Haiti: Local Organizing Gains Strength as Faith Leaders Push to Protect Haitians in the U.S.

OPODHA continues to grow: Conditions in Haiti continue to deteriorate. Yet in the North and Northeast Departments, OPODHA’s work is growing. OPODHA is now working with grassroots leaders in 76 communities. They’re planting crops together, opening loan funds, rebuilding roads, uniting communities to stop the spread of violence, and organizing to re-establish democracy in Haiti.

Read a report from François Pierre Louis about his recent trip to Haiti →

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OPODHA presidents meet for annual meeting: August 21-23, the elected presidents of OPODHA’s 76 community organizations will gather in Cap-Haïtien. They’ve invited representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) which has promised to invest millions of dollars in the North of Haiti. They want to discuss how local communities can participate in IDB’s plans and channel investment into the wells, pipes, water storage, and irrigation systems small-scale farmers need to grow food and support their families.

Haitian-American clergy join together to prevent mass deportations: More than 700,000 Haitian immigrants with TPS and Humanitarian Parole are at risk of losing their legal status and facing deportation. Evangelical, Baptist, and Catholic clergy leading large Haitian congregations are meeting together to combine their efforts to prevent mass deportations, stop the illegal flow of arms to Haiti, and advocate for democracy and security in Haiti.
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Tabernacle of Glory honors Faith in Action: In July, Bishop Gregory Toussaint of Tabernacle of Glory—an evangelical megachurch serving 25,000 Haitians—honored Faith in Action with a Community Advocacy Award for our work with the Haitian community to prevent deportations and change U.S. policy toward Haiti. We’re honored to work with Bishop Toussaint, who has played a critical role in building bipartisan support for policies to bring security and relief to Haiti and protection to Haitian immigrants living in the U.S.