Mother’s Day Message from Florcie
My name is Florcie Tyrell. My husband and I are parents of two teenage daughters. It is hard being a woman - and a mom - in Haiti. We have to work very hard to help our families survive. I…
Haiti Leaders Invest in Their Children, Organize Other Improvement Activities
While most development is on pause as the government sorts through the contested Haitian election, PICO Haiti leaders in the Northeast are investing in their own future – their children. In Paulette (pictured), Caracol, Phaeton, Vallieres, St. Suzanne and Capotille…
PICO Helps Clergy Respond to Poverty
At the invitation of the Catholic Bishop Alphonse Quesnel, PICO led a session at the clergy retreat on how to develop successful parish projects. Lack of resources makes it difficult for clergy to carry out the church mandate to care…
PICO Work in Haiti Gains World Bank Attention
High in the mountains of Northeast Haiti, Mombin Crochu is nearly inaccessible because the roads are washed away. Still, the dedication, integrity and reputation of PICO organizing have led the World Bank to consider investing $100,000 to develop a sorghum…
When Government Does Not Function, People Take Care of Themselves
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…
2015 Year in Review: Phaeton Leaders Learn to Fish for a Living
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…
2015 Year in Review: Capotille Leaders Create a Future for Their Children
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…
PICO Delegation Visits Organizing Projects Across Northeast Haiti
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…
OPODNE’s Terrier Rouge Leaders Planning Restaurant Cooperative to Lift Local Economy
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…