Social Business Meeting
September 27, 2011 Here’s a super quick video (14 seconds) of community meeting yesterday with Philippe Lagrenade facilitating a brainstorming about possible social businesses that could help fund the Children’s Academy and which will also help meet a community need. Philippe is doing meetings like this with all communities where our partner schools are. Today […]
First Aid Training by Haitian-American Partners at WISEOP, Inc.
September 18, 2011 Many thanks to Dr. Guylaine Richard and Dr. Yanique Edmond for coming again to Henri Christophe Community school and providing training in first aid. With help from Abelard Xavier of Fondasyon Esperyansla, Drs. Richard and Edmond met with a group of 10 community members, including teachers from our partner schools. As you can […]
Philippe Lagrenade Joins GCLH and HP
September 3, 2011 We welcome Philippe Lagrenade to our team! We’re excited about helping more Haitian children have access to quality education thanks to our partnership with GCLH (Grameen Creative Lab Haiti) Philippe has extensive experience in helping groups start businesses in Haiti and in consulting small businesses. Thanks to a grant from Vista Hermosa […]
Southbank Intl School: THANK YOU!
August 21, 2011 Students, teachers, parents and staff at Southbank International School, members of Pangaea group, we want to extend a very special thank you from Haiti! Thank you Julia McCormick for helping to mobilize your fellow students and school to support relief and educational efforts in Haiti after the January 12, 2010 earthquake. We […]
Partner School Meeting
August 15, 2011 Last week we had a day long meeting with representatives from leadership teams of our partner schools. It was a super productive day going over what’s working well, what the challenges are and how we’re going to address them. We’re making every effort to help our partner schools develop their capacity to […]
New Partnership: Music for Students
August 9, 2011 We’re saying goodbye to friends Allan Klotsche and Mary Pautz as they return to Vero Beach tomorrow. But, they’ll be back soon! Below, Mary and Allan are pictured with WOZO, Haiti Partners Youth Choir. It’s been wonderful having them with us in Haiti during the last several days. In addition to spending […]
Social Business Expert to Help Partner Schools
August 4, 2011 Thanks to our partnership with Grameen Creative Lab and to another grant from Vista Hermosa Foundation we have hired a Haitian expert who will work full-time to help our partner schools create social businesses. The purpose of this is two-fold. First, it’s a revenue source. Haitian schools rarely have adequate funds to […]
Update From Educator Clovis Charles
July 28, 2011 Earlier this week I (John Engle) had the opportunity to visit Clovis Charles at Henri Christophe School. He and I met with others involved with school to plan the installation of solar panels, six computers and quick internet connection thanks to a partnership with Inveneo, which in part is funded by Clinton […]
GIVE LOVE – Eco-solutions
July 27, 2011 We love how Patricia Arquette’s organization, GIVE LOVE, is helping us with eco solutions in our partner schools! Click here for more photos.
With Tony Campolo in Haiti
Last week, we had the incredible privilege of receiving world-renowned author, pastor, and social activist Tony Campolo in Haiti! Tony has challenged millions of Christians around the world to work for social justice and empower the poor and oppressed. The work of Haiti Partners has its roots in the work began by Tony and […]