Vote in The World Challenge

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[cpbailey]

The World Challenge has the finalists posted for a $20k grant.  There are some amazing choices, and I hope you look at them all.  One of the options is linked to Kiva http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/project08_sufficient.html.

Fundación Paraguaya is in the running for a $20,000 grant from The World Challenge.  Fundación Paraguaya has an agricultural school called Escuela Agricola to teach poor students from the countryside how to grow food in environmentally friendly ways.  There is also a hotel, so people can visit the farm, either to learn farming or as a retreat.  Recently, Fundación Paraguaya held a Kiva Meeting for the Americas at their campus!  The farm grows enough food for most of the students' needs and generates some income as well.  The aim of the farm and hotel is to be self-supporting.  With this grant, the school would be able to get more modern equipment for their farm.  Students would be able to use this equipment, practicing and learning on more appropriate equipment.

If you go here, http://www.kiva.org/about/aboutPartner?id=58.  You can go to their website (there is an English option), then Projects and there will be one for the agriculture school. 

Colette

[Peter S]

voted!

thanks Colette.  Fundación Paraguaya have long been a favourite of mine.

http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py/index.php?c=393&n=114 is about their being a World Challenge 08 finalist, and for more details on the Agricultural School, here are more details: http://www.fundacionparaguaya.org.py/index.php?c=307

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[waywardcats]

Here is the link to the Fundacion Paraguay page about the project.

Here is the link to the World Challenge page.

-Kerry-

[Jan & John]

Here is the link to the Fundacion Paraguay page about the project.

Here is the link to the World Challenge page.

-Kerry-

Thanks Collette for the tip, and Peter and Kerry for more links... and John and I have been counted.

This is quite an amazing challenge - have you watched all the other runnerup videos?  It is a good feeling to know that in the midst of hardship, there are groups like these all around the world trying to make a difference. 

But how to choose?  Giving us the connection to Kiva certainly firmed up our decision, but as in every competition, all are worthy and I give thanks to the BBC, Newsweek and Shell for this kind of initiative to spread this kind of news around the world.

I go now to my blog - must pass this news on in my own way to my other friends with their heads in the sand...
jan
p.s. we were hard pressed not to choose the flip-flop business in Kenya.  I wonder if people on cruise ships wonder where their flip-flops end up

[wind5001]

Just voted, too! Thanks for the tip!