Check out a few of our first project photos via our new Flickr account. Click on following link to enter: Ahecha Paraguay Flickr Page
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Ahecha Paraguay Project Snapshot
Project Goals: Promote personal development and develop critical/creative thinking in Paraguayan youth via photography instruction; Build local, inter-community and national awareness of participants’ work via exchanges and exhibitions
PCV Responsibilities:
Note: PCV must have been in site a minimum of 6 months before able to participate
Minimum number of PCV trips to Asunción required over 3-7 month period: FOUR
[1) Check out kit; 2) return kit and make exhibition prints; 3) submit exhibition prints for exchange + pick up exchange prints; 4) return exchange prints + prep for Final Exhibition]
Camera Kit – contains 5 digital cameras, accessories and resource manual for Photography Instruction Workshop
Ø Fill out a request form to check out camera kit for period of 45 days (extended from 30 days) and turn it in to the Ahecha PY admin binder located in the Coordinators´ office at the PCO
Ø PCV alone assumes responsibility for all losses and damages to camera kit contents between check-out and check-in dates
Ø After the Photography Instruction Workshop, return the camera kit intact along with completed participant consent and evaluation forms to the PCO
Photography Instruction Workshop – to teach participants basic photography techniques and create opportunities to take photographs in their communities
Ø Find Paraguayan counterpart and/or counterpart organization to co-run workshop (highly recommended)
Ø Select participants that you know well, taking camera equipment liability into account
Ø Hold a minimum of 15 hours of instruction within 45 days - highly recommended to begin workshop BEFORE receiving camera kit with “way of seeing” and other related creativity development activities
In-Site Exhibition – to display participants’ work in a local space and gain community interest
Ø Should be held within 10 days of camera kit return date (keep time frame in mind as In-Site Exhibition prints will be used in the Exhibition Exchange)
Ø Select a public location that is in or near community (school, library, Casa de Cultura, Cooperative, Muni, etc) and make all necessary arrangements
PCV Responsibilities:
Note: PCV must have been in site a minimum of 6 months before able to participate
Minimum number of PCV trips to Asunción required over 3-7 month period: FOUR
[1) Check out kit; 2) return kit and make exhibition prints; 3) submit exhibition prints for exchange + pick up exchange prints; 4) return exchange prints + prep for Final Exhibition]
Camera Kit – contains 5 digital cameras, accessories and resource manual for Photography Instruction Workshop
Ø Fill out a request form to check out camera kit for period of 45 days (extended from 30 days) and turn it in to the Ahecha PY admin binder located in the Coordinators´ office at the PCO
Ø PCV alone assumes responsibility for all losses and damages to camera kit contents between check-out and check-in dates
Ø After the Photography Instruction Workshop, return the camera kit intact along with completed participant consent and evaluation forms to the PCO
Photography Instruction Workshop – to teach participants basic photography techniques and create opportunities to take photographs in their communities
Ø Find Paraguayan counterpart and/or counterpart organization to co-run workshop (highly recommended)
Ø Select participants that you know well, taking camera equipment liability into account
Ø Hold a minimum of 15 hours of instruction within 45 days - highly recommended to begin workshop BEFORE receiving camera kit with “way of seeing” and other related creativity development activities
In-Site Exhibition – to display participants’ work in a local space and gain community interest
Ø Should be held within 10 days of camera kit return date (keep time frame in mind as In-Site Exhibition prints will be used in the Exhibition Exchange)
Ø Select a public location that is in or near community (school, library, Casa de Cultura, Cooperative, Muni, etc) and make all necessary arrangements
Ø Select and print photographs to be displayed in the exhibition
*Project funds pay for prints-all other materials must come from the community (i.e. fundraiser, local sponsorship, workshop fee, exhibit admission)*
*Project funds pay for prints-all other materials must come from the community (i.e. fundraiser, local sponsorship, workshop fee, exhibit admission)*
*Refer to Kodak Printing Partnership handout included in camera kit for specific details*
Exhibition Exchange – to connect participating communities and involve participants in photography editing process
Ø After exhibition is held, coordinate with other Volunteers in your team (same checkout period) to exchange copies of exhibition photographs for Exhibition Exchange
Ø Reconvene original workshop participants for a photography critique workshop or informal review of partner community photographs – goal: to select the best images to display in the Final Exhibition series in Asunción
Ø Return partner community’s photographs along with completed form listing selected Final Exhibition photographs to Ahecha PY admin binder
Ø Must be completed before July 15th, 2008 (does not apply to June 15 checkout date Volunteer facilitators).
Final Exhibition – to bring together selected photographs from all participating communities and expose the public at large to the project via a series of formal exhibitions (confirmed at CCPA in Asunción for the following dates: July 31 - August 15, 2008; other locations in development)
Ø Help with organization of exhibition, or at the very least provide exhibition organizers with community and participant description(s) to accompany selected photograph(s)
Seem like a lot of responsibility? That’s how we define commitment to creativity development in youth in Paraguay!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Launch over lomitos
FYI: The next CoCuMu meeting will be Saturday, March 29, right after the NVAC meeting, around noon. Meet at the PCO and head out for lunch + gelato at 4D.
2008 is off to a snap-happy start, with the official launch of the Ahecha Paraguay youth photography project! Once we got the lomitos arabe order going, here’s how we chomped into the meat of the meeting-
Donor Thank You notes –
We got the list of Ahecha donors (thanks Allison and Jim)!
Some post-meeting developments- Allison is going to create a template thank you letter with the PC logo. If PC does not provide free postage, we are going to use the extra funds from project budget savings. Let Jen know if you are willing to meet in Asuncion mid-Feb to help out with printing and mailing.
Ashley suggested sending out handmade photo postcards. Consensus is yes, we want to do it but it'll make more sense to do come Final Exhibition time in July/August.
Jim emailed out the donor list to the group so people can send out personal thank yous.
Camera kit formation –
Jim and Chris have picked up the cameras from Kodak! They will be stored inside PC “med kits” that will be stored inside water-resistant nylon bags to ensure they are campo-proof! For now, the kits will be held in Jason Cochran’s office.
The Ahecha PY pilot group –
The first month’s project facilitators will consist of all CoCuMu members: Rachel, Jen, Orlando and Kelly.
The mission: to brave the untested campo terreno of organizing a photography workshop and local exhibit with PYan youth. Report back with suggestions to develop the resource manual that will be included in each camera kit.
Timeframe to check out cameras, hold workshop and in-site exhibition: Feb 15 – March 15. Please fill out request form and turn into Chris Spahr at the Coordinator’s office.
Preliminary camera checkout schedule –
February 15: Rachel, Jen, Orlando, Kelly
March 15: Allison, Brad Cannon, Kyle, Matt Nigrelli
April 15: Jim, Tammy, OPEN, OPEN
May 15: Ashley, Adam, Anthony, Claudia
Resource manual – Check last blog entry for topic assignments. Email all materials to cocumu@gmail.com. Ashley, Adam and Orlando will be meeting on or around February 15 to work on layout and assembly. The goal is to have a preliminary resource manual to include with the kits beginning March. Other materials that will go into the kit are a copy of Wanna Take Me a Picture (book in English) and Born into Brothels (documentary).
Ahecha PY tote bags – now going for 20.000 Gs a pop at the Coordinator’s Office. For future orders, we can look into getting goods from the Tienda Pilar in Asuncion.
Looking ahead temas– Project publicity (next Kuat), Camera liability (Jason looking into issue with PC lawyer), Future CoCuMu/Ahecha PY coordinators (are you up for the challenge?)
Lastly, all the focus may be on Ahecha PY but new projects are always welcome! Be it art camps, cultural radio resources or, CoCuMu is your sounding board for all those brilliant thoughts inspired by those gritty micro rides, vecinos be they cerrrad@ o abiert@ and long terere has.
2008 is off to a snap-happy start, with the official launch of the Ahecha Paraguay youth photography project! Once we got the lomitos arabe order going, here’s how we chomped into the meat of the meeting-
Donor Thank You notes –
We got the list of Ahecha donors (thanks Allison and Jim)!
Some post-meeting developments- Allison is going to create a template thank you letter with the PC logo. If PC does not provide free postage, we are going to use the extra funds from project budget savings. Let Jen know if you are willing to meet in Asuncion mid-Feb to help out with printing and mailing.
Ashley suggested sending out handmade photo postcards. Consensus is yes, we want to do it but it'll make more sense to do come Final Exhibition time in July/August.
Jim emailed out the donor list to the group so people can send out personal thank yous.
Camera kit formation –
Jim and Chris have picked up the cameras from Kodak! They will be stored inside PC “med kits” that will be stored inside water-resistant nylon bags to ensure they are campo-proof! For now, the kits will be held in Jason Cochran’s office.
The Ahecha PY pilot group –
The first month’s project facilitators will consist of all CoCuMu members: Rachel, Jen, Orlando and Kelly.
The mission: to brave the untested campo terreno of organizing a photography workshop and local exhibit with PYan youth. Report back with suggestions to develop the resource manual that will be included in each camera kit.
Timeframe to check out cameras, hold workshop and in-site exhibition: Feb 15 – March 15. Please fill out request form and turn into Chris Spahr at the Coordinator’s office.
Preliminary camera checkout schedule –
February 15: Rachel, Jen, Orlando, Kelly
March 15: Allison, Brad Cannon, Kyle, Matt Nigrelli
April 15: Jim, Tammy, OPEN, OPEN
May 15: Ashley, Adam, Anthony, Claudia
Resource manual – Check last blog entry for topic assignments. Email all materials to cocumu@gmail.com. Ashley, Adam and Orlando will be meeting on or around February 15 to work on layout and assembly. The goal is to have a preliminary resource manual to include with the kits beginning March. Other materials that will go into the kit are a copy of Wanna Take Me a Picture (book in English) and Born into Brothels (documentary).
Ahecha PY tote bags – now going for 20.000 Gs a pop at the Coordinator’s Office. For future orders, we can look into getting goods from the Tienda Pilar in Asuncion.
Looking ahead temas– Project publicity (next Kuat), Camera liability (Jason looking into issue with PC lawyer), Future CoCuMu/Ahecha PY coordinators (are you up for the challenge?)
Lastly, all the focus may be on Ahecha PY but new projects are always welcome! Be it art camps, cultural radio resources or
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Pool-ing together through 2008
Right when the holiday heat comes bashing in, CoCuMu's got plenty to celebrate, starting off with our next meeting, Saturday, January 26 at the PCO right after the NVAC meeting around noon - join in on the pizza order or bring your own lunch. We can play Born in the Brothels in the PCV lounge after the meeting for those who want to check out one of the inspirations for Ahecha PY.
As for ahora, our fundraising frenzy is starting to pay off!
Ahecha PY Partnership grant - After Jim announced the Pike's Peak Colorado RPCV group will donate $2000 by check to Washington, that leaves us with a cool $1400 piko to raise. Here's how we're going to bring the plata on home:
Ahecha PY tote bags - Our bag sale was a complete success (as in we sold all 50) - Kudos to Allison, Chris and our design trio of Ashley, Adam and Orlando. We are using all 200 mil of our proceeds to buy more bags to fund the Ahecha project's community contribution and future CoCuMu activities.
Now that the Ahecha project launch is in sight, we're focusing the next month and a half on the following:
Resource manual - This is going to go in each of the 4 camera kits, to serve as a project guide for volunteers and PYan counterparts. The deadline for assigned content contributions is January 15, 2008. Please email Word file to cocumu@gmail.com. The deadline for hardcopy production is February 15.
Here's how we divvied it up:
If anyone feels an importantant topic is missing, let the group know and write it up!
Resources to make the resource:
As for ahora, our fundraising frenzy is starting to pay off!
Ahecha PY Partnership grant - After Jim announced the Pike's Peak Colorado RPCV group will donate $2000 by check to Washington, that leaves us with a cool $1400 piko to raise. Here's how we're going to bring the plata on home:
- Jim - will talk with Michael about getting through to Friends of Paraguay
- Jen - will talk with Ceci and Jason about dipping into the Partnership general fund and getting access to the donor list for thanking purposes
- Kelly - will visit Kodak headquarters in Rochester for additional funding possibilities/resources
- All - Have we exhausted our funding resources? If not, please contact at least 1 more potential individual donor or organization so we can launch Ahecha PY in Feb 2008!
Ahecha PY tote bags - Our bag sale was a complete success (as in we sold all 50) - Kudos to Allison, Chris and our design trio of Ashley, Adam and Orlando. We are using all 200 mil of our proceeds to buy more bags to fund the Ahecha project's community contribution and future CoCuMu activities.
Now that the Ahecha project launch is in sight, we're focusing the next month and a half on the following:
Resource manual - This is going to go in each of the 4 camera kits, to serve as a project guide for volunteers and PYan counterparts. The deadline for assigned content contributions is January 15, 2008. Please email Word file to cocumu@gmail.com. The deadline for hardcopy production is February 15.
Here's how we divvied it up:
- Ashley, Adam, Orlando - Layout
- Jim - Ice breakers, Project forms (see Partnership proposal for plans)
- Rachel - Texture, How to use and take care of camera (can include general advice then add specifics when we make purchases)
- Kelly - How to compose a shot (portrait, landscape)
- Claudia - Perspective (both camera zoom and photographer's physical position)
- Allison - Translate Nicaphoto assignments into Castellano, Interactive activities
- Jen - Project guidelines, Glossary, Compilation of possible assignments
- ? - Light and shadow
If anyone feels an importantant topic is missing, let the group know and write it up!
Resources to make the resource:
- Teaching kids photo in Castellano: http://colegota.fotolibre.net/como/apuntes-de-un-curso-de-fotografia-para-ninos/
- Jen will give teaching kids photo book to Marianne for in-library use after Jan 3
And with that, Ahecha PY is poised to make a splash!
Friday, October 19, 2007
4D record
4D record, the next CoCuMu meeting will take place POOLSIDE at PC THANKSGIVING. Saturday, November 24. 10 AM. Bring your task updates and ideas for the Ahecha PY resource manual that will go with the camera kits.
http://www.photoshare.org
FYI avei: There's an international film fest going on at Villa Morra for the next couple of weeks. You can pick up the schedule there. Admission is 10 mil before 7PM and 15 mil after.
Ha upei, the Ahecha PY fundraising campaign is on! With nearly 500 USD in the bag, we are getting revved up to raise the rest of the plata.
Orlando, Jim and Jen sat down with Jason, who mentioned that in the case that we're falta reaching our goal of just under $5400 come December 1, he will help us try to tap into the Partnership general fund so that sí o sí, this project is going to happen. Here's how we've broken down the campaign strategy:
| Task | Who's responsible |
| Formal intro to institutional donors | Jim will email to CoCuMu group |
| Fliers posted around PCO | Adam |
| PCV/staff mailbox slips | Orlando will email to Chris |
| Copy and paste email to all PCV/staff list | Jen will email to Juany |
| Kuat full page ad/article | Adam (design), Allison (text) |
| Target donor networks | CoCuMu strategy |
| Friends of Paraguay | Jim will send them his prepared text and ask to be included in their next newsletter |
| US Regional RPCV groups | Let's all contact our local RPCV group – see example email |
| Community/local newspaper | Ditto above |
| Schools, service organizations (i.e. Rotary Club), religious institutions | We can send a message to key contacts and/or list-servs (emailing lists) – use Jim's prepared text as template/guide for more formal institutional communications |
CoCuMu/Ahecha PY logos – Adam shared his sketches and we picked out 1 fave each for CoCuMu (blowing a dandelion) and Ahecha PY (silhouette and shadow of kid taking photograph of Paraguay country borders with key words written in the middle (and the letters COCUMU spelled out word puzzle style in either bold or caps or both – i.e. rough concept below)
Creatividad
cOmpartir
doCumentar
aUto-estima
Mundo
katUpyry
Adam will email out the designs and then he, Allison and Jen will work on getting the bags printed around Oct 31 -Nov 9.
Bag fundraiser – Chris searched high (Arasy, home of the organic cotton PC polo shirts) and low (Mercado 4) to find tote bags ranging from 15.000 – 83.000 Gs. We can get the screen printing done at a Mercado 4 place that's done a lot of PC stuff for 3.500 Gs (1 color). But because we're out to make some plata, Allison will be buying 50 bags at approximately 5.000 Gs a pop. We will reimburse Allison (estimated 250.000 Gs) with the first bag sale profits and in the worst-case scenario commit to splitting losses so as not to screw over our no. 1 investor.
Treasurer – Now that we're talking Gs, Orlando won the election for treasurer by unanimous vote. O-yea!
Looking ahead –
We continued brainstorming on the camera kit resource manual and policy and procedures.
Allison is taking lead on getting materials translated into Castellano. We talked about including:
- project explanation that is community contact friendly
- how to use the camera – technical, artistic and complementary education aspects
- essential charlas and dinamicas for completing basic workshop
- how to organize the community exhibit
- nicaphoto activities
- games
Jim, Dan and Orlando will form the policy and procedures posse. Points discussed-
- check-out priority will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis, with the option to sign up in advance for coming months
- it will be best to reserve the cameras for Ahecha PY use and offer to help PCO buy camera through same discounted deal with Kodak
- We will need locked cabinet space in the ICT office or a locker to ensure camera kit security at the PCO
Jim will keep our connection with Oscar at Kodak fresh, Jen has to deliver our final exhibit pedido to the CCPA to reserve the dates of July 31-Aug 15.
So ends another CoCuMu convening. May all have left the establishment in creatively-juiced if not gelato-fed bliss.
FYI: Here is the link for the Johns Hopkins development photo contest, deadline November 16:
http://www.photoshare.org/contest/2007/2007photosharecontest.php
FYI avei: There's an international film fest going on at Villa Morra for the next couple of weeks. You can pick up the schedule there. Admission is 10 mil before 7PM and 15 mil after.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Fundraising campaign launched!
Yo veo, nde rehecha, we all see
Ahecha Paraguay
Click here to donate via the official Peace Corps website
What is this project about?
Ahecha Paraguay or “I see Paraguay” in a mixture of the country’s two official languages, Spanish and Guarani, is a participatory photography project designed to provide Paraguayan youth the opportunity to develop their creativity and gain new life perspectives through the camera´s lens.
The project will create four camera kits (five cameras per kit, for a total of twenty cameras) that sixteen volunteers annually will use to organize photography workshops for a minimum of eighty Paraguayan youth in their respective communities. The project includes sixteen photo exchanges between rural communities as a means of expanding inter-community awareness and will culminate with an annual photo exhibition featuring community-selected photographs.
What is the need for photography instruction in Paraguay?
Historically, the nation´s arts and creativity have been limited by a legacy of dictatorships. To this day, much of the art and culture are concentrated in the capital city of Asunción; rural comunities are far removed from these creative outlets. Among Paraguayan youth, volunteers have observed the prevalence of inhibited individual expression and low self-esteem. Research shows that ¨students in after-school arts groups ´had nine times as many opportunities to write original text material (not dictated notes) as their classroom counterparts´"[1] and that ¨high arts children also scored higher from teachers' ratings on expression, positive risk-taking, creativity-imagination, and cooperative learning¨.[2]
To address these issues, Ahecha Paraguay project organizers have drawn from participatory photography precedents such as - Kids with Cameras (creators of the Academy-Award winning Born in the Brothels documentary), National Geographic Photo Camps and Nicaphoto (www.nicaphoto.com), in order to develop a project plan that fits the realities of Peace Corps Volunteers and their Paraguayan communities.
How can I help give 80+Paraguayan youth the experience of expression through photography?
If the direct link above does not work, please follow the steps below:
1. Go to the Peace Corps Website—http://www.peacecorps.gov/
2. Click on "Donate now" located on the sidebar
3. Click on the "Donate to Volunteer Projects" link
4. Under “Choose a Region,” click on the “Latin America" link
5. Scroll down to “PARAGUAY – Ahecha Paraguay"
6. Insert the amount to be donated $$$
7. Go to the bottom of the page and hit "Continue"
8. Insert appropriate information and then continue on to "Insert Credit Card Information"
Contributions of all levels are appreciated. Our goal is to raise $5343.20 by December 15, 2007.
If you are interested in learning more about Ahecha Paraguay,
please contact CoCuMu (Compartiendo Cultura Mundial), the Peace Corps Paraguay volunteer arts and culture interest group behind the Ahecha Paraguay project, at cocumu@gmail.com, for more project details and answers to any and all questions.
Thank you for your support – Gracias por su apoyo – Aguije nde pytyvô haguere
[1] source: Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development, 2002, p.66study: Learning In and Through the Arts: The Question of Transfer
[2] source: Champions of Change, 1999, p.28 Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching study: Imaginative Actuality: Learning in the Arts During Nonschool Hours
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Ahecha Paraguay
Click here to donate via the official Peace Corps website
What is this project about?
Ahecha Paraguay or “I see Paraguay” in a mixture of the country’s two official languages, Spanish and Guarani, is a participatory photography project designed to provide Paraguayan youth the opportunity to develop their creativity and gain new life perspectives through the camera´s lens.
The project will create four camera kits (five cameras per kit, for a total of twenty cameras) that sixteen volunteers annually will use to organize photography workshops for a minimum of eighty Paraguayan youth in their respective communities. The project includes sixteen photo exchanges between rural communities as a means of expanding inter-community awareness and will culminate with an annual photo exhibition featuring community-selected photographs.
What is the need for photography instruction in Paraguay?
Historically, the nation´s arts and creativity have been limited by a legacy of dictatorships. To this day, much of the art and culture are concentrated in the capital city of Asunción; rural comunities are far removed from these creative outlets. Among Paraguayan youth, volunteers have observed the prevalence of inhibited individual expression and low self-esteem. Research shows that ¨students in after-school arts groups ´had nine times as many opportunities to write original text material (not dictated notes) as their classroom counterparts´"[1] and that ¨high arts children also scored higher from teachers' ratings on expression, positive risk-taking, creativity-imagination, and cooperative learning¨.[2]
To address these issues, Ahecha Paraguay project organizers have drawn from participatory photography precedents such as - Kids with Cameras (creators of the Academy-Award winning Born in the Brothels documentary), National Geographic Photo Camps and Nicaphoto (www.nicaphoto.com), in order to develop a project plan that fits the realities of Peace Corps Volunteers and their Paraguayan communities.
How can I help give 80+Paraguayan youth the experience of expression through photography?
If the direct link above does not work, please follow the steps below:
1. Go to the Peace Corps Website—http://www.peacecorps.gov/
2. Click on "Donate now" located on the sidebar
3. Click on the "Donate to Volunteer Projects" link
4. Under “Choose a Region,” click on the “Latin America" link
5. Scroll down to “PARAGUAY – Ahecha Paraguay"
6. Insert the amount to be donated $$$
7. Go to the bottom of the page and hit "Continue"
8. Insert appropriate information and then continue on to "Insert Credit Card Information"
Contributions of all levels are appreciated. Our goal is to raise $5343.20 by December 15, 2007.
If you are interested in learning more about Ahecha Paraguay,
please contact CoCuMu (Compartiendo Cultura Mundial), the Peace Corps Paraguay volunteer arts and culture interest group behind the Ahecha Paraguay project, at cocumu@gmail.com, for more project details and answers to any and all questions.
Thank you for your support – Gracias por su apoyo – Aguije nde pytyvô haguere
[1] source: Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development, 2002, p.66study: Learning In and Through the Arts: The Question of Transfer
[2] source: Champions of Change, 1999, p.28 Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching study: Imaginative Actuality: Learning in the Arts During Nonschool Hours
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Project budget
Quantity and Item | Description and source (for community contribution) | Projected Unit Cost (USD) | Projected Total Cost (USD) | Projected Unit Cost (Guaranis)* | Projected Total Cost (Guaranis)* | ||||||
REQUESTED FUNDS: | |||||||||||
20 Digital Cameras | All uniform, Kodak Model C330, 4 Megapixels, including upload cables and camera protection cases; to be divided into 4 camera kits (5 cameras per kit) | $220.00 | $4,400.00 | Gs 1,100,000.00 | Gs 22,000,000.00 | ||||||
4 Carrying Cases | 1 case per kit | $50.00 | $200.00 | Gs 250,000.00 | Gs 1,000,000.00 | ||||||
4 Cleaning Cloths | 1 cloth per kit | $5.00 | $20.00 | Gs 25,000.00 | Gs 100,000.00 | ||||||
1 Photography Instructional book (I Wanna Take me a Picture, by Ewald Lightfoot) | 1 copy for Peace Corps Office use and reference | $20.00 | $20.00 | Gs 100,000.00 | Gs 100,000.00 | ||||||
416 Photographic Prints (In-Site Exhibits and Final Exhibit) | 8.5 in x 11; for 1 project cycle. Bulk quantity discount through Ferreteria Americana S.R.L. (Kodak | $1.50 | $624.00 | Gs 7,500.00 | Gs 3,120,000.00 | ||||||
2 package of 500 sheets of white office printing paper | For the creation of project and workshop guidance manual, participant permission slips, PCV liability agreements, and promotional materials; PCV allotted printing paper privileges and CoCuMu fund for Ahecha | $5.00 | $10.00 | Gs 25,000.00 | Gs 50,000.00 | ||||||
10 rolls of double-sided tape | To be used in mounting exhibit photographs to cardstock; Cocumu fund for Ahecha | $0.40 | $4.00 | Gs 2,000.00 | Gs 20,000.00 | ||||||
5 rolls of fishing line | To be used in final exhibit as a means of displaying photos | $6.00 | $30.00 | Gs 30,000.00 | Gs 150,000.00 | ||||||
4 packages of clothespins (12 per package) | Will be used to hang photos from fishing line | $0.40 | $1.60 | Gs 2,000.00 | Gs 8,000.00 | ||||||
16 pieces of photograph mounting material | To mount photos for in-site and final exhibit photos | $0.60 | $9.60 | Gs 3,000.00 | Gs 48,000.00 | ||||||
10 rolls of masking tape | To mount captions to exhibit walls | $2.40 | $24.00 | Gs 12,000.00 | Gs 120,000.00 | ||||||
SUB TOTAL | $5,343.20 | Gs 26,716,000.00 | |||||||||
Quantity and Item | Description and source (for community contribution) | Projected Unit Cost (USD) | Projected Total Cost (USD) | Projected Unit Cost (Guaranis)* | Projected Total Cost (Guaranis)* | ||||||
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION: | |||||||||||
20 Memory Cards | Size:512 MB; Ferreteria Americana S.R.L. | $40.00 | $800.00 | Gs 200,000.00 | Gs 4,000,000.00 | ||||||
20 Sets of Rechargeable Batteies | Size: AA; Ferreteria Americana S.R.L. | $5.00 | $100.00 | Gs 25,000.00 | Gs 500,000.00 | ||||||
20 | 2 rechargers per camera kit-the remaining 12 will be held in reserve at the Peace Corps Office;Ferreteria Americana S.R.L. | $20.00 | $400.00 | Gs 100,000.00 | Gs 2,000,000.00 | ||||||
1 Copy of the Academy-Award Winning Documentary DVD Born into Brothels | Participatory photography project, model resource, to be held and loaned by PCVC; PCV in-kind donation | $15.00 | $15.00 | Gs 75,000.00 | Gs 75,000.00 | ||||||
1000 Sheets of Computer Printing Paper | For the creation of project and workshop guidance manuals, participant permission slips, PCV liability agreements, promtional materials, and Final Exhibit captions; PCV allotted printer use privileges and CoCuMu fund for Ahecha | $0.10 | $100.00 | Gs 500.00 | Gs 500,000.00 | ||||||
300 Photocopies | For the creation of project and workshop guidance manuals, participant permission slips, PCV liability agreements, and promtional materials; PCV photocopying privileges and CoCuMu fund for Ahecha | $0.20 | $60.00 | Gs 1,000.00 | Gs 300,000.00 | ||||||
16 Community In-Site Exhibit Space Rentals | Including set-up, monitoring, disassembly, electricity; PCV Paraguayan community in-kind donation | $15.00 | $240.00 | Gs 75,000.00 | Gs 1,200,000.00 | ||||||
1 Asunción Final Exhibit Space | at CCPA, in-kind donation | $30.00 | $30.00 | Gs 150,000.00 | Gs 150,000.00 | ||||||
480 Sheets of Cardstock Paper (Certificate Paper) | To be used as backings for exhibit print mounting; PCV allotted certificate paper privileges | $0.25 | $120.00 | Gs 1,250.00 | Gs 600,000.00 | ||||||
400 Participant Copies of Exhibit Prints | Size; Ferreteria Americana S.R.L. | $0.50 | $200.00 | Gs 2,500.00 | Gs 1,000,000.00 | ||||||
64 trips of required transportation of participating PCVs to Asunción | 4 roundtrips per PCV during course of project, average; PCV in-kind contribution | $12.00 | $768.00 | Gs 60,000.00 | Gs 3,840,000.00 | ||||||
SUB TOTAL | $2,833.00 | Gs 14,165,000.00 | |||||||||
TOTAL | $8,152.20 | Gs 40,761,000.00 | |||||||||
Projected Timeline
Month | Task |
August 2007 | Submit Parternship proposal to Peace Corps Paraguay |
September 2007 | Proposal under review – plan financial support campaign |
October 2007 | Given approval, Ahecha |
November 2007 | Prepare project and workshop guidance manual – continue financial support campaign |
December 2007 | Finalize project and workshop guidance manual – complete financial support campaign by end of month |
January 2008 | Receive funding – make purchases – set up camera kit administration system with PCVC |
February 2008 | Initiate Project Cycle 1 – 4 more PCVs complete workshops ands In-Site Exhibits |
March 2008 | Project Cycle 1 continues – 4 more PCVs complete workshops ands In-Site – Exhibits Exhibit Exchange takes place among February group |
April 2008 | Project Cycle 1 continues – Ahecha sub-committee conducts mid-cycle evaluation – 4 more PCVs complete workshops ands In-Site Exhibits – Exhibit Exchange takes place among March group |
May 2008 | Project Cycle continues 1 – seek out PCVs interested in participating in Cycle 2 – 4 more PCVs complete workshops ands In-Site Exhibits – Exhibit Exchange takes place among April group |
June 2008 | Exhibit Exchange takes place – seek out PCVs interested in participating in Cycle 2 – Exhibit Exchange takes place among May group |
July 2008 | Exhibit Exchange takes place among June group – prepare for Final Exhibit – train interested PCVs to facilitate Cycle 2 |
August 2008 | Hold Final Exhibit – evaluate Cycle 1 – Cycle 2 planning begins |
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