Leadership Illustrated
Third-year leadership students participate in a “photo voice” project, documenting what they consider to be the strengths and needs of their communities. For several weeks, each student carries a camera throughout their daily activities, capturing photographs of people and places that represent important aspects of their neighborhoods, with a focus on leadership. We are pleased to share a selection of their photos and reflections.
This picture shows members of a church in Port-au-Prince recycling plastic bottles to build a border between the church and the residential area next door. They are turning waste into an asset, using discarded bottles to do something good. Leadership is the capacity to work with what you have as resources to make change. It is not waiting for someone else to help you.
- Stephania Joseph (education, '15)
I believe that church has an important role to play in society and in education. It is the third most influential place in Haiti, after home and school. So we have to pay attention to how churches are built. If they are constructed and managed well, it will be a benefit to our society. This photo shows off the best of what a church can be in Haiti.
- Josué Celiscar (agronomy, '15)
Since the earthquake on January 12, 2010, different actors have come to Haiti with food and money; however, few things have been done to improve education infrastructure. Some students in the agronomy faculty at the State University of Haiti are still living in tents, after their dormitory was destroyed in the quake and has not been repaired. This is the tent where one of my agronomy classmates, now in his third year, has been living since 2010. He is from northern Haiti, and so has nowhere else to live in Port-au-Prince. He is a great and courageous student, always studying and smiling, a friend of every other student. He is passionate about the environment and sustainable development. He represents the future of Haiti. Food and money are important but education comes first.
- Steeve Maxilien (agronomy, '15)