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 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…
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…
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…
Communities of Faith Organizing for Action (COFOA) was founded 14 years ago at the initiative of Catholic Bishops from six Central American countries. While COFOA did some organizing in Guatemala and Honduras during its early years, the organization ended up…
In 2015, ahead of a national election, Ghanaian faith leaders from eight Muslim, Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal religious bodies joined together as the FAITH in Ghana Alliance to assure peaceful voting and that both major political parties would abide by…
“I am glad our society has recognized the inner power and the strength we women have in our families and in public too. As a leader of my community, people trust and respect me. This makes me work even harder…
“When we listen, people can name the solution to their problem. When we act together, we can change our community.” –Marie Saint Fluer, mother, educator and OPODNE leader Twenty years ago, Marie Saint Fluer moved from Southern Haiti to an isolated…
“I am so happy to be part of the team that made this happen” – Ana Maria Quijada, mother and COFOA leader Until last month Ana Maria and mothers like her had to get up early in the morning to send off…
We invite you to read the Briefing Book prepared by a Spring Practicum Team at American University School of International Service that provides analysis and recommendations on how a grassroots approach can address significant issues facing the Northeast Department and…
