Projects – Page 3

WIAL-Brazil Sets a New Bar in Pro-Bono Coaching

WIAL Brazil wanted to promote the action learning methodology while having a positive impact on society. So in 2015, they kicked off their pro-bono coaching efforts–starting out strong with 80 pro-bono hours from five dedicated coaches in the first year. After this strong start, they expanded their efforts to additional coaches and continued their work, […]

Action Learning has a Lasting Impact at a Kenyan Pre-School

In Kenya, 40% of the population is under the age of 14, and getting into a state-run primary school is not guaranteed. Without skills in Swahili and English, Kenyan children can be turned away from the school system, setting them up for a life without basic education. The Karibu Centre is a community program offering […]

Action Learning Brings “Real Change” to Children’s House of Santo Amaro

The Casa da Criança de Santo Amaro (CCSA) is a non-profit organization assisting children and adolescents in situations of social vulnerability. Its mission is to support the development and training of these small citizens through its three services: Institutional Reception of Children and Adolescents (SAICA), Home House and School Shift Period (CCA). The organization intends […]

Leaders at Global Camps Africa Receive Coaching Support

Global Camps Africa was selected in 2015 for their impactful work with HIV-affected children in South Africa. At Camp Sizanani and follow-up Youth Clubs, vulnerable young people learn about protecting themselves from HIV, and gain confidence in their ability to make choices to help them survive and thrive in the face of the world’s most […]

Servebetter “Serves Better” with Action Learning Training

Servebetter is a social enterprise based in Malaysia dedicated to providing guidance, training and consultancy to NGOs to achieve their social impact goals. In 2017, Servebetter received Better World Funding to send several of their leaders to Action Learning training as well as receive action learning coaching around challenges they faced as an organization. This […]

Scholarship Winners Recognized at Global Conference in the Netherlands

In 2018, the Better World Fund sponsored five delegates to attend the WIAL Global Conference in Amersfoort, The Netherlands from 26 – 27 September. The sponsorship covered the registration fee to attend the conference which includes the 2-day conference, access to all stages, workshops, presentations, lunch and refreshments. Recipients were from non-profit, educational and community-based […]

WIAL Better World Fund Recipients Receive Certification Training

C&C Housing Trust: C&C Housing Trust nominated leaders to attend five-day immersive Action Learning Coach Certification program, with an aim to develop in-house certified coaches who can use the WIAL method to support their organizations. At C&C the leaders used action learning to make an internal “storyboard” process more meaningful. Sophie Bryan, Organizational Development Manager […]

Action Learning Prepares Model UN Students in the Caribbean

As part of its pro bono efforts, WIAL Caribbean assisted the contingent from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus that is preparing to be on the team that will represent the university at the Harvard National Model United Nations in 2019. The group is seeking to develop leadership abilities in its members […]

A Birthday Party with Meaning

What do you do when you reach a life milestone like your 30th birthday? Splurge on the latest fashion craze? Feast on excessive foods and drinks? Yeye Agorilla decided to celebrate her 30th birthday in a different way. Fueled by events happening in her home country of the Philippines and inspired by Fr. Bienvenido Nebres’s […]

Action Learning: “The Way Forward” for Cru Leadership

In December 2016, two exceptional non-profit organizations were chosen as recipients of the WIAL Better World Fund. One of these, Cru, provides Christian ministry to college campus students globally. With the Better World Fund grant, 20 nominated leaders from Cru attended a five-day intensive training to become new Action Learning coaches. Cru originally learned about […]