Meeting Women Social Entrepreneurs in

In July 2022, Veronica Torres (Coady) had the opportunity to meet with some of the women who participated in the Fanm Angaje program of the Haitian Centre for Leadership and Excellence. Women completed in person and virtual training amidst a challenging context in the country.

During the visit the team reflected on their program content and delivery approach. The topics related to women’s leadership, business development, and asset-based community development (ABCD) were delivered over three sets of five days each due to facilitators needing to travel to the site for training and to minimize travel expenses.

There is an opportunity to learn from the experience with the first cohort to inform the design of the program for the second cohort. With program staff we explored topics they recalled, challenges, and discussed key topics for further work on women’s leadership.

During the focus group session, undertaken with the group of participants, we learned that women appreciated the strength-based approach used and had identified resources within the group itself.

A message from ENGAGE to Haitian Partners

The ENGAGE partners want to recognize the Haitian Centre for Leadership and Excellence’s (CLE) dedication to supporting positive change in their country. The last several years have been challenging for Haitians due to a prolonged political crisis and CLE has risen to these challenges and successfully implemented the Famn Angaje Fellowship Program and many other successful events with local partners and women entrepreneurs.