HBI develops effective partnerships among organizations, groups, and individuals who advocate for and deliver services to communities of need. We help structure sustainable community programs by consulting with various government, not-for-profit, and faith-based organizations. We lead Strategic Planning Retreats, help develop core programs, and facilitate formative evaluation projects. We consult on community issues, resource acquisition, and program challenges. Our goal is to empower in-country partners to identify and master the knowledge and skills to effectively manage future obstacles.
Girasoles Sanos Health Monitoring System
It is estimated that 140 million children worldwide are orphans - with millions living in state sponsored homes or orphanages.[i]And, although there are efforts underway around the world to move children out of institutional settings, many children remain and fall through the cracks of adequate care and support. In the country of Perú, there are hundreds of orphanages, homes and state-sponsored care settings.
Many are disconnected from a reliable record keeping system and a holistic understanding of the needs of the children in their care. In 2014, HBI developed and prototyped an innovative approach to caring for children living in orphanages and institutional settings. The tool, entitled Girasoles Sanos or Healthy Sunflower, is a web-based health monitoring system that allows programs working with marginalized youth to monitor and evaluate holistic health needs.
HBI is working with a team of technologists, designers and child-welfare specialists to finalize the next phase of the web-tool so it can be field tested in orphanages around Latin American and validated for use around the world.
[i]Orphans. UNICEF. (2017, June 16). Retrieved from https://www.unicef.org/media/media_45279.html
It is estimated that 140 million children worldwide are orphans - with millions living in state sponsored homes or orphanages.[i]And, although there are efforts underway around the world to move children out of institutional settings, many children remain and fall through the cracks of adequate care and support. In the country of Perú, there are hundreds of orphanages, homes and state-sponsored care settings.
Many are disconnected from a reliable record keeping system and a holistic understanding of the needs of the children in their care. In 2014, HBI developed and prototyped an innovative approach to caring for children living in orphanages and institutional settings. The tool, entitled Girasoles Sanos or Healthy Sunflower, is a web-based health monitoring system that allows programs working with marginalized youth to monitor and evaluate holistic health needs.
HBI is working with a team of technologists, designers and child-welfare specialists to finalize the next phase of the web-tool so it can be field tested in orphanages around Latin American and validated for use around the world.
[i]Orphans. UNICEF. (2017, June 16). Retrieved from https://www.unicef.org/media/media_45279.html
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Zonas Altas Community Health Plan
The Missionary Society of Saint Paul, under the direction of Father Alex Busuttil, convened a Strategic Planning retreat in April 2013. The goal of the session was to develop a plan for advancing health and human services to impoverished communities in an area known as Alto Cayma Zonas Altas. This strategic plan was developed with broad involvement and guidance from multiple stakeholders. The Strategic Planning Committee included over 25 healthcare professionals, community leaders, and Church administrators.
The strategic planning meeting was preceded by a number of work sessions of a select group of staff from Alto Cayma Mission - Zonas Altas and Health Bridges International during which the organization’s strategic interest and direction were defined. HBI conducted an environmental scan including an internal organizational assessment and interviews with several community stakeholders and a review of demographic and socioeconomic data from the area.
The environmental scan and organizational assessment included a community assessment survey conducted in collaboration with the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The survey helped the Mission of Alto Cayma assess both the challenges and opportunities it is likely to face over the next five years and set the context for the choices reflected in this strategic plan. HBI is supporting Zonas Altas by taking a leadership role in working with a broader array of community resources and it will exploring ways to involve more volunteers.
The Missionary Society of Saint Paul, under the direction of Father Alex Busuttil, convened a Strategic Planning retreat in April 2013. The goal of the session was to develop a plan for advancing health and human services to impoverished communities in an area known as Alto Cayma Zonas Altas. This strategic plan was developed with broad involvement and guidance from multiple stakeholders. The Strategic Planning Committee included over 25 healthcare professionals, community leaders, and Church administrators.
The strategic planning meeting was preceded by a number of work sessions of a select group of staff from Alto Cayma Mission - Zonas Altas and Health Bridges International during which the organization’s strategic interest and direction were defined. HBI conducted an environmental scan including an internal organizational assessment and interviews with several community stakeholders and a review of demographic and socioeconomic data from the area.
The environmental scan and organizational assessment included a community assessment survey conducted in collaboration with the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The survey helped the Mission of Alto Cayma assess both the challenges and opportunities it is likely to face over the next five years and set the context for the choices reflected in this strategic plan. HBI is supporting Zonas Altas by taking a leadership role in working with a broader array of community resources and it will exploring ways to involve more volunteers.
Center of Excellence for Serving Marginalized Youth
Countless children around the world live in institutional settings – orphanages and group homes. It is estimated that in Perú alone there are thousands of children living in orphanages, groups homes or institutional settings. Many of these children are not actually orphans – but rather the victims of broken homes, dysfunctional economic environments, and extreme early childhood trauma and neglect. Any hope for a healthy, stable, independent future is strongly linked to the care and support they receive at the place they call home.
HBI, in collaboration under a three year memorandum of agreement with INABIF, the Peruvian government’s Ministry of Family Welfare (El Programa Integral Nacional para el Bienestar Familiar) is building a Center of Excellence – a facility providing leadership, best practices, research, and support for serving the complex needs of extremely marginalized children. Our team of subject matter experts are working in three phases. Phase one – identify a common culture for the institution to align leadership and staff; Phase two – develop a clear pathway for training (and retraining) all staff in evidence-based practices for serving marginalized children; and, Phase three – test the center’s feasibility for scaling the model in other environments.
Countless children around the world live in institutional settings – orphanages and group homes. It is estimated that in Perú alone there are thousands of children living in orphanages, groups homes or institutional settings. Many of these children are not actually orphans – but rather the victims of broken homes, dysfunctional economic environments, and extreme early childhood trauma and neglect. Any hope for a healthy, stable, independent future is strongly linked to the care and support they receive at the place they call home.
HBI, in collaboration under a three year memorandum of agreement with INABIF, the Peruvian government’s Ministry of Family Welfare (El Programa Integral Nacional para el Bienestar Familiar) is building a Center of Excellence – a facility providing leadership, best practices, research, and support for serving the complex needs of extremely marginalized children. Our team of subject matter experts are working in three phases. Phase one – identify a common culture for the institution to align leadership and staff; Phase two – develop a clear pathway for training (and retraining) all staff in evidence-based practices for serving marginalized children; and, Phase three – test the center’s feasibility for scaling the model in other environments.
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