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…
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…
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…
Central America: COFOA gains national and international recognition for land rights campaign
The day after 1,355 grassroots leaders demonstrated at the official residence of Salvadoran President Bukele, his Minister of Housing invited COFOA leaders to meet and resolve the issues preventing thousands of families from getting legal title to their properties. Minister…
Central America: Pressure builds on Salvadoran President Bukele to support land rights
On August 11, 1,355 grassroots leaders gathered at the official residence of Salvadoran President Bukele to deliver a letter to demanding that he veto flawed legislation regulating unregistered residential developments. Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) demanded that the…
El Salvador: Grassroots leaders present new land reform legislation to Salvadoran National Assembly
On June 27, one hundred thirty COFOA leaders formally presented their proposal for a new law that would help deliver legal titles to more than 350,000 families across El Salvador. Deputies Claudia Ortiz, Francisco Lira, and twelve others from opposition…