The Nguzo Saba, is a Swahili word for “seven principles.” The third principle, Ujima, means collective work and responsibility- To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers and sisters’ problems our problems and to solve them together. This is just one of the practices of my ancestors [...]
In order to foster an open space for partnership, knowledge creation, and compassion within our multi-cultural spaces, the CSHE (Community Solutions for Health Equity) community developed values that serve as our guides for engagement. Each value is a reflection of the lessons learned, the challenges overcome, and the victories shared. They [...]
Leadership development is often seen as a thing that needs to happen at a grassroots community level. There seems to be an assumption that community leaders need all the development while health care system personnel and decision-makers do not need it. In the past, Technical Assistance (TA) primarily focused on [...]