This fall, every donation is doubled — up to $300,000 — thanks to John and Sue Sobrato.
Across 14 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Eastern Europe, more than 9,000 grassroots leaders are organizing to win clean water, land rights, health care, housing, education, and local food production.
Most aid delivers projects designed by outsiders. Organizing builds people’s power to set their own priorities and hold institutions accountable to their communities.
Your gift funds the local organizers and leadership training that make this possible, and this fall it goes twice as far.
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Haiti: Grassroots leaders press for changes in agriculture investments at General Assembly
On Saturday, August 29, more than 400 grassroots leaders from 74 communities, along with local mayors, public officials, and religious…
Global Development’s Missing Ingredient
Facing a democracy deficit worldwide, millions of vulnerable people lack avenues to collectively negotiate their interests. Faith-based institutions committed to…
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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…
Colombia: COFOA’s Organizing Method Takes Root in Soacha
For the first time, COFOA’s community organizing model is taking root in South America—in the hills of Soacha, Colombia, where…
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…
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