In response to the increasingly dire situation in Port-au-Prince and across Haiti, clergy leaders from A Way Forward in Haiti sent the following letter today to President Biden and Vice President Harris. March 8, 2024 Dear President Biden and Vice-President…
Fifteen officials and contractors with USAID travelled to the OPODNE offices to meet with leaders to dialogue about the needs of small-scale farmers. While the outcome is still not clear, this meeting represents the growing power of OPODNE organizing with…
Two hundred sixty nine people made donations of $195,118 that were matched by our friends, John and Sue Sobrato. This investment helps plant seeds of Hope in Haiti. Amid widespread hunger and government collapse, the People’s Organization for the Development of…
Seventy-five people from a dozen Haitian diaspora and faith-based organizations, including Faith in Florida, Faith in New Jersey, Faith in New York, Massachusetts Communities Action Network, Family Action Network Movement, National Haitian American Elected Officials Network, Institute for Justice and…
When OPODNE listened to more than 4,000 local farmers in Northeast Haiti, they heard repeatedly that farmers needed high-quality seeds and access to credit. One of the best ways to solve both those problems is a Community Seed Bank, which…
The Presidents of each of OPODNE’s 62 member organizations and the boards of the Northeast and North chapters gathered for three days in Cap-Haitien in August. They launched new solidarity loan funds, beginning in 22 communities across Northeast Haiti. The…
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…
Earlier this month, 49 community elected presidents from the People’s Organization for the Development of Northeast Haiti (OPODNE) met with representatives from l’Avancement du Secteur Agricole d’Haïti (RASAH) to discuss USAID funded programs in the Northeast. While the discussion did…
In June, Centre d’Agriculture Saint Barnabas (CASB), and Organisation Peuple Œcuménique pour le Developpment du Nord-Est (OPODNE) formalized an agreement to establish a seed bank in Northeast Haiti. OPODNE leadership teams have organized teams of farmers in sevent communities to…
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…
