Bulletin 2 / 2005
April

IKO PORAN,

- We have just posted our financial data on our website. The financials are presented with total disclosure to ensure our accountability and we hope that they also encourage you to become a part of the Iko Poran family:

http://www.ikoporan.org/1_1_financeiro_eng.asp

- We recently established an incredible partnership with the ICVolunteers, an international network of volunteers, based in Switzerland. We will receive volunteers from its "CyberVolunteers Program", which recruits, trains, coordinates and send abroad volunteers with information and communication technology skills for development projects. These volunteers will offer their skills in areas such as web or software development, system administration and content generation. You may find more information about this program at::

- We were invited by Mr Gert Danielsen, UNESCO`s researcher in Brazil, to participate on the “World Report on a Culture of Peace”, organized by the civil society with the support of "Fundación Cultura de Paz", from Federico Mayor in Spain. Thought the link below you may read our report (in Portuguese)

Link

- We would like to thank very much Mr Fabio Carneiro T. Trino, an IBM Brasil Systems Specialist, who is working with us within the frame of the volunteer program “IBM On Demand Community”. He is helping us to improve many of our systems, such as: CRM (Customer Relationship Management, Back up, Database Management, Website Content, and e-mails.

- Through the links below you may access pictures and testimonies from the following international volunteers:

Anouk Isabelle Gevaert, from Holland, working as a monitor in the Social Program "Crescer e Viver":

http://www.ikoporan.org/news/06_04_2005_anouck_eng.asp

Barbara Loeschning, from Austria, teaching a workshop on reportage photography at the partner organization Nos do Cinema:

http://www.ikoporan.org/news/06_04_2005_barbara_eng.asp

Jonathan Curiel, from France, teaching English to adults and delivering a range of recreational and expressive activities (including arts and educational activities) for the children of SAMP (Sociedade dos Amigos do Morro dos Prazeres):

http://www.ikoporan.org/news/06_04_2005_jonathan_eng.asp

Mihaela Frost, from Rumania, teaching drawing, painting, geography and basic English to children at SAMP (Sociedade de Amigos do Morro dos Prazeres):

http://www.ikoporan.org/news/06_04_2005_Mihaela_eng.asp

Najin Kim, from Korea, helping Iko Poran to format new volunteer programs with several organizations She visited also interviewed a number of international volunteers to provide accurate descriptions of all the activities volunteers have already been involved in and could be involved in the future:

http://www.ikoporan.org/news/06_04_2005_najin_eng.asp

Matthew Thorne, from the US, repairing computers and testing IT system s two partner organizations. These repairs have allowed them to now operate effective IT facilities for the many people that need and use them:

http://www.ikoporan.org/news/06_04_2005_Matthew_eng.asp

- Happy with the impact of his work and with the experience that he had on our programs, Jonathan Curiel, from France, have now become Iko Poran Ambassador in his country as well. He will help to promote our activities and provide a point of reference for any prospective volunteers and/or partners.

- We would like to thank the following organizations for the support we have received through their international promotion:

African American Planning Commission (New York) and Comhlámh (Ireland)

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