The water crisis in El Salvador is dire. Four in ten people in rural areas lack drinking water. Many more families use highly contaminated water. Water service in urban areas is also very deficient. In San Salvador, many poorer communities…
."We have been fighting for many years for legal deeds to our property. Thanks to organizing, our families now have real titles to their homes.” - Yessenia Escobar, COFOA leader in La Galilea Yessenia and COFOA leaders led the year…
“We refuse to be stopped by the country-wide shut down or poor government leadership. We will fight until we have national laws protecting land rights and water for everyone.” – Karla Arevinar, COFOA organizer COFOA leaders sustained their organizing effort through a rigid…
"Thanks to COFOA, I have learned to defend myself. It has not been easy but we are learning to fight for our rights. When we name a problem, we unite in finding a solution.” – Isabel Zavala, San Luis Talpa…
COFOA leaders are mounting a national land reform campaign called RENACER (Reborn) organizing thousands of families defrauded by development companies to secure legal title to their homes. These companies not only failed to register the deeds with the national government,…
“There are seven people in my family who have been living without water. Because COFOA fought every day, even during the quarantine and floods, we now have hope that this well will deliver water again. We are very grateful.” –…
“We want to work with our sisters and brothers in the United States for migration reform that benefits all; for foreign aid that meet the needs of our people; and for continuing our dialogue that unites us across race and…
The people of El Salvador are in distress, quarantined by COVID-19, suffering deadly flooding, and many are unable to care for their families. COFOA is responding in this moment of multiple crises by collecting and distributing food and water to…
LOVE (Lideres Organizados por sus Valores y Esperanza – Leaders Organized for Values and Hope) is COFOA’s campaign to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. For the past month, staff and leaders have been reaching out to families in…
"I think of all the people, especially women, who multiply loaves of bread in soup kitchens: two onions and a package of rice make up a delicious stew for hundreds of children. I think of the sick, I think of…
