As a new Haitian government tries to get its footing and stem violence in Port au Prince, most Haitians outside the capitol are focused on feeding and protecting their families. OPODH is continuing to grow because leaders are addressing the…
COFOA is growing because leaders are identifying and scaling up issues deeply felt in many local As President Bukele consolidates political power and centralizes control over funding, marginalized communities are uniting and pushing back. communities into a national campaign. On…
U.S. Clergy Call on Biden Administration to Give Haitians the Space to Build Their Own Government and to Extend TPS Protection for Haitians Washington, DC—Haiti's new Transitional Council has issued its first public statement, a sign of hope for the Haitian people. Today, more than…
After Salvadoran President Bukele and his New Ideas Party won 80% of votes in national elections (54 of 60 legislators) in February, COFOA continued to engage more people in the March Mayoral elections. COFOA’s grassroots leaders organized forums with mayoral…
On our Thursday “Way Forward in Haiti” call, Monique Clesca, a key leader in the Montana Accord, a civil society effort to restore democracy in Haiti, will share how Haitian civic and religious leaders are helping build a transitional government…
Seventy-five people from a dozen Haitian diaspora and faith-based organizations, including Faith in Florida, Faith in New Jersey, Faith in New York, Massachusetts Communities Action Network, Family Action Network Movement, National Haitian American Elected Officials Network, Institute for Justice and…
When OPODNE listened to more than 4,000 local farmers in Northeast Haiti, they heard repeatedly that farmers needed high-quality seeds and access to credit. One of the best ways to solve both those problems is a Community Seed Bank, which…
On September, 26 homeowners in Jujutla, El Salvador, finally received titles to their properties 28 years after paying for them. The pace of progress in fixing El Salvador's broken property title system is painfully slow, and COFOA leaders continue to…
COFOA's new organizing efforts in Honduras and Guatemala are growing and reaching a point where local teams are beginning to negotiate improvements in basic public health infrastructure. As in El Salvador, COFOA's approach is to start with local issues that…
Rwanda is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, which is bringing stronger floods and mudslides and drier dry seasons. In September, heavy storms severely damaged buildings and crops in Eastern Rwanda, killing four people in Nyarubuye, including…
