Committee for Families of Deceased and Disappeared Migrants (COFAMIDE) is an organization that continues to be led by family members of individuals who disappeared during migration from El Salvador to the United States. The family members advocate for recognition and aid from the Salvadoran government and the international community as they continue to provide psychological support and promote advocacy training for those families affected by the countries migration crisis. 

This is the third year that COFAMIDE will be receiving a grant to continue this work. In 2017-2018, the organization was able to develop a technical training for the families of those disappeared with assistance and collaboration with the International Convention on Human Rights and international laws affecting the people of El Salvador. The technical training was able to create and implement workshops that informed family members on self-care and psychological assistance as well as personal self-esteem and leadership development. COFAMIDE’s leadership is also engaged in the important work of helping families repatriate the remains of deceased family members who have been located and identified.