In the midst of the electoral crisis in Haiti, PICO leaders are not waiting for others to solve their problems. “Too many groups have come and trained people to expect charity. When they leave, there is nothing left. PICO will…
Born in Phaeton, Dr. Clonel Lewis was inspired to study medicine when he saw his grandfather die without medical care. He returned home from medical school to operate the pharmacy and health center he used as a small boy. But…
Capotille is a rural village in Haiti just across the troubled border with the Dominican Republic. PICO-trained leaders established a peanut cooperative to prevent exploitation of farmers by loan sharks. Leaders like Jose Arpin have set a high standard for…
In Capotille, along the Dominican Republic border, the delegation witnessed entire families in the peanut farmers’ cooperative coming together to harvest their crops. Cooperative members make decisions together as they build an enterprise to feed their families and improve prospects…
With an investment of $3,000, OPODNE leaders will establish a restaurant that caters to the hundreds of people who travel weekly to and from Cap Haitien and the Dominican Republic. In anticipation, some of these leaders are attending training in…
PICO is making a difference in rural Northeast Haiti, training leaders who have started viable economic development projects - peanut, chicken and fishing co-ops. We invite you to join the delegation and meet leaders from OPODNE, Haiti’s PICO Project established by…
Jean Mirvil recently was elected President of OPODNE by 100 delegates from across the Northeast District. He formerly was the principal of a middle school in Brooklyn, planning someday to retire to his native Haiti. Then he was invited to…
Grand Bassin OPODNE leaders numbering at 75 have begun a successful chicken cooperative, selling their first 200 chickens. These sales generated a growing demand for more chickens. Co-op members re-invested some of their profits to build new pens on land…
Dufene Bendel relates the tragic history of Phaeton, formerly a thriving community supported by the sisal industry. Families had healthy livestock, horses and successful farms, and the town had its own airport. When the US pulled out in the 1980s,…
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