In 2022, at the invitation of religious leaders in Sololá and Chimaltenango, Guatemala, COFOA re-initiated organizing in Guatemala. COFOA staff have organized training on Catholic Social Teaching and faith-based community organizing for priests and lay people in seven Catholic deaneries. As a result of these meetings, a first team of lay leaders of the social pastoral of the parish of San Lucas Evangelista, in the municipality of San Lucas Toliman, have created a local organizing committee. Two COFOA organizers from Guatemala are also providing leadership training to young people in the municipalities of Santa Lucia, San Antonio and Santiago Atitlan. The objective was to encourage the participation of young people in society, and to foster their leadership on environmental issues facing their communities. COFOA organizers also began an in-depth consultation with indigenous authorities and other community-based organizations in the region.
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