May Organizing Report from COFOA
Take a look at the exciting organizing highlights from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Real growth and concrete achievements are inspiring.
El Salvador: Catholic Parishes and Evangelical Congregations amplify COFOA’s Get Out the Vote message to build democratic accountability
After Salvadoran President Bukele and his New Ideas Party won 80% of votes in national elections (54 of 60 legislators) in February, COFOA continued to engage more people in the March Mayoral elections. COFOA’s grassroots leaders organized forums with mayoral…
El Salvador: Organizing for accountable democracy in face of a landslide electoral victory for one party rule
As Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has consolidated control over politics in El Salvador, Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) has not stopped organizing to hold his government accountable to meet the needs of the most vulnerable families and communities…
Building a new narrative through elections in El Salvador
Born out of frustration with decades partisan corruption, the people of El Salvador will likely re-elect Nayib Bukele as president of El Salvador and representatives of his New Ideas Party to a significant majority in the legislature next month. Building…
Guatemala: Protecting democracy through International Grassroots Networks
Bernardo Arevalo was sworn into office on January 14 largely because indigenous, faith, and grassroots communities rallied to protect democracy since elections last August. Faith in Action, HOPE Border Institute and our partners in the U.S., Mexico and Central America…
Your support is planting seeds of power in Central America
Two hundred sixty nine people made donations of $195,118 at the end of last year that were matched by our friends, John and Sue Sobrato. This investment nourishes seeds of power in Central America. Thank You! Communities of Faith Organizing…
EL SALVADOR: Preparing for elections.
Democracy will be on the ballot in El Salvador when voters go to the polls in February. Although barred by the Constitution, President Nayib Bukele is running for re-lection and moving ahead with plans to reduce the number of legislators…
GUATEMALA: Democracy is hanging by a thread
With democracy hanging by a thread, indigenous communities are leading nation-wide protests to allow President-elect Bernardo Arévalo to take office on January 14. The Root Causes Initiative, grassroots organizations and religious leaders from Central America, Mexico and the U.S is…
El Salvador: National Policy Campaigns Deliver Investment in the Most Neglected Communities
On September, 26 homeowners in Jujutla, El Salvador, finally received titles to their properties 28 years after paying for them. The pace of progress in fixing El Salvador's broken property title system is painfully slow, and COFOA leaders continue to…
Honduras and Guatemala: Organizing Teams Begin Making Public Health Demands
COFOA's new organizing efforts in Honduras and Guatemala are growing and reaching a point where local teams are beginning to negotiate improvements in basic public health infrastructure. As in El Salvador, COFOA's approach is to start with local issues that…