"Alone, we don't move anything; we are not listened to. But when there are enough of us, there is strength and confidence." – COFOA Leader Zoila Esperanza Franco For more than 20 years, 70 families in El Trébol 1, El…
"The worst cowardice is to stay silent!"- COFOA leader, Ruth Hernández For a long time, families from the subdivision of La Paz 2 had to travel to the river to wash their clothes. Some women did it by cart and…
For the past 18 years, Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) has operated as a service center of the Catholic Diocese of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. Now the Government of El Salvador has warned the Diocese to end its relationship with COFOA…
Alberto Velazquez directs COFOA, supporting organizing in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. “We've spent two decades developing grassroots leaders who are improving their communities and learning to govern themselves. These efforts are always at risk when powerful governments decide they can…
Ten years ago, COFOA was working in just one department in El Salvador. Today, Faith in Action grassroots organizing has expanded nationwide, with 150 leadership teams active in 11 departments, and is now taking root in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. We’ve…
Peru and Colombia: Faith in Action responds to invitations from Bishops, clergy, and faith leaders COFOA staff joined Faith in Action International Coordinator, Gordon Whitman, for meetings with clergy and community leaders in Lima, Peru, and Bogotá, Colombia. Over…
COFOA wins reprieve from anti-NGO law: The Salvadoran Government just exempted the Catholic Church from a new law imposing restrictions and high taxes on civic organizations that receive international donations. As a Service Center of the Diocese of Zacatecoluca, COFOA…
“As an Evangelical Christian, I am against mining because mining is death—it destroys the environment that God created. As Christians, we must defend the earth and care for it.” Suyapa de Faustino Suyapa and dozens of other mothers are speaking out…
“I want to tell you that I'm grateful to God and grateful to all the people who supported this project. I have five children here who are studying, so it's a joy for me because they have the blessing of…
While sixty COFOA leaders from fifteen villages in the rural northern region of Francisco Morazan Department waited in front of the National Ministry of Health offices, a team of five leaders negotiated with the Vice Minister of Health, Nerza Paz,…
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