Getting to Know Your International Contacts

Getting to Know Your International Contacts

It is with great pleasure I introduce to you my Walden University colleagues to,

President & Executive Director
International Child Resource Institute

Mr. Ken Jaffe

My very pleasant telephone visit with Mr. Jaffe was overwhelming, and I learned so much in the 45 minutes he so generously shared with me.  Most of the information he shared with me is on his website, however he delivered it with the passion of an individual who is in love with helping others, he was so inspiring, I wanted to just hug him!

This organization has no religious affiliation, its main focus is on the worldwide rights of children, health issues, and the rights of young women and girls who have been abused. 

He also created the San Francisco Bay Project, a project that created a neutral zone for unarmed gang members to meet to settle their differences.  Mr. Jaffe spoke about the community based needs assessment, and how they never enter a country, village, or town without an invitation from the government or the grass root leaders, they only hire local nationals.  The organization also shows different examples of successful models which allow the local people to assess the model that is best for them.

"We never say “we know” because we work with people who need help and “they know”.  We merely assist them with achieving their needs."

I work in an impoverished community, I am in the midst of localized poverty, looking at it through very narrow lenses.  I now see the impact that poverty has on the entire world.  There is much work to be done.