“As a mother, my role is to sensitize other mothers about how they can be independent, support their families and not depend on men.” Doresela, Nyange leader. Watch her Mother’s Day message here. Before the genocide, Rwandan women lived in…
“I was born into a mixed family. My father was wealthy and my mother was poor. My father died when I was just a baby. None of my family wanted to help us, so I learned from an early age…
“Working together, we have accomplished some projects that have been a real benefit in our communities.” –Martha Gomez, San Pedro Nonualco. Watch her Mother’s Day message here. El Salvador is one of the most dangerous places in the western hemisphere…
“This is a very hard time for us. We are suffering a severe drought and have lost half our banana plants. There is no government to help, so we must rely on one another” – Marc Aurel, Capotille leader. Marc…
OPODNE was founded in 2014 when hundreds of leaders gathered in the spirit of Ubuntu. That spirit of solidarity is alive today as communities organize to rebuild Haiti. During the past years, the Haitian government has become even more dysfunctional…
“This is a very hard time for us. We are suffering a severe drought and have lost half our banana plants. There is no government to help, so we must rely on one another” – Marc Aurel, OPODNE leader. Organizing…
“I have dreamed about this day when ordinary people are training others to organize their own communities and make government officials accountable.”- Pr. John, PICO Rwanda Executive Director PICO Rwanda leaders, Specioza, Ezra, and Poline are training communities to organize…
“I have dreamed about this day when ordinary people are training others to organize their own communities and make government officials accountable.”- Pr. John, PICO Rwanda Executive Director PICO Rwanda has a goal to organize across Rwanda and then in…
“No political party made this happen. This bridge was built because of our organizing.” - Juan Ramon, COFOA leaders. Anglican Bishop David Alvarado and government officials joined Juan Ramon and 1,000 people in Usulutan to dedicate the new bridge over…
April 1994 marked the start of the genocide when 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered in 90 days. Genocide was possible because of the authoritarian government, with too much support by the authoritarian church, ordered friends and neighbors to murder friends and…
