“I have dreamed about this day when ordinary people are training others to organize their own communities and make government officials accountable.”- Pr. John, PICO Rwanda Executive Director PICO Rwanda leaders, Specioza, Ezra, and Poline are training communities to organize…
“I have dreamed about this day when ordinary people are training others to organize their own communities and make government officials accountable.”- Pr. John, PICO Rwanda Executive Director PICO Rwanda has a goal to organize across Rwanda and then in…
“No political party made this happen. This bridge was built because of our organizing.” - Juan Ramon, COFOA leaders. Anglican Bishop David Alvarado and government officials joined Juan Ramon and 1,000 people in Usulutan to dedicate the new bridge over…
Today, surging violence, government corruption, lack of jobs and a growing environmental crisis are forcing people to flee their country. Striving to help more people in their struggle, COFOA is building power by bringing organizing to other parts of the…
“No political party made this happen. This bridge was built because of our organizing.” - Juan Ramon Navarro, COFOA leaders. In March, Juan Ramon and more than a thousand people gathered for a great celebration to dedicate the bridge over…
April 1994 marked the start of the genocide when 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered in 90 days. Genocide was possible because of the authoritarian government, with too much support by the authoritarian church, ordered friends and neighbors to murder friends and…
Two hundred years ago, Haitians birthed a spirit of self-determination and self-reliance with the only successful slave revolt in the hemisphere. The country has been under assault ever since. For five years, leaders of Organisation Peuple Œcuménique pour le Developpment…
Last year, Salvadoran Bishop Oscar Romero was declared a saint by Pope Francis. Comunidades de Fe Organizadas para Accion (COFOA) is answering the call of Bishop Romero, fighting injustice on many fronts—organizing to build a culture and practice where people are…
Twenty-four years after the genocide, Faith in Action is helping Rwandans achieve its vision for economic development and women’s empowerment. Leaders are modeling a democratic approach that claims space for ordinary people to name their priorities, organize their communities, and…
“I have never ever experienced such training where ordinary people mingle with the Mayor in the training led by ordinary persons. Back in my district I see the Mayor leading meeting with high ranking officials and business men...also, It’s my…
