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1. ROOTS • Teach • Restore • Encourage • Educate • Support By: Brendan Carroll, Byron Reding, Jesse DiTullio, Anthony DePaolo, Shannon Ellis

2. 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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4. Religion and Food • Religion: 90% Roman Catholic • 10% consists of Protestant, Evangelical Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, and Baha'i  • Fruits, vegetables, and nuts • Poverty and malnutrtition • Yerba maté, a caffeinated tea, and coffee are extremely popular • Desserts are fresh or canned fruits with cheese or flan and milk cake • Dinner and lunch are heavy meals and take up to a couple hours • Value food and family time

5. Situation • Deforestation and habit loss in Paraguay • 35% of the Atlantic Forest was lost in Paraguay between 1989 and 2003. • 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

6. Crime • 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 and human trafficking • Terrorism • Organized crime • Gangs • Thievery • Homicide • Murder

7. SWOT Analysis • OPPURTUNITIES • Fight environmental damage • Educate community • Job opportunities • Raise forest preservation awareness • Unique job experience • THREATS • Language barriers Traveling difficulties • Injury or disease threats • Environmental challenges • STRENGTHS • Provide eco friendly service • Non-Profit Organization • WEAKNESSES • Budget Constraints • Community Commitment • Under Staffed • Work Distribution • Working Conditions

8. Virtual Tour (History) • Pre-Columbian history of Paraguay is still a mystery • First Spaniard settlements were erected in the early 16th century • First country in the Americas to declare independence • May 15, 1811 • Ruled my ruthless dictators • Recent history • June 1992 Paraguay created a democratic government

9. Virtual Tour (Food) • Paraguay has many traditional dishes • Recipes from the indigenous Guarani tribe • Three main native ingredients • Cassava, Corn, and Rice • Most well-known entrees • Sopaparaguaya, the mazamorra and the locro

10. Virtual Tour (Tourist Spots) • Paraguay is perfect destination for nature lovers, bird watchers, and those interested in Amerindian cultures will be delighted by this small, friendly, landlocked nation. • Wide range of terrain • Grassy plains, wooded hills, tropical forests • Low, flat, marshy plains • Tourist spots • Iguacu Falls • Asuncion

11. Sustainablity • Our goal is to spread awareness and inform the residents and government of how they can save the rainforest from deforestation. • Teach region ways to obtain these goals by their own • Educate and inspire • Advise the government • Restore and recreate • Lead way for citizens • Resources introduced to Paraguayan people are sustainable for long periods of time.

12. Social Culture • 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 15th century • Gained independence from Spain and Argentina in 1811 • National Identity is shaped by struggles of the early colonists

13. Culture continued… • Paraguayan culture is a blend of Guaranian and Spanish characterisics. • —Paraguay remained isolated and maintained throughout the 16th and 17th centuries • —“Tranquilo" - characteristic of its easy-going and friendly people

14. US interest in Paraguay • The United States and Paraguay have an extensive relationship at the • Government • Business • Personnel level • USAID employs a two-headed conservation approach • Increase the area of protected land • Improve the management of the existing protect • In 2004 the USAID worked with both the government of Paraguay and private land owners to add an additional 94,000 hectares of land to be designated as national park areas

15. Main Languages • 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

16. Social Networking Check us out on Facebook & Twitter! ROOTS Twitter

17. Country Background • Geography: 406,752 sq. km. (157,047 sq. mi.); about the size of California • Governement: Constitutional Republic • Independence: May 1811. • 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

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19. Demographics • 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

20. Shows how deforestation is forcing a tribe to leave land that has been occupied by them for generations http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/sep/28/deforestation-paraguay Video on Deforestation

21. 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 Budget Overview

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23. Sponsors • We would like to thank our sponsors for getting involved to help improve the overall environment of the Upper Parana Atlantic Forest of Paraguay

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