Dear friends, please resend this schedule to
everyone you think will be interested in joining the ILPs volunteer
programs,ecotours from the Amazon to the Andes or Permaculture courses in
Bolivia.Thank you for your help and cooperation.
Silence is a very good sign of tireless activity or having given
up. For us it means the first... Hope for a wonderful new year for all
of.
Brief account of 2001 and a rough schedule of the activities planned for
2002 by the ILP-Bolivia with respect to our ENA N/S/A region. The
ILP-Bolivia has gotten a legal representative in Australia. Linda Riccio
from the PAWA (Permaculture Association of Western Australia). COBODES
has become our formal 50% partner in Bolivia. The ILP-Bolivia has also
joinned the ILP-International with base in Norway, making it possible for
us to operate in Europe at a formal level. Enrique has been co-teacher in
part of a Permaculture Designers Course for the "Kilden
Økosamfunn" (members of GEN Europe) getting ready to build the first
ecovillage in Norway. Participation on the Alternative Fare of Oslo,
sending out the message about the ecocenter in Marquina...lots of
interest amongst youngsters who wish to travel to Latin America.
Different lectures in different schools and meetings about the work of
the ILP and ENA.
January 9-14 Enrique moving back to Bolivia on
a more permanent basis. Volunteers are coming from all over the world,
about 50 people between January and April. Rainy season, planting trees
and starting design and implementation of food gardens/animal farm at
"El Poncho" Ecocenter. Building of the ecocenter continues as
the Dinning room/kitchen and more cabins are becoming a reality. Take a
look at
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March 18-27 Backpakers tour from
the Amazon to the Andes.
April 7-22 Permaculture designers course -
16 days - Designers Diploma. Participation of the
State university, Catholic university of La Paz, the Architect College of
Cochabamba and agroecology/ecology students from different parts of the
world. Lecturers from Colombia, uruguay, Chile, Bolivia. Aprox. cost of
the course 90 hours: $us 190.- food and accomodation: $us 160.- for the
16 days
April 25 -May 9 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard)
May 25 -June 9 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard)
June 22 - July 6 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard)
July 13-27 ILP-International
meeting in Norway - ENA meeting in Brazil? ILP invited to lecture on
ecovillages and Permaculture at the International Summer School.
August 10-24 Amazon Andes
ecotour (high - middle standard)
September 9-22 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard) Possible Permaculture Designers Course at
"El Poncho".
october 12-26 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard)
November 9-23 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard)
December 7-21 Amazon Andes ecotour
(high - middle standard)
Lets just hope that the ghost of war and destruction will be
outweighted by hope and faith that together we can create a better world.
All the best for all of you.
Enrique Hidalgo - ILP Bolivia "Enrique Hidalgo"
<ilpermacultura@hotmail.com>
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