In 2023, OPODHA launched its “We Plant Today, So We Can Feed Our Families Tomorrow” campaign after listening to more than 4,000 smallholder farmers. In 2025, OPODHA used the final $50,000 in funding from the Inter-American Foundation to purchase irrigation…
Amid the collapse of government services, rising violence, and economic instability, grassroots leaders from the People’s Organization for the Development of Haiti (OPODHA) are pooling their resources to survive. They’ve organized 54 mutual aid lending funds with 3,132 enrolled members…
“Faith cannot be neutral when families are put at risk,” said Bishop Dwayne Royster, Executive Director of Faith in Action. On Tuesday, February 2, Bishop Dwayne Royster stood with faith leaders from across the country in a packed church in Springfield,…
Jean Mirvil directs a school in Saint-Marc, Haiti, and chairs the board of OPODHA. He had to flee his school as gang violence spread north from Port-au-Prince. “I had to leave my students behind because violence is moving closer every day. Deporting…
Faith in Action International issued the following statement on behalf of Francois Pierre-Louis and Claudette David in response to Congress passing the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act as part of the 2026 National Defense Bill. “Faith in Action International applauds Congress for…
The Haitian proverb “Men anpil chay pa lou”—“With many hands, the load is not heavy”—captures the spirit of OPODHA’s work. Founded in 2013 by clergy and leaders from 13 rural communities, OPODHA has grown to 74 communities in two departments, with a…
OPODHA communities elect leaders and plan collective action While Haiti’s government remains absent—with no elected officials at any level—all 76 OPODHA-organized communities held elections for local officers. Newly elected presidents gathered in an annual assembly to report on past…
OPODHA continues to grow: Conditions in Haiti continue to deteriorate. Yet in the North and Northeast Departments, OPODHA’s work is growing. OPODHA is now working with grassroots leaders in 76 communities. They’re planting crops together, opening loan funds, rebuilding roads,…
“We have not been deterred by the loss of Inter-American Foundation funding for our agricultural campaign.” – Florcie Tyrell, OPODHA Executive Director In North and Northeast Haiti, Florcie Lareche Tyrell and Marie Denise Neres Sainte Fleur are two mothers leading powerful…
Add your name to our petition to save the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), which is a lifeline for communities in Haiti and across Latin America. Shutting down the Inter-American Foundation would be devastating for community development efforts in Latin America When…
