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Verge Magazine, Spring 2008 issue
www.vergemagazine.org
"Cooking up clean air in Peru"
A stove that can save lives and slow global warming? Kim Fisher explains how ProPeru's cleaner burning stove is doing just that.
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New York University Public Affairs
New York University Steinhardt and Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars joined ProPeru for 10 days of hard work and great development. Read NYU's coverage. Read Erin Phraner's blog about her experience.
The College of William and Mary's Flat Hat, February 2008
A Flat Hat columnist talked to ProPeru Semester Student Iréne Mathieu about study abroad that is more than a vacation. Read the column.
KGMI 790 AM The Connection, April 2007
ProWorld Director of Operations Nick Bryngelson was interviewed by Mike Kent on KGMI's The Connection. Nick and Mike talked about ProWorld's mission, the effect on the communities and the participants, what inspires Nick, ProWorld's Social Enterprise model and ProWorld's projects. Listen here or listen to each of the four segments: 1, 2, 3, 4.
PBS 39 TEMPO!, September 2006
PBS 39 covered DeSales University's SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) trip to Peru to work on a number of development projects including ProPeru’s cleaner burning stove project in the Sacred Valley. Watch the video here (show #402 September 4-8, 2006) or stream the video (requires Windows Media Player)Media coverage
Verge Magazine, Spring 2008 issue
www.vergemagazine.org
"Cooking up clean air in Peru"
A stove that can save lives and slow global warming? Kim Fisher explains how ProPeru's cleaner burning stove is doing just that.
Download the PDF
New York University Public Affairs
New York University Steinhardt and Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars joined ProPeru for 10 days of hard work and great development. Read NYU's coverage. Read Erin Phraner's blog about her experience.
The College of William and Mary's Flat Hat, February 2008
A Flat Hat columnist talked to ProPeru Semester Student Iréne Mathieu about study abroad that is more than a vacation. Read the column.
KGMI 790 AM The Connection, April 2007
ProWorld Director of Operations Nick Bryngelson was interviewed by Mike Kent on KGMI's The Connection. Nick and Mike talked about ProWorld's mission, the effect on the communities and the participants, what inspires Nick, ProWorld's Social Enterprise model and ProWorld's projects. Listen here or listen to each of the four segments: 1, 2, 3, 4.
PBS 39 TEMPO!, September 2006
DeSales Students in Free Enterprise video
This video, shot by Joshua Lee, shows some highlights of the the SIFE team's trip to Peru, including their stove construction in Yanaconas and their visit to the Valley of Chicon. Click here to watch it at YouTube.
Chicago Public Radio, Worldview: Global Activism, August 17, 2006
Striking Out Smoke in Peru
Robert Klaber, a ProPeru volunteer and founder of the Strike Out Smoke (S.O.S.) Project talks to Worldview about his Goldman Sachs Foundation’s Social Entrepreneurship Fund award to raise money for the cleaner burning stove project in the Sacred Valley, Peru.
In rural areas of Peru, traditional stoves trap smoke and cause bronchial diseases and premature death. Former Buffalo Grove resident Robert Klaber saw this as a ProPeru NGO Intern and started the Strike Out Smoke program. They’ve now purchased more than 800 clean burning stoves for 13 Peruvian communities.
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The Miscellany News, April 29th, 2005
"Student receives grant to build stoves in Peru"
After spending the Fall 2004 semester studying abroad in Cuzco, Peru, Chris Freimuth returned to Peru. With the assistance of a Burnam Fellowship, Freimuth continued the work that he began in the fall of 2004, assisting ProPeru’s Clean Burning Stove project. Read more here
Chatham Recorder
"Student Profile: Kerri Ballina, MSCP '08"
"After only two weeks, Kerri Ballina was in love. With Peru, that is." Click here to download the pdf.
The Miscellany News, April 29th, 2005
"Student receives grant to build stoves in Peru"
After spending the Fall 2004 semester studying abroad in Cuzco, Peru, Chris Freimuth returned to Peru. With the assistance of a Burnam Fellowship, Freimuth continued the work that he began in the fall of 2004, assisting ProPeru’s Clean Burning Stove project. Read more here
International Educator, September-October 2006 (p. 24)
A feature article on “The New Internship Abroad”, which cites the efforts in this area by a number of institutions. Read it onlineChatham Recorder
"Student Profile: Kerri Ballina, MSCP '08"
"After only two weeks, Kerri Ballina was in love. With Peru, that is." Click here to download the pdf.
Stories by Volunteers
Verge Magazine, Fall 2006 and Abroad View Magazine
“Proof of Life”
Verge Magazine, Fall 2006 and Abroad View Magazine
ProPeru volunteer, Anita Martin, discovers that a small community-based eco-tourism project in Peru speaks volumes about the local people. Read more here
Abroad View Magazine, October 26th 2006
“ProPeru to the Peace Corps”
"ProPeru struck me as a perfect organization to try my hand at international volunteerism with a summer commitment, a desire for grassroots experience, and a need for knowledgeable staff to support and guide me. The NGO internship program was tailored to the individual, not towards large groups of English speaking “gringos”, and the idea of being on my own in the internship while having a safety net in the community was appealing." Read the whole article here.
Durham 21, September 29th, 2005
"Gullible Gringo in Machu Picchu"
ProPeru volunteer Hollie Carr learns that travel isn't always about the tourist destinations. Read more here
Global Study Magazine
"A closer look..."
ProPeru Volunteer Christina Keller writes about her road to development work. Read more here
White Mountain School Video
One of the basic necessities of high altitude communities is satisfying the protein intake of their daily diet, as potato is the only crop that will grow at such altitudes. Due to the fact that a common natural resource in the communities of Chaullacocha y Chupani is water, it was possible to introduce an alternative animal breeding activity to resolve this problem.
ProPeru designed and installed trout farms in the communities of Chuallacocha and Chupani in January and March 2005 with The White Mountain School. The supplemental protein provided by trout is important in improving the daily nutritional intake of community members and providing an additional source of economic income for some families. Watch a short clip of the video or a longer clip of highlights
Press Releases
New York University and ProPeru team up - 143 students and staff work on health and environmental projects
New York University and ProMexico team up - An NYU Alternative Break addresses education in Oaxaca
Graceland University and ProBelize Business Advising - Graceland's SIFE team worked with San Ignacio youth
ProWorld Social Revolution - Social Entrepeneurship is changing business and volunteering
ProBelize Summer Camp - ProBelize volunteers ran a summer camp to educate and entertain the kids of San Ignacio
ProBelize Saving Lives - New York's Mt Sinai Hospital medical and nursing students make a difference in Belize
ProBelize REACH - ProBelize volunteers help out with the country's Rural Education and Community Health
ProMexico Launch - ProWorld opened ProMexico Service Corps in October, 2004
ProPeru New Perspective - A group of Rocky Mountain College students reflect on their ProPeru group program
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