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Last Saturday, August 24, CoCoDA joined CoCoSi Association in its celebration of 25 years of community work in the communities of Cabañas, El Salvador.The event was held in the community center of the Santa Marta community, and was attended by CoCoDA’s director in El Salvador, Karilyn Vides, and CoCoDA’s assistant director in El Salvador, Enrique Pineda.The celebration was filled with exciting artistic presentations that demonstrated the fruits of the work in the communities. In addition, recognition was given...

This summer, CoCoDA resumed our Friends of CoCoDA trips to El Salvador and Nicaragua, with 25 North Americans visiting Central American communities to see, hear and learn about the projects CoCoDA has supported in both countriesParticipants from age 9 to 79 learned Central American history and culture, visited CoCoDA projects, lived with Central American families, and visited tourist sites.Friends of CoCoDA in Nicaragua!From June 7th – 14th, nine North Americans explored Nicaragua with CoCoDA with our Executive Director Jim Mulholland...

After a nine-month-long recruitment and selection process, CoCoDA was fortunate to identify two excellent and highly qualified candidates to succeed Jim Mulholland as Executive Director of CoCoDA.The selection process included candidate presentations with the CoCoDA Board and our partners in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and interviews with both the CoCoDA Board and Staff.After a thoughtful consideration, CoCoDA is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Deborah Payne as CoCoDA’s Next Executive Director.  Get to know the Next Executive...

After more than a decade of leading CoCoDA, Jim Mulholland has expressed his desire to retire as Executive Director in October 2025.A change in leadership is no small undertaking, especially for a small international organization like CoCoDA.Anticipating this, Jim has worked with:CoCoDA’s Board of Directors,CoCoDA’s staff,and CoCoDA’s partners in Central Americato develop a multi-year transition plan to find his successor.▶️ Listen to CoCoDA Executive Director, Jim Mulholland talk about his goal of finding his successor and the importance of a...

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...