Major Progress in Children’s Academy Construction

June 30, 2012 This past Wednesday the cement slab of Children’s Academy’s very first building was poured. This is a major milestone and we’re so grateful for the supervision of Miyamoto International and Architecture For Humanity toward making sure that it’s done well and that it’s an earthquake resistant building. We’re also deeply grateful for […]

Children’s Academy Parents Decide on Uniforms, Costs & Volunteering Requirements

June 26, 2012 Erik Badger At a Children’s Academy and Learning Center meeting earlier this month parents of registered students and Haiti Partners staff sat down together to discuss uniforms, costs and volunteering requirements. These are all critical issues to students’ parents as they affect their ability to pay as well as their own time […]

GiveLove Introduces Composting Technology at Children’s Academy

June 21, 2012 Erik Badger Haiti Partners is grateful to be working with GiveLove, an eco-sanitation organization co-founded by Patricia Arquette. Last Sunday, GiveLove staff came to meet with community members and Haiti Partners staff at the Children’s Academy site to talk about eco-sanitation and composting toilet technology. Their presentation was very well received and […]

Haiti Partners Featured in WeTopia!

June 15, 2012 Erik Badger Last year Haiti Partners developed a partnership with Sojo Studios, makers of the new Facebook game, WeTopia.  Today, our first “social good” was launched in the game: Food for Thought. This social good allows players to purchase a “Food for Thought Shop” in the game which in turn supports Henri Christophe […]

Circles of Change Advanced Training

June 7, 2012 On May 18-19 we convened 30 of our strongest Open Space and Wonn Refleksyon practitioners for an advanced training in the Circles of Change method. The objective of this training was to share new best practices that were developed in the north as part of the Improving Communications Project with USAID that […]

Construction Going Strong at Children’s Academy and Learning Center

June 4, 2012 I’m (John Engle) delighted to report that construction is going strong. There’s been great progress during the last week and the reputable Miyamoto International, an earthquake and engineering firm is overseeing correction of several errors. Miyamoto International will continue supervise construction until this first building is finished to make sure that it […]