Haiti Partners staff and board has benefitted tremendously from our work with Barrett Values Centre and our involvement with WorldBlu. We believe that a clear vision, mission and values is indeed key to keeping an organization vibrant and effective. To learn more about Haiti Partners’ core values along with our mission and vision statements, which all emerged from […]
On June 27th and 28th, 2014, our Haiti-wide annual Open Space meeting took place. We’re pleased to say that even after 13 years, interest in this democratic approach to conducting meetings has not abated. This year, despite relocating the event to Dabon, Leogane, which is farther from the capital, there were over 50 participants, many of […]
August 1, 2013 In a previous blog post we introduced a Circles of Change group for local teachers that started this spring at the Power of Education School in Martisant. We are pleased to announce that the group recently concluded with a certificate ceremony and participants were thrilled. In the end, though we had only planned […]
Last week co-director John Engle flew to Denver, CO to participate in WorldBlu Live 2013. From the WorldBlu website: WorldBlu LIVE 2013 is the world’s premier gathering on freedom in the workplace. It is designed for individuals and organizations who recognize the power of freedom and democracy as a leading tool for boosting the bottom-line, […]
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 […]
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 […]
February 3, 2013 Erik Badger We’re pleased to announce another Circles of Change contract, this time with the Power of Education School in Fontamara, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. The goal of the training is to help a group of teachers practice participative leadership so that they can collaborate better with one another as well as […]
December 31, 2012 Kent and John, on behalf of Haiti Partners’ staff and network of Haitian students, educators, and community leaders, want to thank you for being in this with us. Thanks to YOU, 2012 has been an extremely productive year. Here’s what you’ve made possible: Our six partner schools are providing better education to […]
September 29, 2012 Erik Badger Vote at CNN Heroes for Malya Villard-Appolon, a longtime friend and collaborator of Haiti Partners. For over 10 years Malya and her organization KOFAVIV have used the methods we promote – Reflection Circles (Touchstones in the US) and Open Space – to encourage healing and empower rape victims. She is indeed a […]
July 21, 2012 Sara Ko Below is an interview with Ritha Celius, a member of the Beneficiary Committee in the Santo Community. Ritha is taking a leadership role in the development of a governance structure in Santo and will be moving into her new home in January 2013. ~~~~~~~~~~ Hello, my name is Ritha Celius. […]
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