- We started our partnership with SEBRAE - RJ (Brazilian Service to Support Small and Micro Enterprises), which in this first stage sponsored six-thousand Iko Poran institutional and Community Tours brochures in the following languages: English, French and Spanish.

- Shea Ferrell, who was a volunteer from the United States with us from January to April, created and designed our 2005 brochures cited above. See how wonderfully they turned out at: http://www.ikoporan.org/1_1_folder_eng.asp  

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

Vanessa Carvalho, from Portugal, working as a teacher assistant at the partner organization “Sociedade de Amigos do Morro dos Prazeres": http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_Vanessa_Carvalho_eng.asp

Sylke Abdinghoff, from Germany, teaching art direction at the partner organization Nós do Cinema: http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_Sylke_Abdinghoff_eng.asp

Dr. Aris Apostolopoulos, from Greece, running a screening program at Sociedade dos Amigos do Morro dos Prazeres. He diagnosed and referred appropriate treatment to eight inhabitants with either hipetension or diabetes: http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_Aris_Apostolopoulos_eng.asp

Camilla Johansen and Henriette Larsen, da Norway, working as teacher assistants at the partner organization “Programa Social Crescer e Viver": http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_Camilla_Johansen_eng.asp

Dimple Natali, from United Kingdom, teaching dances from India at the partner organization Grupo Cultural Afro Reggae: http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_dimple_eng.asp

Dipak Natali, from United Kingdom, working as a Marketing consultant at the partner organization CEMINA. He wrote projects and studies and researched and analyzed new strategies for sustainability. His work will help the organization to support its partner organizations in business strategy development on a long term basis and allow CEMINA themselves to become a lot more donor oriented. http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_Dipak_Natali_eng.asp

Bronwyn Parcell, from United Kingdom, creating and designing the website and teaching youth from the partner organization Dança pra Galera.com to update its content and format: http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_Bronwyn_Parcell_eng.asp

Billie Soo, from United States, working as a teacher assistant at the organization “Programa Social Crescer e Viver": http://www.ikoporan.org/news/2005_billie_soo_eng.asp

- We have received the following support for our communications and would like to sincerely thank the following organizations: