Juan Araya, from the Cal Poly Pomona Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies, along with Jason Selwitz, Director of Service Learning at Green Empowerment, recently took a group of Cal Poly Pomona students on a service learning trip to Nicaragua. The group worked side-by-side with community members and one of G.E.’s Nicaraguan Partners, Asofenix, in the [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Service Learning Trip to Nicaragua with Students from Cal Poly Pomona
Posted in Nicaragua, university partnership on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the Words of Juan Zabaleta: Pico-hydropower Project in Nueva Libertad (“New Freedom”)
Posted in Peru, empowering people on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Location: Nueva Libertad, District of Chirinos, Province of San Ignacio, Cajamarca region, Peru.
Don Zabaleta as he is called in his community, is an exemplary parent, one of the founders, and thus greatly respected by all its neighbors. He has become the liaison for the project and has led the coordination of different tasks. About the [...]
You Can Reserve Your Seat for Andina Today (February 10, 2009)
Posted in Peru, donate, events on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
February 9 & 10, critically acclaimed Andina Restaurant will hold the 4th annual Andina Benefit Dinner. This exquisite multi-course meal served by Andina Restaurant has been developed to represent Peru’s rich and complex cuisine. The silent auction includes treasures both locally-grown and globally representative.
Proceeds from the Andina Benefit Dinner support Green Empowerment’s work in Peru.

