In April as we were all trying to figure out how to adapt to COVID we checked in with Florcie Tyrell, who leads Faith in Action International’s Haiti affiliate. She let us know how at-risk Northeast Haiti was to the…
"When we learned of deaths from COVID in the Northeast, OPODNE leaders decided to tak action even if government would not assume its proper roles to protect people." - Doctor Louis Cloney, OPODNE leader This year, in the face of government collapse,…
"When we learned of deaths from COVID in Northeast Haiti, we all agreed that nothing would stop us from doing whatever we could to prevent people from catching and spreading the virus.” – Florcie Tyrell, OPODNE Executive Director Thanks to…
Dear Friends, "The decision to include or exclude those lying wounded along the roadside can serve as a criterion for judging every economic, political, social and religious project."- Pope Francis, Brothers and Sister All Encyclical We are happy to share…
“State sponsored corruption and violence are becoming more widespread. Haiti cannot recover its democracy if the United States does not speak up.” – Fritz Jean, former Haiti Prime Minister In Haiti, OPODNE leaders continue to support local efforts to sustain…
“In Haiti, COVID-19 is adding to the woes of a population already suffering from increasing unemployment, economic inflation and criminal violence. More than 8,000 confirmed cases have been reported as of Aug. 31, and the national and local governments are failing to respond to this…
“I appreciate very much OPODNE’s initiative to stop the Corona virus in the schools.”– Terrier Rouge School Superintendent, Geemps Joseph In Phase 2 of their campaign to control COVID, OPODNE leaders are delivering wash buckets to more than 100 schools…
“Unlike other organizations that sell these trees, OPODNE kept its word and did exactly as they promised and delivered them to the community.” - Fr. Esperance Jabnel, St. Barnabas Nursery In our first zoom meeting, over 100 of you joined…
While their “Conspiracy to eliminate coronavirus” public education campaign continues today, OPODNE is literally planting another sign of hope by distributing 900 fruit trees to leadership teams in towns across the Northeast Department so families will have some food tomorrow…
On April 14, over 100 of you joined our “Organizing in Haiti in a Time of Crisis” zoom conference. Thanks to your support, we have raised $10,000 that OPONE has used to lead a public education and public health campaign…
