Leah Badertscher's Contact Details

Leah Badertscher's Company Details

National Resilience Institute

Cedar Rapids, IA, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Healthcare Facility/Healthcare Services

Worldmaker International is an international non-governmental organization that collaborates globally across disciplines to improve our understanding of human resilience and provide frameworks, education and practical resources to enable communities to become more resilient before, during, and after adversity. We began our work in 2011 as a U.S. based nonprofit resilience institute.OUR VISIONA world prepared to thrive through adversity. Our PhilosophyWe hold an unshakeable belief in human potential. We all have the right to thrive. Pairing research with a voice of calm, hope and positivity, we can build stronger, more resilient organizations and communities capable of thriving through adversity. While individually we are unable to solve today's pressing social problems, united we can make the world – our world – a better place for all. We thrive together.WHAT WE DO• Convene experts to create narratives of thriving and needed field tools. • Serve as the premiere global resource for human resilience education.• Direct the National Resilience Institute (US) and help communities around the world prepare for and respond to disruptions.• Commission academic research and translate the findings into freely available resources.• Lead global professional development experiences that strengthen helpers and vulnerable communities.OUR VALUESWhole-hearted: We commit; we're builders; we care.Positive: We bring vision; we bring purpose; we bring hope.Trailblazers: We innovate; we're experts; we lead. We do everything with integrity.WHY OUR WORK MATTERSWe live in turbulent times. Too often, when bad things happen, structures that help people cope are not in place. People are suffering unnecessarily. Worldmaker International is the NGO that equips leaders and helpers to thrive and to unleash the power of human potential. We shape academic work understood by the few into practical tools used by the many.