“We are not going to stop until they deliver the deeds”, said Heidi de Henriquez. In September. 800 leaders of the Communities of Faith Organized in Action (COFOA), from ten departments, gathered outside the Ministry of Housing offices to demand…
Over the past month, COFOA leaders in El Salvador have continued their systematic campaign to improve life in the poorest communities in El Salvador: listening to their communities, organizing meetings with mayors, national legislators and ministers of the Bukele administration,…
Fifteen years ago, eight-hundred leaders from the La Paz Department gathered to formally establish COFOA. Their first issue was stopping a corporation from contaminating a river, which was the course of their drinking water. Since then, COFOA has continued to…
“We want to see our taxes reflected in improvements in our communities. That's why we're here now." Lisseth Morales, COFOA leader in San Cayetano, El Paisnal Lisseth joined 700 COFOA leaders from ten departments in front of the Presidential House on…
Lessons from a National Land Rights Campaign Goal of Case Study: This case study looks at the lessons for community organizers from a large-scale national land rights campaign in El Salvador. Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) is a…
Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) was founded 14 years ago at the initiative of Catholic Bishops from six Central American countries. While COFOA did some organizing in Guatemala and Honduras during its early years, the organization ended up…
“I am so happy to be part of the team that made this happen” – Ana Maria Quijada, mother and COFOA leader Until last month Ana Maria and mothers like her had to get up early in the morning to send off…
"We have been working for quite some time now and it affects us. We feel outraged because our problems have never been taken into account." - COFOA leader, Raquel Chicas As reported in La Prensa Grafica and other media outlets,…
Friends We’re writing to share two important updates from the Root Causes Initiative Given the ongoing crisis unfolding in Guatemala around democracy and rule of law, we will focus our next monthly call on Thursday, April 7 at 12:30 PST/1:30 MST/2:30…
Seventy-five COFOA leaders representing 145 communities gathered at the end of February for three days of national leadership formation. Their objective was to strengthen their own understanding and spread faith-based organizing to more leaders and communities. Before leaving, they committed…
