Update on Colombia OS with 2,000 Street Kids

[Peggy Holman]

So I used wanting to send this post as a reason to get current on my reading.  (I hate to post without knowing what's been going on.)

I just heard from my contact in Bogota. Below is Andres' message about the effect of the OS we did last November with the street kids.

from dark (but sunny were there light) Seattle,
Peggy


________________________________
Peggy Holman
The Open Circle Company
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA  98006
(425) 746-6274 

www.opencirclecompany.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andres Agudelo" <aagudelo at tandemadr.com>
To: "Peggy Holman" <peggy at opencirclecompany.com>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 8:01 AM
Subject: Andres


> Hi Peggy, 

> I finally had the chance to briefly talk to Helena. The
> changes that the process unleashed are still unstoppable. Most of the boys
> have a much more responsible attitude towards their job. The use of drugs
> have not stopped, but they tend to do it out of their work. Lateness,
> laziness, disrespect are almost gone. It seems from what I heard that the
> OST had a profound impact in the kids approach to their life.
> Helena did not go into much detail, but apparently there were many
> structural changes in the schools, and in the relationship with the 
> working
> kids: much more respect from their bosses, and much better working 
> results.
> Many corrupt engineers were fired (with excuses -downsizing- since
> corruption was not opened to the public).
> An official controlling entity recently made an evaluation: Helena 
> received
> a 5, the highest score for her job; the woman who wanted to stop the OST
> received a 2.
> So, in fact, I think the OST was very useful! I have more news, I will let
> you know immediately.
> Helena sends you all her best regards.
>
> I hope I will be able to see you soon. Take care.
>
> Andres
>
>
>
> 

________________________________
Peggy Holman
The Open Circle Company
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA  98006
(425) 746-6274 

www.opencirclecompany.com

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