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When Florcie Tyrell was growing up in the 1980s, Haiti fed itself. Now most food is imported. With inflation skyrocketing, half the country faces hunger, waking up each…
Grassroots leaders are driving lasting change across Africa
A year ago, leaders from Nyarubuye celebrated the opening of the third clinic constructed by PICO Rwanda leaders. Now, veteran grassroots leaders are traveling to nearby villages to teach…
COFOA leaders celebrate fifteen years of work
Earlier this month, 200 leaders from Comunidades de Fe Organizadas en Accion (COFOA) gathered to celebrate fifteen years of successful work. Your donations have enabled COFOA to hire…
Haitians are fighting to determine their political future and feed their families
In August, three hundred leaders from Organization of People for the Development of Northeast Haiti (OPODNE) used their General Assembly to launch a campaign against hunger, "We PLANT TODAY SO WE…
Central America: COFOA demonstrating people power for fifteen years
“We are not going to stop until they deliver the deeds”, said Heidi de Henriquez. In September. 800 leaders of the Communities of Faith Organized in Action (COFOA),…
Rwanda: Maasai leaders in Kenya utilized Rwanda organizing methods to address critical issues.
“We would like to thank Fr. Innocent Rugaragu who traveled all the way from Rwanda to come and support our community in our villages in Kenya. – Jackson,…
Haiti – Faith in Action and OPODNE fight for Haitians on two fronts
“Let Haitians decide who their leaders should be,” – Francois Pierre Louis, Faith in Action Haiti Director People in Haiti are dying every day because of gang violence,…
Haiti – “LET’S PLANT TODAY SO WE CAN FEED OURSELVES TOMORROW”
With hunger rising and the fall planting season coming, over 300 leaders and allies of the People ’s Organization Working for the Development of Northeast Haïti (OPODNE) gathered…
Central America – COFOA leaders are scaling the power ladder from local community issues to national legislation
Over the past month, COFOA leaders in El Salvador have continued their systematic campaign to improve life in the poorest communities in El Salvador: listening to their communities,…
Rwanda – Training unlocks power to transform communities and unite people across difference
Training in the Faith in Action method of community organizing is capturing the imagination and unlocking the power of marginalized communities across Africa. Fifteen years ago, in Mumeya,…
Rwanda – Nyarubuye is building a new school in a rural community while faith leaders gather from across Ghana to explore organizing.
Nyarubuye to plan and begin construction of three new classrooms to serve children in that community. PICO Rwanda leaders gathered to make commitments to use their own resources…
El Salvador: COFOA celebrates 15 years of successful organizing in El Salvador while launching new efforts in Guatemala and Honduras.
Fifteen years ago, eight-hundred leaders from the La Paz Department gathered to formally establish COFOA. Their first issue was stopping a corporation from contaminating a river, which was…