About El pueblo nola - nola village
El Pueblo NOLA - NOLA Village is a grassroots community organization in the Village de l’Est neighborhood of New Orleans East, run by organizer Cristiane Rosales-Fajardo. We serve the Black and brown communities of New Orleans, with specific programs for the underserved Latinx community, in four key areas: Health, Education, Civic and Cultural. Our services include, but are not limited to, free HIV testing, health education, student advocacy, cultural programming, language rights and access, legal resources and know-your-rights trainings.
We work to co-create support systems for our community so that members in need can access essential services and participate in mutual aid networks. We do this by training a core group of local leaders to lead the four key pillars of the organization in identifying needs, providing services and creating a nurturing environment in which the innate strengths people have can be harnessed for personal and community transformation. Our work aims not only to provide services, but also to honor the dignity and culture of our members, no matter their legal status.
“My hard-earned skill sets as a survivor of multiple traumas mean that I back up my words with lived experience, knowing that no matter where you are in the world, you deserve to have rights and services. I organize to flip the script and create a new dynamic for my community.”