A Future Without Poverty, Inc.

The members of FWOP and I  are  excited about the opening  this Fall of Colegio Union Mexico –CUM  ( K to 9 grade, with 10thgraded next fall, 11th  grade in Fall of 2014, and 12th grade in Fall of 2015) in Los Molinos  in northwest Guadalajara.  Some 600 students from working class community now have access high quality education at very reasonable cost, some $80 per month.  With a strong focus on environmental and sustainability education they are being prepared for lead Mexico forward.    FWOP and the University of North Texas will partner up in building a unique more sustainable  [ Read More ]

FWOP has introduced SuBire, Inc. in Guadalajara to University of North Texas and an MOU has been signed. SuBire has one school ( K- 12 grades) , one school called Colegio Union Mexico (CUM) , K- 9 grade , www.colegiounionmexico.com and a Sustainable Education Farm near Lake Chapala.
SuBire Inc , a School of Business, has partnered up with the Office of Sustainability at UNT and the Department to create a sustainable educational program …..[more]

A Future Without Poverty (FWOP) FWOP Membership  FWOP membership is free to anyone who believes that every person in the world has the right to have a life without poverty. If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity of adequate food and shelter you should be a member of FWOP. Membership in FWOP is open to anyone with an e-mail address and it is free.

Kendall Brune , PhD Director of Economic Development for FWOP has been involved in developing an exciting effort in St Louis.

Hundreds of volunteers (424 Volunteers) worked with Rebuild Together-St. Louis to transform a north St. Louis building into a training center for military veterans.

On September 18th Mariann Contreras , Edwards Ochao (Pato) Contreras and Stan Ingman met to discuss various items that Mujeres Vigilantes, COFIMICH and FWOP need to consider in building more livable, strong, and sustainable neighborhoods for low income families.
The highlight of our meeting was a visit to some 50 houses under contruction in Sahuayo. The plan is to build 150 houses ….[more]

San Martin and Mazamitla, Mexico : Self Management and New Low Income Eco-Housing For some 8 years FWOP have worked with San Martin to make this small settlement more livable. Initially, a gasoline generator from Texas was installed to supply two light bulbs per 10 houses. Later three solar panels were installed to substitute for the generator. Now they use them both. A TV antenna show that someone now watches TV. Villagers had to walk mile or two to locate a bucket of water. So , our team located a spring some 2 miles away from San Martin. GPS help  [ Read More ]

While it may be unfair to put the world’s troubles on the backs of women of the world, it is instructive to review the roles of women with respect to national and community building across our planet. Stereotypes are not always helpful. National leadership in the hands of women does seem to be on the rise, e.g., Germany , Brazil, Argentina, Thailand and Australia. Their impact is as yet unclear. More impressive is the role of Aung San Suu Kyi , leader of the opposition in Burma. Perhaps more concrete social change is the work of Dr. Yunus and the  [ Read More ]

Destination Mexico: Aging and Emerging Societies, Spring Break 2009 Mexico Powerpoint Presentaion

Sha a ‘Adu : Mujeres Vigilantes’ s housing project in Hidalgo State The Mujeres Vigilantes recently inaugurated a tourist complex on a large recreational lake in State of Hidalgo. The name of the project is, Sha a’ Aud, was inspired by the “kibbutzin” communities of Israel. The idea behind the project was to combine a community for native or indigenous families with a special business foucs for village men and women to secure a living. Lic. Ivonne Solis Sandoval, President of Mujeres Vigilantes , came up with idea while visiting Israel on trade mission. Ms Sandoval brought together SAGARPA(Agriculture) ,  [ Read More ]

As the gap in the USA between haves and have nots, rich and poor, widens while the overall economy growth also slows, and the wealth gap between various white and non-white expands, does localism provide any hope? Sarah Sanka’s books on the Not So Big House and Not So Big Life provides one survival option and even a potential solution to avoid economic tragedy and increase life satisfaction. (www.susanka.com) How to protect family life from national economic depression? Children moving back home and merging resources is one concrete step being taken every day in Texas, Ohio and Michigan. In the  [ Read More ]