Seven years ago, Specioza adopted a little girl named Pico when her mother died in childbirth. It took Mumeya leaders 10 years to finish their health clinic. This year, they brought electricity to the clinic and the 10 surrounding villages…
Rusumo is the newest member of the PICO-Rwanda family. Ten years ago, people built a small clinic that government officials took for another use. Using PICO training and the example of Mumeya, Kranganwa Malindogo is joining his neighbors to try…
Thirty-five years after the assassination of Bishop Romero, Communidades de Fe Organizadas para la Accion continues the struggle in El Salvador for dignity and human rights. In 2014 the daily face of injustice is violence, forced migration, and poverty. In…
Twenty years after the genocide, PICO Rwanda is helping people help themselves.Twenty years after the genocide, PICO Rwanda is helping people help themselves. PICO-trained local leaders are building community and changing lives. PICO Rwanda efforts are core to achieving the country’s…
The human heart has an amazing capacity for compassion. This is the home the villagers of Nyange built for Dorocella, a strong, resilient woman. In spite of being HIV+ and widowed, Dorocella attended a training at to learn tile making…
Published Sept. 12, 2014 Residents call for immediate installation of a police station. Gang members have threatened the local priest; gang members say they want to take care of the canton because it is their territory. If removed, "they will…
On Thursday September 25, 2014, Zacatecoluca Bishop Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar; Fr. Fidel Cortez Bonilla and leaders of Jesus Redeemer Parish in Village of San Pedro Barahona Masahuat; and leaders from the Village of St. Therese ( municipality of Santiago…
Twenty PICO staff, leaders and friends shared the incredible experience of learning from the staff, leaders and people of PICO Rwanda in early July. Click here to view slideshows, pictures and reflections from some of the participants. Each of us…
People energized by the need for education of their children have nearly completed building a new school. For many years, children had to travel a long distance to other villages to go to school. Even then, they were not always…
The roof is on the first new house in Nyange! Using roofing tiles and bricks made with their own labor, the Nyange community has completed construction of a new house for Dorsela, a widow with HIV/AIDS. Using the roofing tiles…
