FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2023 Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of Guatemalans from all walks of life are engaged in large-scale, peaceful, pro-democracy protests demanding the resignation of Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras. Porras is on the…
The Root Causes Initiative organized a delegation of faith leaders from the United States, Mexico, and Honduras to accompany the people of Guatemala in their struggle for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law during the second round of…
Washington, DC – Prominent faith-based and humanitarian organizations are calling on Congress to change USAID’s approach to agriculture in Haiti to help local farmers adapt to drought and climate change. More than half of Haitians face hunger due to soaring…
A delegation of grassroots leaders, organizers, and clergy from California and the Washington, DC area traveled to El Salvador in August 2023 to participate in a regional meeting organized by Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA). Participants from El…
Thursday, September 21 Join Haitian-Americans, religious leaders, local elected officials, and friends of Haiti in Washington, DC and across the U.S. to call on Congress to stand with the Haitian People by helping: ● Restore democracy in Haiti by ending…
Faith in Action International's Safeguarding Policy is designed to contribute to a culture of respect and safety within our international organization and member organizations and prevent all forms of abuse. This policy spells out who is covered, what behavior is…
For more information, contact: Brenda Peralta, [email protected], Joe Fleming, [email protected], Jesús de la Torre, [email protected]. The Root Causes Initiative, at the invitation of His Eminence Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini and the Initiative's Guatemalan partners, organized a delegation of faith leaders from…
Seventy-five faith and civic organizations wrote President Biden and Vice President Harris calling for targeted Global Magnitsky Act financial sanctions on top Guatemalan officials and business elites responsible for undermining democracy and persecuting journalists, human rights activists, and anti-corruption prosecutors…
Washington, DC - The Root Causes Initiative issued the following statement: “As a network of faith-based and grassroots organizations and religious leaders from Central America, Mexico, and the U.S. working to address the root causes of migration, we call on…
OPODNE and Faith in Action International's Way Forward in Haiti campaign sent a letter today to USAID Administrator Samantha Power, calling on her to change USAID's agricultural policy in Haiti to support small-scale farmers with the inputs they need to…
