Niyanta, our executive director, was interviewed by Channel 8 Austin reporter Paul Brown about our on-going project in Pampa Hermosa, Peru. Via Skype, Niyanta spoke about our mission, the eco-tourism project, and the Global Giving Challenge. The project is running smoothly with the help of RP intern Patricio Prieto. Thanks to the help from all of our donors, we know the project will continue to make a lasting impact. Click the link below to watch the interview for yourself!
Posts Tagged: Fundraising
May 31, 2009 by Jordan Erdos
Kolibri Expedition’s Gunnar Engblom to Run for RP Community Efforts
On May 31, 2009, Gunnar Engblom of Kolibri Expeditions will run in the Lima Marathon in Peru to raise funds for Rainforest Partnership.The purpose of Engblom’s participation in the marathon is to raise the money needed to initiate a small project focused on infrastructure improvements and forest restoration initiatives in the community of Calabza, Peru — a community in which both Engblom and Rainforest Partnership have been working.Rainforest Partnership’s involvement with the community dates back to 2008, when Lucia Esclava, RP Program Coordinator in Peru, helped mediate a potential dispute between the Calabaza community and the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru (UNCP). Gunnar Engblom has worked with the community for over four years to educate them about the perils of deforestation and the economic incentives presented by ecotourism. As a result, the community has already prohibited the hunting of birds, the capture of butterflies, and the cutting and burning of forests for additional pasture.Engblom is raising funds for RP’s project in Calabaza. The project aims to support the local community in its efforts to continue restoring and protecting the forests and improving infrastructure through education in forest and agricultural management, maximizing the benefits of working with the UNCP, and procurement of better restroom facilities and building materials.To learn more about Gunnar Engblom and his activities, please visit his blog.To contribute to Rainforest Partnership and help raise awareness of the role of deforestation in global climate change, please click here.
May 14, 2009 by Niyanta
El Sol Y La Luna
Thank you all for coming to our event at El Sol Y La Luna. It was a fun, successful event and everyone had a great time. Huge thanks to Celia Israel for making the event a reality along with Barbara Garza, our event organizer. Many thanks to the hosts for helping get the word out, with special thanks to the current and previous hosts who were themselves sponsors. The Rainforest Partnership board and I greatly appreciate the support from the many sponsors for helping us raise money for our two women-focused projects that I hope all of you will follow over the next several months.
