AUGUST UPDATE

July began our new fiscal year and we’re pleased that two new groups of 25 (50 total) are already underway in our six-month training program.

“Jerusalem Women” is a Christian women’s group made up of teachers, community organizers, health agents and entrepreneurs. “We need skills that help us to strengthen our organizations and become more effective individually,” they told practitioners, Frantzie Cyril and Jocelyn Claircidor, who have begun meeting weekly with them using Reflection Circles and Open Space.

The second group receiving training is Lamb of God School and Orphanage. Their director, teachers and other staff are all participating in the training, which will be led by practitioners Johny St. Louis and Abelard Xavier.

What an honor it is for me to work with so many talented and skilled Haitians who are committed to cultivating new mentalities and practices that lead to better institutions and a more peaceful and just society. And, how grateful we are to the people who make all this work possible through their financial contributions.

A new fiscal year is an opportunity to evaluate and plan. Let me know if you would like to receive our two page updated program summary for Circles of Change.

Don't forget about our upcoming 8th Annual Open Meeting, September 22-24, and our “Dinner with Tony Campolo Haiti Benefit” October 17th. Learn more about both at www.beyondborders.net