“Clean water for me, for you, for everyone; every day!” COFOA leaders chant Most families in Soyapango get water service only once every nine days. As a result, sanitation and health conditions are horrible. Despite rising violence, leaders from St…
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Fighting for water in Soyopango. “Clean water for me, for you, for everyone; every day” is the cry of COFOA leaders from the Los Santos neighborhood who met with Councilwoman Demaris Medina and other officials to find out what the…
Rwanda: Nyange youth leader takes action to save their cooperative. When the Faith in Action International delegation visited Nyange in early December to see the great progress made over the past year, we heard Sarah tell her story. Sarah reported…
At Christmas time, many of us tell children the story of Jesus’ birth - the gift of God’s love in a troubled world. This Christmas, we give thanks for the loving Faith in Action International leaders who are not only telling…
El Salvador: COFOA leaders in Soyopango choose water as their most urgent need. More than 75 leaders from three neighborhoods gathered at St. Francis Assisi Parish to prioritize the issues they heard from hundreds of households in Soypango. One leader,…
“I am thankful to Pr. John and Fr. Innocent for the confidence they have her. Good teachers inspire. We have been light to other people in community. Cell leaders are now asking us to do training in their villages. Good…
While the people of Haiti continue to suffer due to government dysfunction, OPODNE leaders are encouraging young people to practice the values of community responsibility and civic pride. Even though OPODNE staff are unable to travel to remote locations in…
El Salvador: COFOA presses legislators to fix property laws. After staging a protest in front of local legislative offices, 60 COFOA leaders met with Assembly Deputy, Rosa Romero to press for and extension of legislation needed to permit development companies…
El Salvador: COFOA leaders push Development Corporation ARGOZ to speed up process for legalizing property titles. One hundred fifty COFOA leaders assembled from several communities where families have experienced years of delay by ARGOZ in getting their homes registered with…
