The Women’s Cooperative in Nyange is building a new home for Epiphany, who is living with her two children in another family's home. Epiphany's husband disappeared during the 1994 genocide and her children are 22 and 26. This is the third…
COFOA youth leaders continue their work to involve young people in solving the problems that affect them most directly - violence and lack of employment. Miriam Cicilia has been hired as a new youth organizer. She will focus her work…
Government officials are saying how impressed they are with OPODNE’s ability to organize people and achieve its goals. “'This is the first time since I have been the mayor that an organization which is implementing a project in the community…
Last year, OPODNE was invited to build an organization in Mont Organise. Thirty-five leaders decided to start a pepper cooperative as their first project to improve their economic conditions and to make better use of their land. Pooling their own…
Youth and adult leaders organized a health fair in Las Isletas in July where more than 300 people received medical attention. This town and the surrounding villages have only one doctor to serve 9000 people, causing long delays in basic…
PICO Rwanda leaders in Rusumo have decided to add five more rooms to their health clinic. Leaders are organizing hundreds of volunteers to work on construction with supervision by government engineers. People are collecting money, carrying water from the river,…
When recently elected Senator Jacques Sauveur Jean heard that the Ministry of Public Works was contracting to build a new road connecting Mombin Crochu to the Grand Savanne, he urged them to contract with OPODNE because of its reputation for…
PICO Rwanda leaders in Nyange have negotiated with government officials to provide land where they plan to construct a tile-making kiln. Now they are preparing for a second visit by Santa Clara University student engineers who will work with them…
Following their involvement in the Caravan for Peace through Central America and Mexico to the United Nations Special Assembly on Drug Policy, COFOA leaders continue to press the need to challenge the failed “War against Drugs”. Realizing the need for…
Youth in Haiti are out of school for the summer and everyone is looking for something to do. Because there are no government resources for local activities, OPODNE leaders decided to organize events to engage youth in activities to build…
