Women and Children: Briggs and Stratton Generators Help
June 27, 2010
Long-time colleague Eramith Delva, who just received a generator from Briggs and Stratton, shares how it will benefit Haitian women and children.
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9th Annual Haiti Open Space
June 27, 2010
Among the highlights for me (John Engle) at our 9th* Annual Haiti Open Space meeting that convened more than 80 Haitians from around the country was emphasis on social enterprise. In particular, social or “community” enterprise that can generate funds to pay teachers’ salaries which will lead to better education that is accessible to more Haitian children. This is something to get excited about.
Stay tuned. Our film about a Haitian success story using community enterprise to fund teachers salaries in numerous community schools and a companion booklet should both be finished by end of August. We’re grateful to Vista Hermosa for a grant that’s making this possible. Below is a short video about this. Click here to view photos.
*I erred in video saying 8th Annual Haiti Open Space. It’s the 9th.
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Distributing 240 Briggs and Stratton Generators
June 23, 2010
Yesterday we distributed more than 80 of the Briggs and Stratton 5500 watt generators to school directors, community leaders, and pastors who are part of Haiti Partners’ network or organizations committed to democratic practices. People came from Jeremie, Cap Haitien, Leogane, La Gonave, Gonaive,…from regions throughout the country. Press was present and news has already been on radio and television.
We couldn’t be more grateful to Briggs and Stratton for this generous donation valued at $250,000 which includes free parts for one year. We are also grateful to PADF who partnered with us and Haitian government to help with getting them into country and logistics. The rest will be distributed today and tomorrow.
(Click here for more photos and to download in high resolution.)
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Progress Report from Kent and John
March 28, 2010
We (Kent and John) took a break from LEADERS Seminar (a 3-year program that brings community leaders/educators together 4 times a year) to give this progress report.
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Capacity Building3 Mid-Year Report
September 2, 2009
We just completed mid-year report of our 3-year Capacity Building3 project financed by Vista Hermosa. Click here to learn more about the project.
Click here for the mid-year report.
Participants in Capacity Building3 Project
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Laptops going to Haiti
July 22, 2009
A quick update on the 35 laptops project, a component of our 3-year Capacity Building program in Haiti.
7 of our Haitian colleagues have already received laptops and 5 more will in two weeks.
While the total on the Give Meaning website is about $3,500, the actual raised to-date is closer to $10,000. Hurray! You just can’t imagine how excited my Haitian colleagues and I (John Engle) are about getting them laptops so that they can be more effective as educators and community leaders. A giant THANKS to everyone who has contributed!
Paulaine Presandieu, one of the people participating in the Capacity Building program just spent a week with my wife and I. She’s picture above and in video (link below). She talked about these laptops as she’s taking 2, one for her and her colleague, back to Haiti: “Getting access to a computer and internet in Haiti is not easy. There are little cyber cafes here and there but they’re normally packed full with people and the computers are in terrible condition. It’s common to have to wait in line to use a computer and then it can take an hour to successfully respond to a couple of emails. The computers have viruses and are old and have to be shut down and restarted etc. It gets so discouraging. Getting a good laptop like this is wonderful!”
Click here to view a 55 second video update with a number of the laptops pictured.
Our group of 40 (35 do not have a computer) convened for training and exchange in April and again in June. Click here for photo gallery. The energy and enthusiasm for this training is high and the laptops play an important part of this.
A very special thanks goes to Mark and Claire Dowds and Steve Walchek for spearheading fundraising for laptops. Let’s spread the word! Learn more and contribute at Give Meaning.
John Engle
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Capacity Building Project
May 11, 2009
This photo (above) was taken yesterday morning before we finished our last session. The folks pictured will participate in this 3 year program. We couldn’t be more grateful to Vista Hermosa for providing the grant to make this all possible. Click here to go to a gallery of photos taken the during our first seminar (May 7-10, 2009) of the Capacity Building project. This and other photos by Eric Graham, one of the participants.
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