The following information is very
important. It will help Partners' Washington Office assess the impact of your
partnership's activities, report back to our funders and prepare proposals for
new grants to support your work. You may attach additional
pages.
Trip reports must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the completion of your trip.
Name of Traveler: Database
ID#
First
Name: Luzia Salem
Lisita Middle Initial/Name: Salem
Family
Name: Lisita
Name
of Partnership: Minas
Gerais/Colorado Date of application: Nov.11 to 24
Profession/Occupation
and Title: Medical
Doctor Maneger of International
Relations at
the Municipality of Belo Horizonte
Organization Name:
Street: Rua Alvarenga
Peixoto 444/502
P.O. Box
City: Belo Horizonte Province/State:
Minas Gerais
Postal code: 30180-120 Country: Brasil
Telephone: 55-31-3335-8597 Fax: 55-31-3335-8597
E-mail:
llisita@microplanet.com.br;
salem@pbh.gov.br
Travel
Dates
Leave
Home:
11/11/02 Return
Home: 11/24/02
Itinerary
(city to city): Belo
Horizonte – Denver – Quito – Belo Horizonte Traveler's Signature: Date: 11/26/02
Print Name: Luzia Salem
Lisita
1. Purpose and Activities: Describe the main purpose and activities of
your trip (meetings held, services performed, workshops conducted, lectures or
clinics given, any other). Did all activities take place as planned?
The purpose of the travel was to fold:
to visit the Partnership at Denver and to attend the International Convention
in Quito/Ecuador.
The activities in the Hoster Chapter
made possible the strengthening of the Partnership and opened the possibility for various new projects in
different areas such as Education, Health, Culture and Women and Families.
One of the intents of the host Partners
member Linda Kay Nedved was to
coordinate the involvement of as many
local Partners members with the visit
as possible. The concept was to bring more commitment to projects through
enrollment and communication of
ideas. Hosts/Partners members included:
Linda Kay Nedved (Chapter visit
hostess), Ron and Nadja Farina, Bryan and
Carolyn Cooke.
Among the activities were attending a
State of Colorado Early Childhood
Educational Standards Task Force with
Partners member Dale Beckman and a
tour of the indigent dental clinic at
the University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center, by the Chair/Professor
of the Department of Dental Hygiene,
School of Dentistry Gail N. Cross-Poline.
Also a meeting with Bobbi McFarland,
Business Manager, Division of Theaters&Arenes, City and Ronald F. Pinkard, Deputy Director, Art,
Culture and Film, City and County of Denver.
In the city of Greely, CO, we visit the
Monfort Children's Clinic, for indigent children, whose Medical Director, Dr.
Donald Cook, a former President of American Academy of Pediatrics, became very motivated to visit Brasil and to join
Partners. We also visit the shelter "A Woman's Place", a domestic
violence agency that offers safe housing, crisis couseling, support/advocacy,
children's program and a 24 hour crisis line and CARE, Child Advocacy Resource
and Education..
Accomplishments include the drafting
and compilation of two small grants in
the Women and Families area (domestic
violence projects) and the review and
submission of the final report on
another former grant in the same area.
Many discussions were held with
non-Partners members regarding the POA
organization and with members regarding
furthering Chapter concerns and
interests. In addition, wonderful friendships were forged and strengthened,
interests and communications were
furthered, and the Chapter's good will and
international aspects were heightened.
The attending of the conference was an
excellent experiece which enhanced my understanding of the Partners
organization, enabled me to get acquainted with various projects of many
chapters and gave me the opportunity to review some friends and make many
others.
2a. Results/Impact: What was accomplished? Include a description
of results in measurable terms. (For
example: 40 high school youth from 5 high schools were trained in peer
counseling techniques and assistance
was provided to five high school administrators in the development of youth
anti-drug organizations in the schools.)
As mentioned above we were able to write and submit to small grants in Women and Families area. In Quito we discussed with Gabriel Márquez, president of the Chapter Antioquia/Massachussets, about their project in Chapter Development and Organization and he will help us in our goal of invigorating the MG/CO Chapter.
2b. What difficulties were encountered and lessons learned that may be
useful to future travelers?
I had no difficulties during my trip.
Everything was very well organized and
I want to thank my Partners Chapter in Colorado and the POA staff in
Washington.
2c. What are the expected or anticipated long-term benefits of your
project? Have any new projects or spin-offs emerged?
The long term benefits would be the training of both patients of the Public Health System and students in Public School, about gender issues, in an attempt to prevent domestic violence.
As mentioned before, many ideas for new
projects have emerged and I am looking forward to have them going on.
3. Follow-up: How do you plan to share this experience
with your Partner chapter and your community?
I have already scheduled a meeting with
our president, Dr. Baldonedo, for 12/10/02, for which he will be inviting all chapter members and where I will have the opportunity to
share this wonderful experince.
4. Please provide any other general comments/suggestions regarding your
trip.
I would like, once more, to thank all
POA members and staff, which made this trip possible and such a pleasant one:
Linda Nedved and David
Brian and Carolyn Cooke
Ron and Nadja Farina
Dale Beckman
Malcon Butler
Barbara Block
William Stedman
Carmen Sepassi
Lisa Guli
The Ecuador Chapter
and many others who worked so hard to
make this wonderful Convention possible.
Please fill out and return this report
with your:
- airline ticket stubs
- expense report with receipts
- enclosed travel questionnaire
Copies of any newspaper/media reports or action photos of your project
would also be appreciated. Trip reports
must be submitted as soon as possible following your return and no later than
thirty (30) days after the completion of your trip.
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