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 1999, a building was constructed in Barahona to serve as a health home for that community. It went unused for the last 10 years. People took a whole day to travel for medical care. In 2015, Bishop Bolanos joined…
- Dr. Damascene Ntawukuliryayo, Former President of the Senate“Pr. John will not sing his own praises, but this work is exactly what Rwanda needs. No one else is doing this like he is.”
Gabriela is 22 years old. She lives with her grandparents in El Salvador. Her parents fled to the United States when she was nine. She could feel sorry for herself. She could be a victim of violence in her country…
“Casa de Salud”, the clinic built to serve the 600 families in Barahona and the surrounding villages was re-opened after being closed for more than ten years. This victory came after several months of negotiations with public officials. Catholic Bishop…
While Guatemalan political protest is turning national politics upside down, forcing the entire administration out of office, COFOA leaders are working to make local political leaders accountable as well. About one-hundred community leaders met with candidates for Office of Mayor…
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…
Dorosella and the women of the cooperative were excited to work with Engineers Without Borders students to assemble and test a new tile-press, which will reduce the labor needed to shape roofing tiles. One quiet woman, Mediatrice, took the wrench…
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…
