A group of Master’s students at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment will be working with Partners of the Americas on a project titled Leapfrogging to a Green Building
Leapfrogging to a Green Building Code in Bolivia
2014 Annual Meeting Celebrates Year of Successes
North Carolina Partners gathered for its annual meeting last Saturday and enjoyed a number of presentations about programs and projects from the year 2014. New Board members and officers were
NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Formed in the 1960’s and one of the longest-running nonprofit organizations in the US, Partners of the Americas has been instrumental in connecting people and ideas between the southern and
Cochabamba Partners President Visits North Carolina
To the delight of the North Carolina Partners of Americas, Cochabamba Partners’ president Ms. Rosario Claros visited our state in July. She was kept busy, traveling from the mountains to
Bolivian Autism Training Need
As a continuation of phase 2 of the Autism project, NCPOA is planning an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) training in the three cities of Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and Sucre during
Bolivia Floods Relief Campaign
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
Reconstructive Surgery
Annual Medical Team visits to Cochabamba, Bolivia Volunteer plastic surgeons perform reconstructive plastic surgical procedures on burned children, at the Pediatric Burn Center of the Viedma Hospital in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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