Rwanda: The Role of Grassroots Organizing in Overcoming Development Challenges
Twenty-four people from the U.S., Ghana, Tanzania, and Namibia traveled to Rwanda to learn from Faith in Action’s Rwandan affiliate, People Improving Communities through Organizing (PICO Rwanda). Participants met with grassroots leaders, community organizers, government officials, and religious leaders, attended…
Faith groups call for tougher response from President Biden to Guatemala election interference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2023 Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of Guatemalans from all walks of life are engaged in large-scale, peaceful, pro-democracy protests demanding the resignation of Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras. Porras is on the…
Urgent Call for USAID to Change its Approach to Agriculture in Haiti
Washington, DC – Prominent faith-based and humanitarian organizations are calling on Congress to change USAID’s approach to agriculture in Haiti to help local farmers adapt to drought and climate change. More than half of Haitians face hunger due to soaring…
National Day of Action for Haiti
Thursday, September 21 Join Haitian-Americans, religious leaders, local elected officials, and friends of Haiti in Washington, DC and across the U.S. to call on Congress to stand with the Haitian People by helping: ● Restore democracy in Haiti by ending…
Faith in Action International Safeguarding Policy
Faith in Action International's Safeguarding Policy is designed to contribute to a culture of respect and safety within our international organization and member organizations and prevent all forms of abuse. This policy spells out who is covered, what behavior is…
Leadership training sessions spark new organizing in Rwanda and countries across Africa
After attending a three-day workshop in December, leaders from Rwanda, Namibia, and Kenya returned to their communities to identify and address local issues. In Rwanda, leaders are organizing people to advance local projects, including a new school in Nyrubuye, clean…
JACKY LUMARQUE BIO
Jacky LUMARQUE has been the President of Université Quisqueya, the leading private university in Haiti, since 2007. He has also served as board member and Vice-President of AUF (Agence universitaire de la Francophonie) a consortium of more than 1,000 universities…
Delegation highlights COFOA’s growth
Twenty grassroots leaders, clergy, and organizers from six countries traveled to El Salvador in May to see firsthand how COFOA has grown during the last four years. Over and over, we heard people stand up and identify themselves as leaders…
OPODNE crafts vision and agenda for self-sustainable agriculture in Northeast Haiti
Over the past three months, OPODNE leaders have gone house-to-house in 22 communities in which the organization works to ask more than 2,000 small farmers what they need to survive and prosper. Farmers have told them they need tool banks…