“This project will offer Kivumu students the opportunity to apply their technical learning and skills to solve community issues” – Eugene Biymana, Kivumu Technical College Nyange is home to some of the poorest and most environmentally vulnerable people in Rwanda…
“I absolutely commit to work with you and your organization in an ongoing basis to hear what your members are saying.” – James Woolley, USAID Senior Agronomist in Haiti OPODNE communities have convened hundreds of people over the past month…
"We have been working for quite some time now and it affects us. We feel outraged because our problems have never been taken into account." - COFOA leader, Raquel Chicas As reported in La Prensa Grafica and other media outlets,…
Friends We’re writing to share two important updates from the Root Causes Initiative Given the ongoing crisis unfolding in Guatemala around democracy and rule of law, we will focus our next monthly call on Thursday, April 7 at 12:30 PST/1:30 MST/2:30…
Just as the pandemic started, leaders from the village of Cihya who had attended the leadership training session in Mumeya organized their community to build new classrooms for their children. Soon they were able to get the government to bring…
Haiti: OPODNE leaders launch listening campaign to address plight of farmers As communities continue to recover from flooding (thank you for your generous financial support making this possible) that wiped out crops and livestock, one hundred ten OPODNE leaders have…
Seventy-five COFOA leaders representing 145 communities gathered at the end of February for three days of national leadership formation. Their objective was to strengthen their own understanding and spread faith-based organizing to more leaders and communities. Before leaving, they committed…
Friends – We are sharing with you the final version of our Year 1 Assessment of the Biden-Harris Root Causes Strategy which was sent to key policymakers in the administration and Congress this morning, as well as media outlets. This report is…
Through their work to combat COVID, sustain economic development initiatives, and promote community improvement in 2021, OPODNE leaders earned the trust of local religious, political and community leaders in Northeast Haiti, resulting in expansion into eight new communities and partnerships…
In 2021, PICO Rwanda leaders from seven districts applied all their learning and experience to care for their broader community during the COVID crisis. Hundreds of leaders reached out, checked in, and provided good to community members most in need…
