“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.”
- Dr. Damascene Ntawukuliryayo, Former President of the Senate
Help Gabriela and the Young People of El Salvador Create Their Own Future
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” Re-opens in Barahona
“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…
COFOA Leaders in Guatemala Meet with Candidates for Mayor
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…
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…
Santa Clara Engineering Students Team Up with Nyange Leaders to Test a Tile-Press
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…
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…
COFOA El Carmen Leaders Hold Big Party to Celebrate Bridge Over Rio Roldan
Ms. Yanira Marklin James has expressed her distress at being forced to wait for hours to get her young son with a serious heart condition across the Rio Roldan. Now she is celebrating with Pr. Cortes and Bishop Alvarado, Anglican…
PICO-Rwanda’s Rusomo Leaders Are Laying the Foundation for a New Organization and a New Health Clinic
With training provided by Pr. John, leaders in Rusomo have completed more than 165 one-to-one conversations which affirmed the need and vision for a health clinic. This young, motivated leadership group wants to be involved in every aspect of constructing…