“We would like to thank Fr. Innocent Rugaragu who traveled all the way from Rwanda to come and support our community in our villages in Kenya. – Jackson, Maasai Transformation Organization Seeing the successful work in Rwanda, where local grassroots…
“Let Haitians decide who their leaders should be,” – Francois Pierre Louis, Faith in Action Haiti Director People in Haiti are dying every day because of gang violence, hunger and cholera because government has collapsed. OPODNE is organizing locally and…
With hunger rising and the fall planting season coming, over 300 leaders and allies of the People ’s Organization Working for the Development of Northeast Haïti (OPODNE) gathered for their general assembly in August. They unveiled a campaign to promote…
Over the past month, COFOA leaders in El Salvador have continued their systematic campaign to improve life in the poorest communities in El Salvador: listening to their communities, organizing meetings with mayors, national legislators and ministers of the Bukele administration,…
Training in the Faith in Action method of community organizing is capturing the imagination and unlocking the power of marginalized communities across Africa. Fifteen years ago, in Mumeya, Rwanda, Ezra, Poline, Specioza and so many other Mumeyans responded to Pr.…
Nyarubuye to plan and begin construction of three new classrooms to serve children in that community. PICO Rwanda leaders gathered to make commitments to use their own resources including available land, stones for building, water for cement, and labor for…
Fifteen years ago, eight-hundred leaders from the La Paz Department gathered to formally establish COFOA. Their first issue was stopping a corporation from contaminating a river, which was the course of their drinking water. Since then, COFOA has continued to…
“Let’s plant today to feed ourselves tomorrow” is the theme for the OPODNE General Assembly where 300 OPODNE leaders representing 23 communities will press local mayors, department level ministers, USAID and NGO leadership to support policies needed to help farmers…
“Don’t vote for people who won’t give you power to take care of yourself. This is the theme for our upcoming general assembly ” – Florcie Tyrell, OPODNE Executive Director Despite severe food scarcity, OPODNE leaders don’t want food-aid, they…
“I didn’t want to wait, so I asked others to join me in listening to our families and decide how we can meet their needs.” - Muteteri Charlotte, PICO Rwanda Nyarubuye leader After participating in a national leadership training session last December, Muteteri…
