KPP members in Lawrence put together a “Paraguayan” Holiday wreath for the annual Christmas Tree and Wreath auction to fund The Shelter, Inc.
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KPP participates in Lawrence Holiday fundraiser
Posted on December 3, 2008 by blogando
Meeting Agenda, December 6th, 2008
Posted on November 16, 2008 by blogando
Place : Newton Public Library
9:00 - 9:30 - Arrival/Coffee/rolls etc
9:30 - 12:00 - KPP business meeting – see agenda below
12:00 - 1:00 (Box lunches ordered from Breadbasket)
Special afternoon Feature
1:00: Robert Kreider, Mennonite Historian, will lead an informal discussion on the history of the Mennonites in Paraguay, and the Mennonite World Conference to be held in Asuncion, July 14-19, 2009.
2:00: Visit to Kauffman Museum in North Newton: The permanent exhibit of this renowned museum tells the story of Russian Mennonites coming to Central Kansas. A new exhibit is entitled, “The Mirror of the Martyrs,” tells the story of Anabaptist persecution during the 1500s & 1600s. Robert Kreider was the key person in developing this exhibit and will introduce the exhibit prior to our moving over to the museum.
Agenda for business meeting.
9:30 am Call to order – Introductions, changes, additions to agenda
Minutes of last board meeting – Marcia Newton
Treasurer’s report – Dave Schafer
President’s report – John Poertner
Chaco Water Project
D& O Insurance
Paraguay Trip with Brown and Gold
Travelers on POA grants
Steve Penner – Family practice exchange – Dr. Penner to present
Karen Hyde – June travel with Lawrence HS students
Reena Berger – Action - request for small grant.
Donna Schenck-Hamlin – Action -request approval
Committee Reports – Committees with action items listed first
Nominating committee report
Education – Edith Black, Kim Kreicker, Arla Jones,
Action – request for small grant for Youth Ambassadors
Action – consideration of not giving one scholarship this year due to market conditions.
Teacher/student exchanges
Pittsburg program
Reach Out – Kim Kreicker, Arla Jones, Bob Klemm (membership)
New brochure –
Committee reports – no action necessary
Emergency Preparedness – Steve Richards
Civil Society – Donna Schenck-Hamlin
Cultural Arts – Lynn Wilson
Health – Merrill Raber
International trade – Melissa Birch
Natural resources – Bob Klemm
Agriculture – Dave Schafer
Women in Development – Tina Williams
Other old business
Annual meeting
New business
Pittsburg – Villarrica Sister City Project
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School in Paraguay needs your VOTE!
Posted on November 10, 2008 by blogando
Great news - Teach A Man To Fish, a school in Paraguay, has reached the finals of BBC World Challenge ‘08!
This is an unprecedented chance for us to raise the profile of Escuela Agricola’s Self-Sufficient School model, and take it to new countries - but they need your help!
1. Vote for Esceula Agricola (the Agricultural School) - Two clicks is all it takes!
Please vote now at http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project08_sufficient.html
2. Forward this information to your friends, family and colleagues - and give them a chance to do something great today too!
What’s so special about this school?
The first amazing thing about the school is that it transforms children from poor farming families into skilled rural entrepreneurs by giving them first-hand business experience alongside their regular academic classes.
The second amazing thing is that it pays for itself entirely from money generated by the school-run businesses which provide this experience.
This means it doesn’t rely on charging tuition fees, scarce government support, or hunting donations - all of which make getting an education hard for children from poor families.
Every town in every poor country across the world could have a school like this.
PS Voting closes on November 21st, so please don’t delay - and vote now
http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project08_sufficient.html
Best regards,
Nik Kafka
Managing Director
Teach A Man To Fish
http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py/index.php?c=307&i=2
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Progress in Paraguay
Posted on October 23, 2008 by blogando
Much progress has occurred in Paraguay in the years since the establishment of the Paraguay Conservation Action Partnership, headquartered at Sunset Zoo. Recently, the Escuela Agricola San Franciso in Paraguay was named a finalist for the British Broadcasting Company’s (BBC) World Challenge 2008. The World Challenge ‘08 is “is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level. World Challenge ‘08 is brought to you by BBC World News and Newsweek, in association with Shell, and is about championing and rewarding projects and business which really make a difference.”
Though Sunset Zoo is not directly involved with the Escuela Agricola San Franciso in Paraguay, Dr. Bob Klemm, our Conservation Officer visited the school in 2004 as President of the Kansas-Paraguay Partners of the Americas and made these observations: “It is an outstanding school…students have their own compost piles and garden plot, all fertilizers are made on site, students once graduated get a one-time stipend to establish a farm crop for their own profit, they run their own store and every faculty member of the school is REQUIRED to have a garden plot that mirrors the “green” protocol used at the school. At the time, at least, it was one of only TWO Agricultural Schools worldwide that was completely self-sustaining- the other one (I believe) was in California…”
Learn more about this breakthrough conservation initiative in Paraguay at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project08_sufficient.html.
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Escuela Agricola finalist in BBC World Challenge 2008
Posted on October 23, 2008 by blogando
Recently, the Escuela Agricola San Francisco in Paraguay was named a finalist for the British Broadcasting Company’s (BBC) World Challenge 2008. The World Challenge ‘08 is “is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level. World Challenge ‘08 is brought to you by BBC World News and Newsweek, in association with Shell, and is about championing and rewarding projects and business which really make a difference. Escuela Agricola San Francisco is owned and operated by the Fundación Paraguaya whose Director is Dr. Martin Burt, former Mayor of the City of Asunción, Paraguay.KPP Board Member Dr. Bob Klemm visited the school in 2003 as President of the Kansas-Paraguay Partners of the Americas. Dr. Melissa Birch, Former Chair of the KPP International Trade Committee and Director of the University of Kansas, Center for International Business Education and Research visited it in June of 2008. According to Bob, The Escuela Agricola “… is an outstanding school…students have their own compost piles and garden plot, all fertilizers and insecticides are made on site, they run their own store and every faculty member of the school is REQUIRED to have a garden plot that mirrors the “green” protocol used at the school. Students once graduated get a one-time stipend to establish a farm crop in their own city for their own profit and to provide quality food for the citizens. At the time of my visit, the school was one of only TWO Agricultural Schools worldwide that was completely self-sustaining……”. Dr. Birch commented “I visited the school in June. It is incredible…” she added that “The school makes the BEST dulce de leche ever!!”
Dr. Burt asked us to read all the information and if we approve, he would appreciate a vote for Escuela Agricola for the $20,000.00 award. . In any case, it’s important to read of the recognition of a very high level of excellence in Paraguay. Voting deadline is November 21, 2008.
Learn more about this breakthrough conservation initiative in Paraguay at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project08_sufficient.html
For more information on the Fundación Paraguayan go to:
www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py
For more about Escuela Agricola go to
http://www.teachamantofish.org.uk
click on About Us and then go to Background.
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