February 22, 2012 This past Sunday afternoon we had another open space meeting with members of community where Children’s Academy is being built. Nearly 200 attended, ranging in age from 1 [...]
February 20, 2012 by John Engle, as told to Jonathan Chan Sometimes, you can’t help but wonder if we’re making a difference that reaches all the way to the core of the problem. Some [...]
February 16, 2012 Since 2001, Circles of Change – the centerpiece of our Teachers program – has been training teachers and leaders in Haiti how to effectively work together through [...]
December 25, 2011 My co-workers and I (John Engle) were thrilled to host in Haiti the WorldBlu team December 10-17. Their training on organizational and workplace democracy for our partner school [...]
December 12, 2011 My co-workers and I (John Engle) are having a wonderful time hosting WorldBlu team in Haiti this week. They’re putting photos and updates on their Facebook page. Click [...]
This 3-minute video provides an explanation of the two methods that we use in our Circles of Change training: Reflection Circles (influenced by Touchstones Discussions) and Open Space Technology.
December 5, 2011 Yesterday’s community open space meeting on future site of Children’s Academy convened more than 300 people. The meeting opened with Haiti Partners Youth Choir [...]
December 4, 2011 It’s exciting to see community involvement in construction of Children’s Academy. Below is video and photos of foundation being dug and also of folks clearing land in [...]
November 12, 2011 Last week John Engle and I (Erik Badger) had the opportunity to visit our Circles of Change project in the Northeast province funded by USAID. We observed two of the four [...]
October 14, 2011 Nine of my close colleagues and I (John Engle) drew inspiration from Muhammad Yunus today. Hats off to Grameen Creative Lab for organizing this conference of thought leaders, [...]