We hear the term “top down” a lot regarding business models where people in positions of authority decide on what their company needs and pass the information/plan down. They assume they already know the answers and negate to ask those doing the actual work. From personal experience working in Haiti, this has proven to be a “sure fail” approach. What if we changed our mindset and looked at poverty alleviation in the context of “committing to do as much as possible to support

My trip to Haiti at the end of February started fairly "normal" . Within 48 hours of my arrival, things dramatically changed. Gangs...

I had the pleasure of meeting with Andrew Yelland, CEO of WorldShare UK, one of our amazing supporters in person this summer. It was an...

A beautiful photo of my Haitian Family just chatting about shoes...and life. It's been hard to know what to post when people ask for...

We probably all know missionaries who have spent years, if not lifetimes, integrating themselves into a foreign country. They spend lots...

https://gcfpodcast.com/episode/episode-9-wendy-thiessen-pifo-haiti/

Click on the link below to watch a video and read about how GCF plays an integral role in the work we do in Haiti....

Click on the link below to read the post written by the staff at WorldShare UK. We are so grateful for their partnership. Growing and...

I struggled with the title of this “blog piece”.  Should it be “My Guide to Saving the World One Week at a Time” or “I Did it My Way”? I...

When we visited the island of La Gonâve, Haiti in October, we noticed that a long-time sponsored student was not on the official school...

This photo and information is NOT meant to exploit the desperation of the people in Haiti. It is a wake up call for us to see how urgent...