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 for their general assembly in August. They unveiled a campaign to promote…
“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 ministers, USAID and NGO leadership to support policies needed to help farmers…
“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 Executive Director Despite severe food scarcity, OPODNE leaders don’t want food-aid, they…
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 to survive and prosper. Farmers have told them they need tool banks…
“When we listen, people can name the solution to their problem. When we act together, we can change our community.” –Marie Saint Fluer, mother, educator and OPODNE leader Twenty years ago, Marie Saint Fluer moved from Southern Haiti to an isolated…
We invite you to read the Briefing Book prepared by a Spring Practicum Team at American University School of International Service that provides analysis and recommendations on how a grassroots approach can address significant issues facing the Northeast Department and…
“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…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2022 Washington, DC- As Haitians mark yet another year of political limbo, A Way Forward in Haiti, a network of Haitian diaspora faith and community leaders, is reiterating its call on the Biden-Harris Administration to…
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…