CoCoDa (Companion Community Development Alternatives) connects United States citizens, churches, service clubs, universities, and organizations with grassroots cooperatives and community development organizations in El Salvador and Nicaragua. The West Foundation is pleased to share this update on their behalf: In a time of pandemic, being able to wash your hands Read more
In Q3 2022, Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA) was granted $10,000 to support projects for democratic, community-based social and economic development in Central America. This includes a chicken farm pilot project for female head-of-household families, a water conservation program in Santa Marta, El Salvador and repairs to the preschool building in Read more
VisionSpring: $15,000 to update its social media marketing strategy. The organization piloted a new global advocacy campaign, “Eyelliance,” to build awareness around the connection between poverty and vision care. The three pillars of this advocacy campaign were: “See to Learn; See to Work; See for Safety.” In conjunction with this Read more
Smiles Forever: $10,000 for the salaries of a teaching dentist and teaching hygienist needed to train additional oral hygienists at the organization’s dental hygiene school in Cochabamba, Bolivia (the only school of its kind in Latin America). The training and addition of new hygienists have enabled the clinic attached to Read more
Project MedSend: $20,000 towards the salary of its west coast donor relations manager, a position that was created in 2012 through a 2-year grant awarded by the foundation. MedSend sponsors Christian medical professionals on multi-year international medical missions. The organization pays off debt for medical school students in exchange for Read more
Mali Health: $15,000 to support its women’s savings and micro-insurance groups in the peri-urban communities outside Bamako, Mali. The Savings for Health program combines the village savings and loan model with health workshops that socially reinforce positive and preventative health behaviors, thus improving general health while reducing financial barriers and Read more