This is a question we’re regularly asked. Given that two-thirds of Haiti’s labor force does not have formal sector jobs, it’s an important question. Haiti is ranked 214 out of 217 countries in unemployment. It’s no wonder that most young people in Haiti aspire to leave their country in search of a better life. Remittances […]
Dear Friend to Haiti, We hope you and yours are well and thriving. We’re writing now to share a brief story of change from the community of Bawosya, Haiti – the home of our flagship school, the Children’s Academy and Learning Center. Fritzner (pictured here with his wife, Mirlège, sons Monroe and Lens, and daughter, […]
Dear Friend to Haiti, Recently I (John Engle) made some home visits in the Children’s Academy community with American volunteers Danielle Gilbert and Deanna Acosta. Samuel, Leissa and Chara are children in three separate homes–constructed with sticks, tin and tarps–with varying degrees of disabilities. Chara and Samuel rarely leave their homes and both have mental […]
Isaac is the father of two children at Children’s Academy. He asked me if I (John) had several minutes so that he could share something with me. Of course I agreed, but some heaviness came over me. So often, when people in our neighborhood want to talk to me about something, it’s because someone is […]
More than 20 years ago, soon after moving into a mountain community overlooking Port-au-Prince, I sat with seven-year-old twins Djeff and Ricardo and their father, Joel. In my limited Creole I asked Djeff and Ricardo to be my language teachers. With a grin Joel grabbed a tree branch and started stripping off the leaves, turning […]
Twenty-five years of experience working in Haiti (living here most of this time) has turned me into a critic of top-down development and management. Leadership that invests in developing “expert” solutions for other people — who have not been invited into the decision-making process — to execute fails at creating a desirable future. Good leaders know that engagement is […]
September 2, 2014 Friends, It’s September: More than 1,100 children are filling our partner school and Children’s Academy classrooms. Our 47 Micah Scholars are beginning a new year of seminary courses. Back in 1991, I first moved to Haiti as a two-year commitment with a small nonprofit. The experience transformed me. I discovered deep […]
Kent and I were in Haiti during last week in June. We were there for our 8th Annual Open Space meeting (among other things) which convened for three days 70 Haitian educators and community leaders from around the country. Click here to view a great slideshow. (Photos taken by Haitian pro photographer, Eric Graham.) These […]
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