Lesson 3: Get Silly!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2ie_8kFxFQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] 3) Get Silly While working to inspire a community to make a lasting change for themselves, when the community has never thought critically about the possibility to start a movement from within; it could be easily forgotten that the best work stems from the work you do while having fun. We are […]
‘The point of the situation’ – 7 Lessons We Have Learned So Far
Our time in Esperanza has come to an end. As we get into our last week in the Dominican Republic, I feel that Kirsten, Kevin and I have a bunch of epiphanies about what the ‘whys’ ‘whats’ and ‘hows’ of delivering projects. We tend to be too ‘high’ in our moments of panic and glory […]
Let`s talk ideas
Since our time here, we have spoken much of what is in an ‘idea’ and by extension a ‘project’. The misconception is that projects are resource exhaustive and grandiose. In truth they can be – but those projects do not often become the sustainable ones nor the type of projects that in fact promote capacity […]
Feeling re energized
Only my second blog since being in Esperanza – I think that is testament to the lack of time we have had to really reflect on our experience here with the projects. Otherwise, trust me; you would have a novel in your hand rather than these few others. All digressions aside; wow! Since we first […]
Some of the best photos from Esperanza
[slideshow] Our time in the smaller city of Esperanza was great, and the group of young men from both the city and the batay were a wonderful group to work with. Enjoy this short slideshow of my favorite pictures and be sure to see the complete collection at: Flickr. -Kevin Potter
Entonces, como empiezo a explicar hoy día?
My feeling so far is that the theme of this project in the Dominican so far has been `back to basics`. In every sense that is. For Development this means scrapping your models and turning a fresh page to redraw the possibilities. An idea today could be community development tomorrow. Concepts you hold to dearly […]
Staff Photography
[slideshow] Above you will find a slide show of some of my favorites while the staff enjoyed our arrival in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. For the complete collection, please visit our full gallery on Flickr. -Kevin Potter
Music Therapy and Recrear
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Starting off with a fresh cup of Dominican coffee
The Recrear team has safely landed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as of yesterday and while we enjoyed our day of travel through the country to Santiago, the continued work for the NOLA chapter alongside the preparation for RecrearParticipacion will keep us focused during our short stay. As we sit around the family table with a fresh […]
Recrear Participación – Learn more
To learn more about what Recrear Participación is all about, you can download the project proposal here: Recrear Participación-Project. We look forward to you feedback and idea on how to improve the program!
