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...
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...
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,...
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.▶️...
