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• Advise our Brazilian partner, Link Social, to enhance its organizational business plan.
• Research prospective markets and distribution partners for a variety of potential products created in rural Amazon communities.  The findings will be used in the second phase of the cCLEAR program where the communities will apply the skills and knowledge achieved in phase I of cCLEAR to create and market products that will help them earn a decent living.  (More about this program in upcoming newsletters).

 CEN is offering two additional internships with individual students from the University of Washington Evan’s School of Public Affairs .

Help CEN evaluate its potential roles for assisting communities with product development.

Improve our capacity to monitor and evaluate our work in the communities in order to ensure that the resources from our institutional and individual donors have the greatest impact.

These opportunities will provide students with real-life experience and exposure while helping with CEN's internal strategic planning process.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IN MAY 2007, THESE INTERNSHIPS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO OUR INABILITY TO FILL THEM. WE HOPE TO OFFER INTERNSHIPS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT US.

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CEN Nominated as Finalist for 2006 Stockholm Challenge

 

Date: March 25, 2006

CEN's Tapajós entry entitled "Capacity and Community Development Using ICT in the Brazilian Amazon to build community Skills for Self Development" is a finalist in the Economic Development Category for this year's Stockholm Challenge and we have been invited to participate in a series of events May 8th until May 11th in Stockholm. The grand prize-giving ceremony and celebration dinner will be held in the same hall as the Nobel Prize on May 11th. The Stockholm Challenge is a well established global networking program for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) entrepreneurs for over ten years. It continues to be a leader in demonstrating how information technology can improve living conditions and increase economic growth in all parts of the world. One of the main features of the Stockholm Challenge is the ICT pNew Business Off the Top of Their Headsrize, the Stockholm Challenge Award, which has attracted over 3000 projects over the years. This year 151 teams from 53 countries have been invited to participate. For more information on the Challenge, please visit www.stockholmchallenge.se

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CEN Proposal Named as a Finalist in Development Marketplace Competition

 

Date: April 25, 2005

Seattle-based CEN (Community Empowerment Network) placed as a finalist in a field of 2600 environmental entrepreneurs from 136 countries in this year's annual World Bank Development Marketplace competition.. The World Bank's Development MarketPlace program has awarded nearly US$40 million to more than 70 countries through their Global Competitions. The competition is judged by 34 organizations including, National Geographic, USAID, Conservation international, World Conservation Union, the United Nations Environment Program and the World Bank. The Development Marketplace has been held by the World Bank since 1998.

CEN's winning project, Biodiesel Electrification in the Brazilian Amazon, will replace diesel fuel generated electricity. Currently, diesel fuel provides the energy to access potable water, lighting, information and communications technology (ICT), entrepreneurial and health services in isolated communities along the Amazon River. Diesel fuel is currently shipped by non-local suppliers, in containers along the Amazon river which involves spillage and environmental damage in it's production use. The clean up and inevitable damage to our sensitive environment is costly. Diesel fuel also requires a cash payment from communities which often exist outside of market economies.

Biodiesel Electrification can replace Diesel fuel. CEN's project, Biodiesel Electrification is a clean burning fuel process, developed from the oils of local plants, which can be grown locally on logged land. Biodiesel Electrification will provide a community based source of energy for - water, light and health services. CEN's Biodiesel Electrification project promotes a healthy, community and world environment by replacing the out sourced and environment damaging diesel fuel.

The Community Empowerment Network ("CEN") assists rural communities in developing countries acquire skills, technology and other resources that empower them to address their development objectives in a proactive, independent, and sustainable manner. Our objective is to enable rural communities break their dependency on outside organizations, such as NGOs or government agencies that results from a lack of skills, confidence and resources and take charge of their own development. For more information, please visit www.communityempowernet.org

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Past Newsletters


January 2007 eNewsletter
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April 2007 Newsletter
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