexico.” – Fr. Joel…