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- Gender
- Female
- Name
- Marissa Massiah
- Organisation
- Faith Based
- About Me:
- I'm a golden apple with the heart of a mango!
I'm also very open to developing new strategies of working with and developing people.
- My dream:
- We never loose our humanity, our faith in God and in each other.
- I'm proud of:
- Being a part of empowering people so that they change their behavior and attitude about themselves which translates into their interactions at the family and community levels.
Marissa Massiah's Blog
Working with the Guyana Prision Service Trainee Officers
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:41pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
In setting the ground rules for our discussions I asked those gathered if they promised to be honest and open with me, as facilitator, I'll do the same and together we will learn from each other.
It never ceases to amaze me how the "Are We Human?" question stimulates thinking and generates lively banter. The ensuing discussions naturally humanizes the gathering and sets the perfect stage to the discussions following.
We were given 1 1/2hrs to facilitate, our community was…
ContinueThe Power of the Facilitator
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 6:24pm 3 Comments 2 Likes
I think the great facilitator to any local response is that you have to be comfortable with yourself, know your values and have a willingness to be transparent and open to your community.
If you allow preconceived notions to bias you, you will never make the impact you need to because you'll miss the window of opportunity to treat people as humans. Humans who like yourself, are subject to mistakes and failures and who can develop strength through out that process to develop themselves…
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A very happy birthday Marissa! Enjoy your day.
Dear Marissa, welcome to SALTy you (^_^). Please share with us those SALTy moments when strengths are revealed.
Welcome Marissa, I too am happy that you have already joined. Here you have the fortunate opportunity to learn and transfer is a very comfortable and friendly environment. I look forward to see you sharing your experiences.
Cheers
Michael
Dear Marissa,
Welcome to Community Life Competence! I love apples:-) why golden?
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