Across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Eastern Europe, grassroots leaders are organizing to win clean water, land rights, sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, quality health care, and good schools.
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More than 9,000 people across 350 communities in 14 countries are organizing to transform their lives, communities, and countries, in some of the most challenging places in the world.
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HUNGARY: Seeds of Hope for Democracy in Tenant Organizing
15 Lujza Street in Budapest, Hungary, is home to 14 families — and a story of what organized people can…
Haitian Diaspora: Efforts Intensify to Protect Haitian Families from Mass Deportation
After months of organizing, the House will be forced to vote in mid-April on legislation to extend TPS, while the…
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Haiti: Smallholder Farmers Organize to Shape $35 Million Agriculture Plan for Haiti’s North
UPDATE April 6, 2026: Since this story was first published, OPODHA leaders have taken an important step forward. They are…
TANZANIA New Public High School Brings Secondary Education to Rural Communities
In 2024, Meshack Ahsembz attended a community organizing training with 75 other laypeople and Anglican clergy in Muleba, Tanzania, close…
HAITI: Irrigation Equipment Enables Small-Holder Farmers to Alleviate Hunger
In 2023, OPODHA launched its “We Plant Today, So We Can Feed Our Families Tomorrow” campaign after listening to more…
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