Happy New Year
At a time of so much uncertainty in the world, we want to thank everyone who helped make 2022 a successful year for Faith in Action International and give you a sense of where we’re headed in 2023. In 2022,…
Haiti: OPODNE fights hunger and poverty through community organizing
In March and April 2022, OPODNE surveyed 4,000 farmers in the Northeast Department. In August, three hundred leaders gathered to launch a campaign to revitalize local agriculture and fight hunger. OPODNE is organizing farmers into cooperatives and pushing USAID and…
Haiti: OPODNE leaders like Marie are organizing farmers to combat hunger and feed families
"So many families do not have enough to eat while land lies fallow. We met with USAID and asked them to find a different way to invest in Haiti and help farmers grow enough food to feed our families. We…
Rwanda: Faith in Action leaders like Charlotte are organizing rural villages to build clinics, schools and roads
“Nyarubuye was devastated by the genocide twenty-eight years ago. Now organizing is teaching us how to rely on one another. We are using these skills to unite our community and build clinics, schools and roads. We have a duty to…
El Salvador: COFOA leaders like Heidi are fighting for housing dignity
“A year ago, the Minister of Housing said that many of us would get our deeds. Only one-hundred-fifty families out of six thousand have seen results. We all paid for our homes. We all deserve dignity. We all deserve justice…
JACKY LUMARQUE BIO
Jacky LUMARQUE has been the President of Université Quisqueya, the leading private university in Haiti, since 2007. He has also served as board member and Vice-President of AUF (Agence universitaire de la Francophonie) a consortium of more than 1,000 universities…
Your support can help grassroots leaders like Florcie create lasting change!
When Florcie Tyrell was growing up in the 1980s, Haiti fed itself. Now most food is imported. With inflation skyrocketing, half the country faces hunger, waking up each day without knowing how they will feed themselves. Today, Florcie leads OPODNE…
Grassroots leaders are driving lasting change across Africa
A year ago, leaders from Nyarubuye celebrated the opening of the third clinic constructed by PICO Rwanda leaders. Now, veteran grassroots leaders are traveling to nearby villages to teach new leaders the organizing tools they are using to build schools, protect…
COFOA leaders celebrate fifteen years of work
Earlier this month, 200 leaders from Comunidades de Fe Organizadas en Accion (COFOA) gathered to celebrate fifteen years of successful work. Your donations have enabled COFOA to hire two-dozen residents and young professionals who are working with grassroots teams in…
Haitians are fighting to determine their political future and feed their families
In August, three hundred leaders from Organization of People for the Development of Northeast Haiti (OPODNE) used their General Assembly to launch a campaign against hunger, "We PLANT TODAY SO WE CAN FEED OURSELVES TOMORROW". They’re pushing aid agencies sign a covenant to…