ROOTS Teach Restore Encourage Educate Support By: Brendan Carroll, Byron Reding, Jesse Ditullio, Anthony DePaolo, Shannon Ellis

MISSION STATEMENT “We are rebuilding lives and the rainforest from the "roots" up. Through tireless conservation, education, and reforestation, we are committed to saving the rainforest and ensuring a secure and better future for all. Our basic operation can be identified by TREES: Teach, Restore, Encourage, Establish and Support.”

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Marketing : $50,000- print media, poster boards, paper for flyers, billboards, brochures, internet banner advertisements, business cards, and bumper stickers Employee Salaries: $25,000- budgeted toward paying our employees, salaries will differ per employee depending on the importance of their position Transportation: $10,000- will be budgeted to purchase plane tickets for the flight to Paraguay and back, as well as public transportation within the city, such as rental cars and bus services Public Relations: $15,000- includes establishing relations with other services or groups within the area who have the same goal, also costs of public events

Situation Deforestation and habit loss in Paraguay 35% of the Atlantic Forest was lost in Paraguay between 1989 and Flooding and natural disasters also effect the forests of Paraguay the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest in Paraguay has one of the highest rates of deforestation in Latin America

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Paraguay has one of the lowest imprisonment rates in Latin America Need more money and resources to enforce incarceration Anti-terrorism laws led to a 50 % increase in prison population in the 1980’s Crime in Paraguay has increased in recent years Narcotics trafficking Terrorism Organized crime Gangs Thievery Homicide Murder

Strong national identity dating back to the first colonists Family Oriented Large gap between rich and poor Spanish explorers married native Guarani women in early 15 th century Gained independence from Spain and Argentina in 1811 National Identity is shaped by struggles of the early colonists Social Culture

Paraguayan culture is a blend of Guaranian and Spanish characterisics, with a more recent Argentine, German, and Italian. influence Paraguay has remained isolated and maintained introduced in the16th and 17th centuries Spanish word tranquil - "tranquilo" - a highly valued characteristic of its easy-going and friendly people

† Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, remaining 10% consists of Protestant, Evangelical Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, and Baha'i †Fruits, vegetables, and nuts are eaten in abundance †Poverty and malnutrtition †Yerba maté, a caffeinated tea, and coffee are extremely popular †Desserts are fresh or canned fruits with cheese, a custard called flan & milk cake called tres leches †Dinner and lunch are heavy meals and take up to a couple hours †milk cake called tres leches †They value food and family time

Paraguayan Guaraní is spoken and understood by 90% of the population Paraguay’s Constitution is bilingual State-produced textbooks are typically half in Spanish and half in Guaraní

Country Background Geography: 406,752 sq. km. (157,047 sq. mi.); about the size of California Governement: Constitutional Republic Independence: May Constitution: June 1992 Cities: Asuncion (capital), Ciudad del Este, Concepcion, Encarnacion, Pedro Juan Caballero, Coronel Oviedo Economy: agricultural with a struggling commercial sector Education: Attendance = 89% ; Literacy = 94.7% Population: As of February 7th 2010, 6,349,000 people

US interest in Paraguay

Approx. 95% of population is Mestizo (Half Spanish, Half Guarani) 95% of the population is less than 60 yrs. old Less than 3% of population lives in the area known as “Chaco” The Chaco is 61% of land area in Western Paraguay

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