On July 2, eight hundred COFOA leaders delivered personal letters to President Bukele. On July 27, COFOA received a letter from the President acknowledging the flaws in land rights legislation passed unanimously by the legislature and arranged for a meeting…
An estimated 350,000 families, close to 2 million people, have paid for a plot of urban land and built a house, but never received legal title so that their own homes were not a secure asset. They cannot pass property…
Without legal title to their home, access to water, and the ability to find jobs that pay a living wage, Salvadorans will continue to migrate to find a future for their families. While building the power to hold government officials…
“We presented the letters from each of our families who are directly affected by this problem of unregistered deeds to President Bukele who says he represents the sovereign people of El Salvador. We are waiting for his response.” Heydi Zelaya, COFOA…
As we all try to process the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in Haiti, we wanted to share what we are learning and doing, and what you can do concretely to make a difference. We’ve been checking in daily with Florcie…
More than 2,000 people have already signed onto our petition asking President Biden to send vaccines directly to Haiti. We’re continuing to add names. But given the urgency we sent an initial letter with 1,400 signatures to the White House…
Today’s struggles for democracy, human rights and economic security in Haiti are part a long and arduous movement for self-determination. Over and over the U.S. has chosen to side with Haitian elites over ordinary people, hand-picking government leaders who’ve lacked…
Florcie Tyrell and the grassroots leaders from OPODNE in Northeast Haiti are sewing masks and distributing washing stations as fast as they can to slow the surge of COVID cases that have filled hospital beds and exhausted oxygen supplies. Yet,…
In 2018, as a result of a strategic planning process and Rev. Alvin Herring becoming Executive Director, Faith in Action, launched an initiative to more closely connect our U.S. and international work. We developed a plan to reimage and redesign…
On May 22, the community of Nyarubuye joined government officials to dance and celebrate the opening of the new health clinic. The three rural community-constructed health clinics are the fundamental to the country’s strong public health infrastructure. In addition to…
