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The delegation of medical students from Indiana University arrived in El Salvador on January 28, 2024 and stayed in the municipality of Suchitoto for 4 weeks during which they did their rotations in medical centers and received Spanish classes.From January 28 to 31, the delegation stayed in the capital San Salvador for orientation days led by CoCoDA’s director in El Salvador, Karilyn Vides, and the assistant director in El Salvador, Enrique Pineda.The delegation consisted of fourth year medical students: Kristen...

This fund will fund up to two new teachers at the Las Delicias school in El Salvador for the next five years.On Thursday, February 8th, CoCoDA, our partner CRC and the Batto family announced the establishment of the Teresa Batto Teacher Fund. The teachers at this school, which has only been funded by the government through elementary, have been offering classes through high school. This fund will increase the number of teachers, decrease the class size and allow a fuller...

Thank you so much for attending the 2024 Febrero Fiesta!Thanks to the generosity of you and many others we raised $33,000 and counting for prenatal vitamins, scholarships, water projects, teacher salaries and much more.More highlights of Febrero Fiesta 2024:We had over 175 people attend at least one nightAudience from seven different countriesWe had 36 people engage with CoCoDA for the very first time.Our DonorsWe would like to extend a big thank you to our nightly sponsors...

Friends of CoCoDA Trip is coming back to Nicaragua and El Salvador this June!Join us for these affordable, family friendly trips and be inspired by rural Central American communities, their leadership and the projects CoCoDA had supported for social development. This is a great opportunity to see and understand our projects in Central America and the impact they have on the lives of the communities.CoCoDA is proud to announce that we are relaunching the highly popular Friends of CoCoDA trips in BOTH El Salvador...

On November 18, CoCoDA held the Sun and Water Conference 2023. Face-to-face with leaders in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and virtually with North Americans. To learn about the advantages and best practices of solar power in water systems, and to listen to the presentations of two new projects in need of funding. All through representatives of communities that have benefited from past projects, who need to retrofit their system or create one from the very beginning.

A virtual gathering of Central American community leaders and North American supporters to explore the incredible potential of using solar power to bring clean, affordable and sustainable water to rural Central Americans.REGISTRATION LINKWhile there has been significant progress, potable water continues to be a challenge in Central America. At present, about 88% of Salvadorans and 68% of Nicaraguans have access to clean water. Unfortunately, those still without access to clean water live largely...

On March 2023, the new Solar-Powered Water System was completed in Motuce, Nicaragua. It was since 2017 that CoCoDA’s partner in Nicaragua, MCN, identified the community of Motuce as a community with both significant needs and capabilities, that this project began to develop.In 2021 the community agreed that potable water was the main priority of the community, initiating the planning and implementation of the project.The community of Motuce is located in the municipality of Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua. This community was founded...