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Johanne Meleance & Jeanine Abrams McLean: Reframing Democracy and Haiti Through Joyful, Community-Led Change
In this episode, Kristine Michie speaks with Jeanine Abrams McLean of Fair Count and Johanne Meleance of Help for Haiti about reshaping narratives in democracy and global development. They discuss how systems—not people—create undercounted communities, the power of asset-based storytelling, and the role of civic engagement, community ownership, and joy in driving lasting change.
Key Takeaways:
Language shapes perception. Moving from “hard-to-count communities” to “historically undercounted communities” shifts responsibility from people to systems and reframes the work toward justice…
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