Development Reimagined.
As a practice and industry, International Aid and Development is in desperate need of deep reform. Donors demand it and beneficiaries deserve it … practitioners must now deliver it.
We strive to be a part of this shift; prioritizing impact, education, and accountability.
IMPACT
We are committed to doing aid and development work as responsibly as possible. This commitment sets the foundation for all we do. We work in partnership with local leadership, striving to achieve sustained and scalable outcomes at the grassroots level. We prioritizes a comprehensive and integrated approach, fostering local leadership & education, and community driven accountability.
HAITI: 36 high-capacity rainwater harvesting systems in remote mountain villages
Permanently improved access to clean drinking water for over 11,000 people
Children are able to attend school more regularly
Increased agricultural production
Community health; Water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) education
COVID-19 awareness, hand-washing stations, and resource distribution
EDUCATION
Our work in Haiti provides many unique opportunities to better understand the realities of international aid & development - directly influencing graduate courses taught at Chapman University’s (Orange, CA) MA program in International studies (where our Exec. Dir. is an adjunct professor), in addition to numerous other outlets.
Graduate & undergraduate courses taught in International aid & development
Speaking engagements, conference presentations, and informal meetings
Need-based collaboration and consultation with NGOs, community groups, and social entrepreneurs
Public resource page to help interested, or affected, parties better understand key elements of development work, NGO management, and related issues that impact our industry (forthcoming)
ACCOUNTABILITY
We hold ourselves accountable to the communities we serve above all else.
We only work through community partnerships, to ensure communities trust that we are working in their best interest. We follow the community’s lead in the design, implementation, management, and growth of our project(s).
We facilitate and integrate local leadership, participation and communication as key elements of our organizational and strategic processes.
We maintain our community and project commitments through time, space and adversity.
We welcome all feedback, and will respond in earnest to all inquiries and critiques.
Follow our journey.
