BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260511T091647Z - 46099@ip-172-31-35-35 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250403T170000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250403T180000 CREATED:20260511T091647Z DESCRIPTION:Effective Community-Led Development: Spotlight on Haiti\nAs traditional aid models are increasingly questio ned and ignored\, countries in the Global South are forging a new path—o ne led by the people\, for the people. On April 3\, 2025\, Kuja hosted a p owerful and timely conversation titled “Community-Led Development That W orks: A Spotlight on Haiti.” It featured two Haitian leaders with decade s of experience in grassroots community-led development. The conversation provided key insights into how local leadership\, solidarity\, mutual aid\ , and the circular economy can transform development in Haiti. Watch the F ull Webinar Recording on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKycMPeFS 9c&ab_channel=KUJA Key Takeaways ✅ Community-led development is not a bu zzword—it is a proven path to resilience and autonomy. Both speakers str essed that when communities set priorities and lead implementation\, resul ts are more sustainable and meaningful. ✅Endogenous development respects local knowledge and focuses on human dignity. Both Jean-Patrick and L’H érisson rejected top-down approaches that marginalize local knowledge and advocated for models that see communities as co-creators rather than bene ficiaries. ✅ There is an urgent need to channel resources to local actor s. As the development aid sector continues to fragment\, support for long- standing\, locally rooted organizations is increasingly important. These g roups already have the trust\, infrastructure\, and vision needed for long -term transformation. ✅ Haiti’s development model offers lessons for t he entire Global South. From biogas plants to community foundations\, spea kers’ work stressed that solutions already exist – what is needed now is global solidarity and investment in these models. Speakers Jean Patrick Lucien With a background in Computer Engineering from Northeastern Univer sity and an MBA\, Jean-Patrick has spent over 20 years as an Application E ngineer at Siemens Corporation\, [...] DTSTAMP:20260511T091647Z LOCATION:Online Event SUMMARY:Effective Community-Led Development: Spotlight on Haiti END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR