The People’s Organization for the Development of Haiti (OPODNE) and the Centre d’Agriculture Saint Barnabas (CASB) launched a Community Seed Bank to provide farmers in Northeast Haiti with high-quality affordable seeds. OPODNE and CASB began a pilot project with $17,000…
Washington, DC. Faith in Action International, which has supported grassroots organizing in Haiti since 2014, welcomed Vice President Harris’ announcement of important new initiatives to stop the flow of guns to Haiti, support the Haitian National Police and justice system, and provide…
Faith in Action International and the People's Organization for the Development of Haiti released a new document describing how grassroots organizing in Haiti, a powerful Haitian diaspora voice, and changes to U.S. Haiti policy can combine to make progress possible…
“Thanks to God, we harvested the first fish from our pond on Holy Thursday. It is our hope to feed our entire community in the future.” - Evans Desinord, OPODNE leader in Capotille Through the People’s Organization for the Development…
It’s been amazing to watch what’s happening in Haiti. Despite daunting challenges, over the past year, the People’s Organization for the Development of Northeast Haiti, under Florcie Tyrell’s leadership, has doubled the number of communities where it supports grassroots organizing,…
“Thanks to God, we harvested the first fish from our pond on Holy Thursday. It is our hope to feed our entire community in the future.” - Evans Desinord, OPODNE leader in Capotille Through the People’s Organization for the Development…
While OPODNE and Faith in Action International continue to pursue change in U.S. policy toward Haiti to support a transition to democracy and restore the capacity of Haitians to feed themselves, OPODNE leaders are not waiting for outside help to…
With hunger rising in Haiti, 300 grassroots leaders, clergy, and allies from the People ’s Organization for the Development of Northeast Haiti (OPODNE) gathered for a general assembly in August, 2022 to launch a campaign to promote local agriculture and…
With hunger rising in Haiti, 300 grassroots leaders from the People’s Organization for the Development of Northeast Haiti (OPODNE) gathered in August 2022 to launch a campaign to fight hunger by supporting local Haitian farmers. Dozens of mayors, civic, religious,…
Washington, DC. Faith in Action International, which has supported grassroots organizing in Haiti since 2014, welcomed USAID’s announcement today that it is sending an additional $56.5 million to Haiti to respond to the humanitarian crisis facing the Haitian people, but urged the agency to do more…
