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By Deborah PayneEl SalvadorWith a long history of free schools and community based education, the village of Santa Marta is celebrating 20 years of their university scholarship program. Established in 2005, the program has provided hope for many young people who aspire to complete their higher education. The structure of the program allows students to take classes at the University during the week then requires them to return to the village on weekends in order to provide education to the...

CoCoDA is part of the Indy Gives Challenge, a fundraising competition with over $18,000 of potential prizes for participating non-profits.Thanks to people like you CoCoDA has already raised over $3,500 through the Indy Gives Fundraising campaign.This campaign gives CoCoDA and our supporters the chance to compete for as much as $18,000 in prizes.On December 4th, we won the Bonus 1 challenge thanks to 128 donors on the day.But any donation between today and December 12th helps us earn these...

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...