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…
Haiti – Hundreds of OPODNE leaders to gather to fight hunger by strengthening small-scale agriculture in Northeast Haiti
“Let’s plant today to feed ourselves tomorrow” is the theme for the OPODNE General Assembly where 300 OPODNE leaders representing 23 communities will press local mayors, department level…
Haiti: OPODNE listening campaign moves toward collective action
“Don’t vote for people who won’t give you power to take care of yourself. This is the theme for our upcoming general assembly ” – Florcie Tyrell, OPODNE…
Rwanda organizing grows and inspires faith leaders in Ghana, South Africa and Namibia.
“I didn’t want to wait, so I asked others to join me in listening to our families and decide how we can meet their needs.” - Muteteri Charlotte, PICO Rwanda…
El Salvador: COFOA leaders deliver list of local investment needs to President Bukele
“We want to see our taxes reflected in improvements in our communities. That's why we're here now." Lisseth Morales, COFOA leader in San Cayetano, El Paisnal Lisseth joined 700…
RENACER (REBIRTH) Campaign Case Study
We're happy to share a new case study about how grassroots leaders in El Salvador are organizing to secure land rights for 350,000 Salvadoran families. Organizing for Power in El…
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…
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…