Bolivia has seen the worst flooding in years, with an estimated 58,000 families affected, including 80% of the indigenous people living in the lowlands of the Amazonian forest. At least
Bolivia Floods Relief Campaign
Cochabamba Environment & Natural Resources Chair Visits North Carolina
NC/Bolivia Partners hosted Jose Miguel Valdivia, a young architect and environmental activist from Cochabamba, Bolivia in September. He visited numerous environmental organizations in the Triangle area to exchange best practices
North Carolina Participants Selected for American Youth Leadership Program
As part of the American Youth Leadership Program (AYLP), North Carolina will send 4 youth and 1 adult mentor to Washington, DC then Paraguay from July 16-August 13, 2013. Participants
New Member Travels to Bolivia to Speak on Green Building
One of the newest members of NC-Bolivia Partners, Darren Legge, traveled to Bolivia in May and June to deliver a series of conferences on green building. Speaking at five universities
June 15th 2013 Mid-Year Meeting
NCPOA once again held its mid-year meeting at the UNC Global Education Center at UNC Chapel Bill on June 15, 2013. After lunch we were treated to a series of
For Christmas, holiday, or end-of-the-year greeting, buy hand-painted cards
In connection with Amizade and CEOLI, Marvin and Marti Wachs, members of NCPOA, offer beautiful hand-painted greeting cards. For the 8th year in a row, this greeting card project supports
New Arts and Culture Initiative
Art Waber and Silvia Quiroga have been colaborating to bring a Cochabamba-based modern dance choreographer Ana Cecilia Moreno to NC. She has been officially invited to attend the American Dance
Candidates sought for Teacher-in-Residence program in Bolivia
NC Partners has formed a Teacher-in-Residence (TIR) Committee to select a person to travel to Cochabamba, Bolivia this summer (US), 2012. The TIR will assist teachers in their classes at
Steve Gibson – Back from Bolivia
From Steve Gibson’s Facebook account relating to his trip to Bolivia Jan 23 Sad news from Bolivia, my counterpart's Mom Viki Ramirez passed away Sat. night. She was a true
Passing of Eva Marcus
We are sad to be sharing the news of the recent death of beloved Doña Eva Marcus at the age of 94 years. She certainly lived a good life, and