Asuncion The headquarters of the Confederacion Paraguaya de Trabajadores or CPT is located on a gritty street near central Asuncion named after an historic colonial general named Yergos. The imposing brick wall on the corner of the street hosts a small plaque that commemorates the location as the home of the federation. Walking through the …
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Protecting the Last of the Great Atlantic Forests in Paraguay
Asuncion Yan Speranza, the Executive Director of the Fundacion Moises Bertoni, is a live wire. When he rose from his chair, he seemed to be jumping up from it. When he decided at the beginning of our early morning meeting to show a power point presentation about the fundacion and its work, he almost ran …
Life and Learning on the Farm in Paraguay
Asuncion When talking to Martin Burt of Fundacion Paraguaya, it doesn’t take long before he brings up the subject of “agricultural high schools.” Only an hour outside of the capital, the Organizers’ Forum delegation committed to a visit one afternoon. Arriving we came to grip with the backstory behind the school. The buildings for the …