On Thursday September 25, 2014, Zacatecoluca Bishop Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar; Fr. Fidel Cortez Bonilla and leaders of Jesus Redeemer Parish in Village of San Pedro Barahona Masahuat; and leaders from the Village of St. Therese ( municipality of Santiago…
Twenty PICO staff, leaders and friends shared the incredible experience of learning from the staff, leaders and people of PICO Rwanda in early July. Click here to view slideshows, pictures and reflections from some of the participants. Each of us…
People energized by the need for education of their children have nearly completed building a new school. For many years, children had to travel a long distance to other villages to go to school. Even then, they were not always…
The roof is on the first new house in Nyange! Using roofing tiles and bricks made with their own labor, the Nyange community has completed construction of a new house for Dorsela, a widow with HIV/AIDS. Using the roofing tiles…
More than three tons of beans and corn have been collected and stored for market in off season when prices may be twice as high. This means that more than 100 subsistence farmers in Mumeya may double their income. The…
“My daughter was attacked three times and because of the trauma she left school." —anonymous leader in La Paz Violence, intimidation and extortion are not only causing migration to the United States, it is also destroying community, hope and opportunity…
After two years of formation, hundreds of leaders from 13 communities will gather to formally launch OPODNE to address the issues afflicting the Northeast Department of Haiti. They will elect officers and advance strategies for development. Workshops on economic development…
Although twenty years have passed since Rwanda’s genocide, Rwandans are still strongly affected by this tragedy. Immediately following the 100 days of rampant slaughter, Pastor John was asked by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide translation…
A new women’s group in Kigali is forming, building on the success of the women’s group formed at Regina Pacis Parish in Kigali. This new group of sixty women are seeking freedom from sexual exploitation, and have asked Pastor John…
A delegation of 15-20 PICO colleagues and friends will head to Rwanda from August 5 to 12 to see firsthand the organizing underway in Nyange, Mumeya and Kigali. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen ties, learning and build…
