History of the Asunción Zoo Project

From the left: Edie Jorns (far right), Jim Jorns (blue shirt) and Marina Petrovic (center)
on the bridge to the new aquatic/monkey exhibit under construction at the Asunción Zoo (April, 2009)

This project began in 1992 based on a request from the Municipality of Asunción and the Botanical and Zoological Garden Foundation in Asunción [...]

A Big Thank You to KPP!

This top photo is a big thanks from the kids for their books because many of the books were shipped down with funds from the last KPP annual fundraiser.–this photographic thank you  is for the Kansas Paraguay Partners!
Beth Chronister has returned from her Peace Corps stint in Paraguay. She sent us a note with the [...]

Alice Sagehorn–las noticias!

Alice Sagehorn was featured in an article in the Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color
CATEDRATICAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PITTSBURG (KANSAS) EN ASUNCIÓN
Asunción, Paraguay, Jueves 26 de Marzo de 200
En abierta misión
A través del Comité Paraguay Kansas y en la búsqueda de captar nuevos universitarios, estuvieron las profesoras estadounidenses Alice Sagehorn y Lynette Olson. Entre otras cosas, [...]

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 [...]

News about the Asunción Zoo!

At this weekend’s quarterly meeting, Natural Resources Committee Chair Bob Klemm shared two powerpoint presentations with us about the recent improvements at the zoo in Asunción, Paraguay. This is a project that Bob has been working on for 16 years.  To learn more about the history of this project please visit click on the [...]