Raanan Katzir , a retired agricultural extension agent from Israel , has been a FWOP partner for many years. Since 1993 , Raanan has been teaching across all parts of Chain on such topics as efficient irrigation, mitigation of salinity soils, simplified hydroponics, micro-farming and combating desertification. As our work in Flor de Campo expanded the economic well-being of residents we could see the expansion of agricultural production near the houses. ( See photo below) Having worked some years in Central America, he is well able to deliver his material in Spanish. Raanan joined FWOP members in meetings and field [ Read More ]
With FWOP partnership with COFIMICH, MUJERES VIGILANTES and SEDESOL in Mexico , we have chance to bring eco-housing and eco-villages or sustainable living to thousands. Some 5000 house are under construction now. As part of FWOP role as a full partner in the program, we continue to look for new home models and villages. Some years ago FWOP arranged for Bill Peck , architect of Lewisville to lecture at the University of Zacatecas in Zacatecas Mexico on green house construction. Bill is now building zero energy homes across North Texas. Earlier FWOP staff worked with Jane Provo of Denton Affordable [ Read More ]
FWOP, Solar Logic and Denton Independent School District –Advanced Technology Center FWOP with the mission of expanding small scale energy solution for low income communities around the globe we continue to explore for sustainable solutions. Locally, we have a new company called Solar Logic in Munster , Texas. They have a satellite lab at Discovery Park –UNT. Recently Stan Ingmanof FWOP took the leaders of Solar Logic to meet our engineer partner Tom Babb at the DISD-ATC where he manages the pre-engineering programs for high school students in Denton and the region. As a result of the simple act , [ Read More ]
Syl Flores and Stan Ingman had a productive trip to Mexico City . FWOP was invited along with COFIMICH ( Bank and Construction Company In Morelia and Renamu ( Red Nacional de Mujeres Vigilantes Contracoria Social , AC) to meet with Secretary Herberto Felix Guerra , SEDESOL ( Federal Community Development Ministry). Our main agenda was whether a 3 for one program could be established by FWOP in USA to support the expansion of housing program for the poor. Renamu or Mujeres Vigilante and COFIMICH have established with federal government has established at regional housing projects in Mazamitla ( 500 [ Read More ]
International Symposium of Global and Cultural Eye on Aging was held in Istanbul with support of World Aging Council, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture Co. and Istanbul Trade Organization on March 22nd, 2011. Opening speech was done by Prof. Torbjörn Svensson. In his speech, he focused on aging services for older adults. He said, “There are a vast number of options for dealing with and providing services for older adults. We have to be able to offer a whole chain of alternative solutions depending on the social and health status of the older person.”
Iftekhar Amin and Stan Ingman from FWOP made presentations at the International Symposium of Global and Cultural Eye on Aging, March 22 in Istanbul. On 23rd we visited Darulaceze, a nursing home built around 1890 by the Sultan. For FWOP it was interesting to visit the workshops where residents create various items to sell t support the facility, e.g., jocks, rugs, etc. Later in the week we met with the leadership from a village association in Istanbul who work to support their villeagers in the home village in eastern Turkey and those in Instanbul . Two- thirds of the [ Read More ]
UNT Dallas FUTURE WITHOUT POVERTY Student Association Hi to All: First of all I want to thank and congratulate everyone for their hard work, and effort put into FWOP activities in these couple of weeks, we have achieved many things as an organization, and I want to let you know that without your help this couldn’t be possible, and I want to encourage us to keep up the good work. We did a great job planting in our exhibition garden, things are looking pretty good last time I checked, thank you to all of you watering, and giving maintenance [ Read More ]
Board Members- Stanley Ingman and Iftekhar Amin- meet with village leaders in Turkey to establish partnership with FWOP and their village. They will attend a global aging conference in Istanbul, Turkey. One focus will be poverty in old age and how to improve life for the poor elders of low income societies. For more information on the conference: yaslilar_sempozyumu_kitap (PDF).
We are proud to start our online shopping experience with the launch of our new store. Help us to build an online store to support jobs to create a future without poverty for families around the world. This is a test page that is under construction and we need your comments on how to improve the store. We also need you to purchase some items to help us test the system. Every item is hand made and 90% of your purchase price is used to buy more items for the store. Please visit the store at: https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/catalog To share your [ Read More ]
Rotary District 5790 Selects Outstanding Young Professionals to Participate in Group Study Exchange Program to New Zealand FORT WORTH, Texas (March 11, 2011) – Rotary District 5790, representing 65 Rotary Districts throughout North Central Texas, has selected four young professionals to experience the way of life, customs and vocational practices of New Zealand through Rotary International’s prominent Group Study Exchange Program (GSE). “The purpose of the exchange is to promote international understanding and foster goodwill,” explains Paul Geisel, Chair of the GSE Committee for District 5790. “While abroad, team members will share information about their home country through vocational experiences [ Read More ]
