Capitalizing our experience in capitalization processes

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Nov 9, 2016

Experience capitalization is referred to as “capitalisation des expériences” in French and “sistematización de experiencias” in Spanish. When we start a capitalization process, we always tell our partners why it is important to capture our learning in a product that...

Empowering the head to move the hands: A workshop at Heifer headquarters

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Sep 9, 2016

(Don´t miss the previous parts of this story; see the links at the end of this post.) Through the project Rural Women on the Road to Prosperity, the LINK Methodology has begun to show impact in promoting more inclusive businesses. This has prompted Heifer...

LINK finds an echo with Heifer teams in South America and other regions

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Sep 5, 2016

(See the first and second parts of this story.) In 2015, Heifer decided to train its technical staff in South America, Mexico, and Haiti to use the LINK Methodology, as it had already done in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This followed a decision by the...

Spreading LINK with Heifer in Central America

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Sep 1, 2016

(See the first part of this post.) Rural Women on the Road to Prosperity Through the project of this name, Heifer has worked with 28 rural organizations in Central America to implement the LINK Methodology. It selected three cases from this work (one in Guatemala,...

The LINK Methodology spreads in the hands of Heifer International

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Aug 26, 2016

The mission of Heifer International, a development organization, is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth, through an approach whose distinctive hallmark is “Passing on the Gift.” The idea is that each family shares the training it receives...