December 20, 2010 Last Friday we held our second Civic Empowerment Project meeting. These meetings bring together the leaders of the many Circles of Change groups we have organized throughout Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. Aside from the many logistical issues that needed to be covered at this meeting, we focused on how the groups would […]
December 12, 2010 It’s another calm day in Port-au-Prince and Petion-Ville. Like yesterday, there is very limited public transportation. This means that normal activities cannot happen. People are also concerned about possible sudden eruptions. Thus, most people stay close to home. But, our Civic Empowerment groups are meeting! I (John Engle) and so impressed by […]
December 4, 2010 Yesterday the 20 facilitators (photo below) in the Civic Empowerment Project we’re doing in partnership with USAID met to work on logistics and discuss what’s working and challenges. The objective of the project is to have forty groups, each comprised of 25 teachers, community organizers and young leaders (a total of 1,000) […]
November 12, 2010 Earlier this week we convened the 20 facilitators for two days to prepare to train 1,000 educators and community organizers in our Circles of Change method with a focus on the Haitian constitution. This is a project we’re undertaking in partnership with USAID’s DAI division called Civic Empowerment. For a detailed grant […]
November 1, 2010 We’re delighted to be hosting in Haiti from Trinity Lutheran Church: Kurt Jacobson (Pastor) along with Aron Adkins and Mary and Ed Elworthy. They’ve come as part of our Advocate Program to explore partnership possibilities. Click here to view Aron Adkin’s photos.
October 20, 2010 Thanks to a grant from USAID, 1,000 Port au Prince and Leogane-based educators will go through a 3-month Circles of Change training. The training will be customized so that in addition to learning participatory teaching and leading techniques, educators will also spend time studying together the Haitian Constitution and civic responsibilities. *For […]
“Wonn Refleksyon” or Touchstones Discussion Method as it’s referred to in US (touchstones.org), is an important part of teacher training that Haiti Partners does with more than 300 teachers a year. Here, a group of teachers at one of our partner schools are doing a Wonn Refleksyon session.
July 19, 2010 Last Saturday, Haiti Partners long-time colleague, Enel Angervil, new staff member, Benaja Antoine, and two local partners, Pastor Ilven Obel and Principal Jean-Thony Delus, organized and conducted a community-wide Open Space meeting in the remote island village of Bèl Platon, where one of our partner schools is located. Despite a rain storm, […]
June 5, 2010 Haiti Partners staff member, Benaja Antoine, who is based in Haiti and who works with our partner schools to strengthen their teaching and help with computer training, is attending the annual BuildaBridge Institute in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. We’re excited about the training he’s getting in using the arts to improve educational impact […]
April 2, 2010 Visited a group of teachers that were receiving training which was funded by Haiti Partners supporters. The training was on earthquake and natural disasters, how to prepare and how to deal with them. How great having principal of Vero Beach high school with us along with other Vero Beach visitors.
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