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Haiti Partners

Haiti Partners provides freedom-centered education
and training to over 1700 students, teachers, and parents
at six Partner Schools and its flagship school,
The Children's Academy and Learning Center.

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Freedom at Work

Haiti Partners exemplifies freedom-centered leadership in action: the organization fosters a culture of respect, dialogue, collaboration, and transparency, enabling people to do their best work.

Weekly staff calls and the Circle of Change create spaces for listening and participation, while the board—16 volunteers from multiple cities—co-creates agendas and meets regularly to support full engagement.

Integrity is key: Haiti Partners maintains Platinum certification with Guidestar/Candid, conforms to BBB Giving.org standards, and completes the WorldBlu Freedom at Work Scorecard annually.

Despite gang violence and challenging circumstances, Haiti Partners keeps its school running, children educated, and families involved through a democratic leadership style, creating an environment rich in meaning and impact.

Haiti Partners has held its WorldBlu certification every single year since 2007 — 19 years — and is the only organization in the world to do so. An extraordinary achievement despite major ongoing turmoil in Haiti.

Industry: Education Type: Non-Profit
Number of Employees: 75

Why They're a
Freedom-Centered Organization

Freedom at work is key to humanity’s evolution. It’s key to our survival. With the unprecedented acceleration of change, we need a new leadership paradigm. We need a type of leadership that helps everyone to become a change-maker. Freedom at work is about people discovering their best selves and doing their best work. This approach empowers everyone to engage and work towards solutions together and to find meaning, joy and love in the process. In our work of preparing and inspiring changemakers in Haiti, practicing freedom at work is fundamental.

 

It’s our experience that democracy and Freedom at Work are the best ways to create the conditions for people to engage enthusiastically and bring their best selves to what they’re doing. As a non-profit that is supporting a school-based community development model, this is the best way to grow future leaders and to nurture a new leadership and education paradigm.

- John Engle, Co-founder, Haiti Partners