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Partners for Prosperity Projects
Education and Training : Adult
| ACEM, Association for Science and Moral Education (Costa Rica) |
MISSION
To strengthen scientific and moral capabilities to contribute to the transformation of individuals, institutions and communities of Costa Rica
MAIN LINES OF ACTION
1.Training Center for Moral Leadership:
Project1: Development of Moral Leadership Capabilities for Agents of Change in Talamaca Indigenous Territories in Costa Rica.
2.Production Center.
Project 1: Development of Interactive Theater and Arts to strengthen Moral Capabilities in Youth for the Ruth Pringle Institute of Costa Rica.
Project 2: Development of Radio Programs for 5 Baha-i Radio Stations in Latinamerica.
Project 3: Development of Radio Programs to strengthen moral capabilities and environmental concience.
3. Education for Development
Project:?Empowering Individual Potential for Sustainable Community Based Service: the SAT Program in Talamanca, Costa Rica?.
Project: FUNDAEC Specialization in Education for Development, "Conceptual Framework for Social Action".
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| ADCAM (Brazil) |
-Pre-school through high school education for over 500 children
-A vocational college which provides technical education to improve workforce preparation for youth and adults
-A college of education which offers teaching and administrative degrees and continuing education for school teachers in the region
-A pre-youth program for 200 children that provides safe haven from the streets and social and educational support
-A program to assist the eradication of child labor and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders
-A rural education program that serves village children and indigenous populations
-Training programs for income generation for poor families, especially income development for women through upgrading skills and learning crafts
-Assistance for the elderly with programs of recreation, education and nutrition
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| Anisa Foundation (Mexico) |
The Anisa Foundation's mission is to promote education throughout northwestern Mexico:
promote gender equality; establish S.A.T. (Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial) groups in rural, northwestern Mexico and to promote discussion within Mexican society about a different concept of leadership -- one based on principles such as service, education and other human values.
Several S.A.T. tutors trained in the Cucap? indigenous areas south of the city of Mexicali, a year-long project completed which promoted gender equality in junior high and high schools in Mexicali and several conferences in Mexicali universities on the theme of Moral Leadership as well as the Equality of Women and Men.
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| Brighton Creek Baha'i Conference Center (United States) |
To become a Regional Training Center to serve the spiritual, educational, cultural and fellowship needs of the general public and a diverse Bah?'? community.
To develop sustainable income from use of the facility while providing an environment sensitive and respectful to all peoples and cultures.
To harmoniously develop and beautify the natural environment showing respect for the ancestral Indian land.
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| CAFT-Centre for Learning, Training and Transformation (Haiti) |
CAFT responds to expressed needs and interests by providing
training in a variety of non-formal thematic areas: principle-
based leadership and governance, capacity building for
grassroots community groups, character development for
children, leadership skills and environmental awareness for
youth, parental education, health awareness and HIV/AIDS
prevention, participatory learning and action (PLA), early child
care and stimulation, nutrition etc. CAFT is further the official
Haiti
representative of Toronto-based Global Learning Partners, and
has trained trainers from over 20 local and international
organizations (CARE, UNDP, WORLD VISION, SAVE THE CHILDREN
US, RED CROSS, etc.) and government Ministries in the Dialogue
Education approach.
Current partners include UNICEF (training of staff and peer
educators working with street children and youth) and the YELE
Haiti Foundation introduced by Wyclef Jean in January 2005. For
the YELE Haiti Foundation, the CAFT program of Teacher
Training and Parental Education is entering its second year with
a doubled number of schools and has attracted the attention of
local and international media. This program has already
inspired dozens of teachers in flood-devastated Gonaives and
violence-ridden Cité Soleil to introduce active learning methods
and eliminate corporal punishment from their classrooms.
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| Cowichan Green Community (Canada) |
Mission: To promote energy efficiency, healthy housing and environmental sustainability in the Cowichan Valley.
Goals:
Establish partnerships within the community and beyond which result in the development of holistic, environmental-based projects that address social/economic development issues, as well as make the link between health and environment. ?Where environment and community meet?.
Accomplishments:
- Presently working to establish an urban training centre for backyard food production (organic) targeting low-income households
- Developed a Green Home Visit Program, ?Sustainable Living? workshop series ? organic gardening, Native Plant Gardening, Healthy Housing, others, and a Climate Change Kiosk - surveyed over 1000 local residents to raise awareness of Climate Change as it relates to typical North American rural communities.
- Spawned the Cowichan Valley Cycling Coalition to help promote cycling as a legitimate, sustainable form of transportation
- Organized an ?EcoFair? highlighting local environmental organizations and their activities
- Presented to schools
- Community networking
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| Educators for Social and Economic Development (United States) |
EDSED (Educators for Social and Economic Development) is a loosely structured learning community of Baha?i Educators around the world actively working to promote Baha?i educational ideals. Many are working in Baha?i Schools and institutions.
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