LEADERS
LEADERS Program
Training 40 strategic community leaders from around the country in an intensive 3-year program.
Your Partnership:
- Brings these leaders together 4 times a year for training and exchange
- Provides each leader with a laptop and training to use it
- Positively impacts thousands of lives because of leaders’ influence in schools, churches, communities, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and government
The Need
Haiti has suffered most of its history under the misrule of autocratic and violent leaders. While the country has made fitful progress toward democracy on the national level, the model of leadership in local institutions still tends to be extremely autocratic. In local governance, leaders are taught to speak, but not to listen. In schools, leaders are expected to organize and control without engaging the participation of students and other stakeholders. In churches, leaders preach and interpret without inviting their congregations’ concerns.
Strategy
Haiti Partners has developed the LEADERS Program in close collaboration with the leaders who are involved. This three-year training provides 40 Haitian leaders with the skills, methods, and ongoing support to accomplish the goals below. Each participant signs a covenant agreement detailing what he or she can expect and what’s expected in return.
Goals
To help leaders in local organizations, schools, churches, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and government to:
- Lead in a way that inspires others and helps them discover their potential
- Increase their organizations’ effectiveness at engaging the talent and energy of their stakeholders to accomplish their mission
- Use computers and internet to educate themselves and increase their personal effectiveness
- Nurture spiritual growth and a culture characterized by mutual respect, trust, innovation, dedication, and compassion
How you can help
- $3,000 per year for 3 years enables an influential community leader to complete this intensive, empowering training
- $1000 provides one leader with a laptop and the training to use it effectively
Click here to download a PDF document with a more extensive explanation of LEADERS Program.
