01361nam a22001697a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040005000080245005100130260003600181300001900217500085900236650005001095650002801145700001801173OSt20210424204833.0181014b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780909991050  cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library  aEducational Leadership: A Guyanese Perspective  aGuyanabSchool of Nationsc2018  a192 p., illus.  a"This book is a valuable reflection on 40 years of effort on a wide variety of development projects in one of the poorest countries in the Americas. It looks at innovations in health, education, child labour, the performing arts, special needs and formal education. These projects were inspired by the vision and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith about spiritual empowerment and social transformation, and their practical application is explored with a view to learning about grassroots development.

It is refreshing that instead of preaching about a "success story" the authors embrace a humble and honest approach about the struggles and challenges of improving peoples' livelihoods in difficult circumstances. Perhaps this is why their work inspires hope, exactly because it is a genuine reflection on what it takes to translate ideals into reality." 0aSocial and Economic DevelopmentvBaha'i Faith 0aEducationvBaha'i Faith  aBrian O'Toole