“We will be heard! We need the deeds to our homes so we can live in dignity. Our fight will continue, and we will grow stronger.” – Patricia de Gonzalez, COFOA leader On April 30, COFOA’s women leaders were at the…
In the past two months, hundreds of COFOA leaders have participated in media events, meetings and protests to press developers and government officials. These RENACER Campaign actions are aimed at passing national legislation that would require developers to do the…
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ election raised hopes in many diaspora communities for better, more humane relationships between their countries and the U.S. Tapping into that hope and energy, Faith in Action affiliates are working together across borders and with…
This month, COFOA launched work in the Department of Chalatenango, in Northwest El Salvador, along the border with Honduras. Leadership teams are now pressing change that improves lives for families in 40 communities in half of the fourteen departments and…
Faith groups call on Biden Administration to treat Honduran Exodus as Refugee Crisis Washington, DC – The Root Causes Initiative, a network of 340 faith-based, indigenous, and grassroots organizations and religious leaders from Central America, Mexico, and the U.S. released the following…
We are so proud of the unstoppable leaders in El Salvador, Rwanda, and Haiti who pressed through the troubles of the past year to protect families from the pandemic, build health clinics, provide access to clean water, and advance land…
COFOA launched a national land rights campaign this past year. The RENACER (meaning reborn) campaign is giving hope to thousands of families across El Salvador. Approached by a few women in 2019, COFOA began organizing people from the residential development…
When Deisy Cruz first got involved in improving her community, she began asking her neighbors what they wanted to see change. She heard about paving dirt streets, clean water and green spaces for children. When she dug deeper people told…
We are grassroots and faith organizations, with the support of faith leaders from Central America, Mexico and the United States, who believe in the fundamental dignity of each person, are conscious of the injustices committed against indigenous peoples and the…
