A group of 15 girls from Colorado gathered on Sunday, September 30th at the Posner Center for International Development in Denver for the inaugural meeting of ambassadors to CHP’s Girls Empowerment and Mentoring (GEM) Program.

After six months leasing an office space at The Rayback Collective in Boulder, we have moved our physical location to a generously donated space at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Longmont.

Despite the fact that the protests in Port-au-Prince didn't directly reach the community we work in, there are a few relevant touchpoints. CHP’s Director Wynn Walent shares his own understanding about the roots of the protests and how they fit together with what we usually share about Haiti.