High School Exchange @ the Annual Meeting

Ben Preheim, Karen Hyde and Amanda Jones shared their experiences in Paraguay last summer with the Lawrence High School Exchange program, at this year’s Annual meeting. Both Ben and Amanda  hosted Paraguayan Youth Ambassadors in Lawrence.  Amanda stayed in the home of Dalma  González Núñez when she visited Paraguay in June, 2009.

Presentation by 2008-2009 KPP Scholarship Winner

Over the weekend, Matt Hoge, a KU graduate student in Latin American Studies, gave a comprehensive overview of his experiences, observations and some conclusions about the usage of microfinance in Paraguay to participants in the 2009 Annual meeting of the Kansas Paraguay Partners. Matt was selected for the 2008-2009 KPP Scholarship and worked as an [...]

Fernando Masi–Guest Speaker @ Annual Meeting

Thanks to Melissa Birch and the University of Kansas for bringing Paraguayan Economist Fernando Masi to Kansas.
You can view Sr. Masi’s presentation here:

Mr. Masi obtained a Masters Degree in Foreign Affairs from SAIS- The Johns Hopkins University (Washington D.C.) with emphasis in International Economics, Latin American Studies and North American Foreign Policy. He [...]

2009 Annual Meeting

PARTNERS of the AMERICAS
Kansas Paraguay Partners
2009 Annual Meeting
 
Saturday April 11, 2009
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
 
At the Dole Institute of Politics*
University of Kansas, Lawrence
 
Co-sponsored by the University of Kansas :
Center for International Business, Education and Research
and
Dole Institute of Politics
                                  
PARAGUAY AFTER 60 YEARS OF ONE PARTY RULE.
Political and Economic Perspectives
     Guest Speaker is Fernando Masi, [...]

Newton High School Exchange

Mary Bradshaw and Newton High School Students give a presentation on their trip to Paraguay, Summer 2007
The Newton High School exchange students to Paraguay in July, 2007, give a presentation at the KPP Annual Meeting about their experiences and what they learned. Some of their fondest memories were of the warmth and generosity of their [...]