More than 150 COFOA leaders from Lempa Valley demonstrated at the offices of the MOP (Ministry of Public Works) in San Salvador to demand the new minister, Eliud Ayala, keep promises made for the past 15 years to build the…
In addition to expansion reported last month into Cuidad Arce in La Libertad Department, COFOA has initiated three new organizing efforts In La Paz Department: one in two deeply gang-troubled neighborhoods of Zacetucola, another in rural Santa María Ostuma, and…
Fighting the wave of voter apathy, COFOA leaders - clergy, adults and youth - contacted more than 2000 people in five municipalities and secured pledges to vote in the March 4 elections. They reached out door to door and at…
At the invitation of Fr. José León Chávez, COFOA has initiated a series of 12 leadership development sessions for 45 leaders at Santa Rosa de Lima in Ciudad Arce. This effort marks the expansion of COFOA faith based organizing into…
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. …
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.…
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…
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,…
Thousands of people were resettled by the government on land that was made available after the war. Many never had clear title to this property. For the most part any efforts to ask for help have been met with delays…
COFOA leaders negotiated with the Mayor of Santiago Nonualco to spend $100,000 to begin construction of roads to the community of El Llano in October. This effort has been underway for 15 years. Father Justin, pastor at St. Teresa of…
