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…
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'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…
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…
