Land Right Campaign lays groundwork for water and other critical issues
An estimated 350,000 families, close to 2 million people, have paid for a plot of urban land and built a house, but never received legal title so that…
Root Causes Initiative Update
Without legal title to their home, access to water, and the ability to find jobs that pay a living wage, Salvadorans will continue to migrate to find a…
COFOA wins new national land rights legislation that will benefit 350,000 families
“We presented the letters from each of our families who are directly affected by this problem of unregistered deeds to President Bukele who says he represents the sovereign…
Special Update on our work in Haiti
As we all try to process the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in Haiti, we wanted to share what we are learning and doing, and what you can do…
Vaccines for Haiti
More than 2,000 people have already signed onto our petition asking President Biden to send vaccines directly to Haiti. We’re continuing to add names. But given the urgency…
A Way Forward in Haiti Update
Today’s struggles for democracy, human rights and economic security in Haiti are part a long and arduous movement for self-determination. Over and over the U.S. has chosen to…
OPODNE’s COVID Prevention Campaign
In June, with COVID cases surging in Haiti and hospital beds filling up, OPODNE re-launched its grassroot education and prevention campaign. In June OPODNE’s director, Florcie Tyrell and…
TELL PRESIDENT BIDEN TO SEND VACCINES TO HAITI
Florcie Tyrell and the grassroots leaders from OPODNE in Northeast Haiti are sewing masks and distributing washing stations as fast as they can to slow the surge of…
Faith in Action International organizes diaspora communities to support “Root Causes Initiative” and “A Way Forward in Haiti”
In 2018, as a result of a strategic planning process and Rev. Alvin Herring becoming Executive Director, Faith in Action, launched an initiative to more closely connect our…
Nyarubuye leaders celebrate opening of their health clinic
On May 22, the community of Nyarubuye joined government officials to dance and celebrate the opening of the new health clinic. The three rural community-constructed health clinics are…
Haiti: OPODNE has launched a second campaign to combat rising COVID infections
New variants of the COVID virus are causing a big spike in infections across Haiti. Government is not helping. Hospitals are no longer accepting patients. Doctors and medical…
COFOA demonstrates power at national level on land reform
Salvadoran President Bukele and the new Legislative Assembly are responding to COFOA’s RENACER campaign. A new land reform law was introduced after hundreds of COFOA leaders organized demonstrations…