ORGANIZATIONS Program Advanced Training: How to write discussion texts?

April 25, 2013 Erik Badger If you’re familiar with our Organizations program, you know that the centerpiece of it is what we call Circles of Change. Circles of Change is an innovative participatory education program that encourages democratic development and is designed for use in organizations, schools, churches, the workplace, or anywhere a group needs to learn […]

Circles of Change at the Power of Education Foundation School

April 22, 2013 Last January, Haiti Partners began a Circles of Change group in partnership with the Power of Education Foundation school in Martisant, just outside of Port-au-Prince. The group meets each Saturday morning for an hour and a half and is made up of teachers from the Power of Education school, as well as […]

Thanks Again, Morgan and Madison Fisher!

April 18, 2013 Erik Badger In a couple previous blog posts (#1, #2), I described an inspiring young girl, Morgan Fisher, who at the tender age of 11 raised funds for our partner, Anonsiyasyon Community School through selling hand-made Valentine’s Day greeting cards and teddy bears, as well as soliciting donations from friends and family. Well, she didn’t […]

Partner School Meeting: Learning to Work Together

April 15, 2013 Erik Badger Last Wednesday, April 10th, Haiti Partners convened all of its school leadership teams at a hotel meeting space in Port-au-Prince. This included a total of 19 people: all six partner schools and the Children’s Academy. These meetings are held three times each year, and are a part of our ongoing […]

What makes a Democratic Workplace?

April 9, 2013 Haiti Partners is honored to be on the 2013 WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces.  We draw inspiration from WorldBlu Founder and CEO, Traci Fenton and her team. We share their vision that for the world to be a better place, there needs to be well functioning democratic societies that are able […]

Haiti Clinic Visits Children’s Academy

April 4, 2013 Erik Badger As a result of some very fortuitous connections, Haiti Partners was grateful to receive Haiti Clinic at the Children’s Academy from March 22nd to 24th. They came with 11 volunteer doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other medical professionals. This remarkable group set up shop just outside the school and served over 650 […]