| AgricultureGoals:
Increase the exchange of info about improvement of animal development
Develop programs to result in improved breeding methods.
Objectives:
Improve breeds of goats, sheep and fish (Talapia).
Improve results of derivative products such as milk from goats.
Outcomes:
Better understanding of sheep and goat breeding and fish farming.
Organizational Development
Goals:
Strengthen relationship between Paraiba and CT
Improve structure of the planning and implementation of activities.
Objectives:
Formalize specific responsibilities of each committee.
Set common goals and objectives for the Partnership.
Establish "parallel communication" i.e. committee to committee.
Facilitate Rechartering Agreement and Bi-Annual Plan
Increase membership by 30, raise public awareness
Outcomes:
Successful Rechartering Agreement.
Annual Reports
Bi-Annual plan
Youth Activities
Goals:
Create exchange of information between young people in CT and PB.
Objective:
Development of pen-pal program for 12 to 14 year olds.
Establishment of e-mail linkage.
Outcome:
Solidification of Illing Middle School pen-pal project.
Expanded internet correspondence between new members.
Art and Culture
Goals:
Celebrate the importance of native folklore in Paraiba.
Teach young people their ancestors' folklore.
Introduce new art forms.
Objective:
Promote folklore activities in JP and the countryside of PB.
Work with schools, organizations, NGOs etc.
Artistic visit.
Outcomes:
Youth skilled in origami paper art form.
Young people appreciate their communities' past.
Artistic exchange from north to south.
Emergency Preparedness
Goals:
Assist the community to respond to natural disasters or accidents that
affect the population.
Objective:
Build professional relationships between Paraiba municipal officials and
Central CT State University expert.
Outcomes:
Establishment of dialogue in this area.
Womens Issues
Goals:
Improve the lives of women and children in poor communities.
Decrease of domestic violence.
Decrease of teenage sexual exploitation.
Objectives:
Training for anti-violence for police officers
Exchange of training techniques.
Educate women on anti-violence methods.
Educate parents to decrease teenage pregnancy and sexual exploitation.
Outcomes:
Improve police officers level of response to social violence.
Less domestic violence in educated communities.
Less teenage pregnancy.
Decreased number of crimes against women and children.
Tourism and Public Relations
Goals:
Increase level of understanding of culture and history of chapters.
Increase knowledge of Brazil by USA citizens and vice-versa
Give opportunity for business development through increased exposure.
Improve visibility of POA in Paraiba and CT
Objectives:
Arrange tourist exchange between CT/Paraiba.
Exchange information about economic development
Increase membership on local level through advertising, editorials and special events
Web site
Outcomes:
More people know about USA and Brazil.
Stronger links between CT and Paraiba chapters.
Increased diversity of membership in each chapter.
Health Issues
Goals:
To improve the level of health and standard of living in poor communities.
Objective:
Teach basic hygiene, use of septic systems and sanitation.
Improve knowledge of traditional nutritional systems to improve diet.
Availability of basic physical health examinations.
Exchange of health professionals
Outcomes:
Better standard of living
Decrease of infectious diseases
Citizenship and Human Rights
Goals:
Improve citizenship participation in democracy.
Increase understanding of basic human rights.
Objectives:
Educate prison staff and prisoners about human rights.
Assist people to register for a political party.
Outcome:
Improved awareness of political process.
Citizens' better understanding of their political environment.
University Linkages
Goals:
Improve understanding of academic mutual interests.
Exchange of research and development of scientific technologies.
Objectives:
Reaffirm the agreement of 1985, look at James Houser Foundation contract
Reaffirm agreement of 1983, look at UCONN and UFPB
Exchange visits of professors in the same subject.
Outcomes:
Regularize academic visits.
Reaffirm commitment of UFPB and CCSU
Reaffirm commitment of UFPB and UCONN |
Travel grant for Partner exchange
Fellow IX - Dvlpmt. Project grant Sam Connor
Presidents visit grant for Marcos Honorato.
Existing e-mail, fax, tel, postal
Steady personal communication
In kind contributions of postage, organization, etc.
Fellowship grant -.JR
Travel expenses - LC
Expert personnel, equipment, training and documentation.
Travel grant
Fellow X - Dvlpmt. Project- L. McMillan
Teaching by Caroline and Lucy, travel expenses.
Fellow IX - Sam Connor
In kind from Trinity
Self funded travel and living expenses.
Municipal PB support and Partners grant for Jose de Lima's project in the slums.
Citizen dvlpmt.documents from Partners D.C. office, including Civil Society information.
Travel expenses.
Development of mutual programming.
Administration. |
