This week has been interesting for all of us at Prosperity Catalyst. Currently, Siiri is in Haiti working on the pilot launch where she is recruiting participants for our first pilot and welcoming aboard DeeDee, our Haiti based Operations Manager. We will be hearing more from Siiri about the Haiti trip.

Photos from the recent Haiti trip have been posted on our facebook page.

Media Round-Up:

Through our partnership with Prosperity Candle, we envision creating a lasting change for women in Haiti and beyond. Through training in candle-making, work-readiness, entrepreneurship and business management, our business model aims to, not just help women make a living, but encourage and empower women to start their own businesses and provide much-needed access to markets.

Brandeis Magazine: We are glad that so far the responses we have received from the community has been positive and encouraging. Siiri was recently featured in Brandeis University’s Spring 2013 issue of the Brandeis Magazine. In this article, she talks about her work with women and the importance of a business model focusing exclusively on women.

” Women entrepreneurs invest in their family’s lives, as well as in growing their business, says Morley. As a result, their children gain greater access to education, get better nourishment, and have a chance at a healthier and more prosperous future. And gender-based violence declines when women have economic opportunity, she adds. “

iThink Radio: Siiri was also interviewed by iThink Radio/WEZE’s host Laurie Giles on 16 March, 2013. In the interview, Siiri and Laurie discuss Prosperity Candle and Prosperity Catalyst’s business models. They talk about empowering and mentoring women, and the vision of the two organizations. We were recently sent the interview stream, and you can listen to it here.

iThink Radio is produced by Eastern Nazarene College and the live streaming takes place every Saturday morning at 10 am.