Presently, women are manufacturing about 2000 tiles per month with back breaking labor. They dig and mix clay from pits deep in the valley, carry it up a steep narrow path to the spot where they shape the tiles by…
A year ago, the PICO delegation witnessed 1000 people dedicate the health clinic in Rusumo that has been serving more than 100 people each day. This year, the PICO delegation arrived to see the clinic closed on the Saturday we…
Five PICO delegates just returned from Rwanda. We saw clinics, schools, houses, water, electricity, community centers and business that people built from the ground up in isolated areas. But we were even more impressed with the confidence exuding from former…
“We are going to combine the strength of all our groups and keep growing our ideas to get further,” said Specioza, one of the 45 leaders who gathered for a three day PICO Rwanda national training session at the Jesuit…
This year, PICO Rwanda celebrated 10 years of successful work. Twenty-three years after the genocide, PICO is helping Rwandans fulfill its vision for economic development and women’s empowerment. Leaders are modeling a democratic approach that claims space for ordinary people…
This year, PICO Rwanda celebrated 10 years of successful work. Twenty-three years after the genocide, PICO is helping Rwandans fulfill its vision for economic development and women’s empowerment. Leaders are modeling a democratic approach that claims space for ordinary people…
This year, PICO Rwanda celebrated 10 years of successful work. Twenty-three years after the genocide, PICO is helping Rwandans fulfill its vision for economic development and women’s empowerment. Leaders are modeling a democratic approach that claims space for ordinary people…
“This project has changed my life because ignorance is a disease... Now, we are happy and work together. We are able to build houses.... people who do not live in the cooperative come to buy tiles from us and they…
In these times of economic, environmental and political challenges, we are called to solidarity. Thanks to supporters like you, PICO International grassroots leaders are making a huge difference for communities in Rwanda, Haiti and El Salvador. In this season of…
“I learned about PICO through John R. He came up to me and asked me what kind of problems were the people in Rusumo facing. We talked for a long time. He asked me about what was the most pressing…
