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OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
PATH TO LEARNING “SUCCESSFUL INNOVATIONS IN RURAL MICROFINANCE IN AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
October 2, 2007
How are we advancing?
It is a pleasure to once again be in touch with you. I would like to share with you how exciting it has been for the team to work with all of you, such a geographically diverse group, peoples and cultures who rarely have the opportunity to meet. The Path is an opportunity to learn with others how to resolve common challenges, an opportunity for cooperation and broadening horizons.
The team is working hard in preparation for this unique learning experience. I would like to bring to your attention two fundamental steps in the development of a Path: the Operational and the Technical. This letter refers to these two steps, advances in our journey towards the Path.
OPERATIONAL
We have sent you basic information about the Path so that you can solicit your entry visa to Peru and plan your return flight, that you can download here.
So we remain informed, we ask you to please respond to the following questions, if you have not already done so.
Are you advancing in the process of getting the visa for entry into Peru? Is this process going well or have you encountered difficulties?
We remind you that PROCASUR is arranging the visas for entrance into Bolivia and Ecuador for those who require them. This procedure is currently our number one priority.
Have you sent us the information for the insurance?
i. Contact person,
ii. relation to this person,
iii. contact telephone
Do you have your flight details?
i. Arrival. Please send us the arrival date, the airline you are travelling with, the flight number, and the time of arrival in Lima.
ii. Return. Please send us the place you will be returning from (Quito or Lima), the date of your flight, the airline with which you are travelling, the number of your flight, and the time of departure.
Do you have any special condition that we should know about?
Do you have any health, dietary, cultural, religious, or any other condition that the Path’s organizers should keep in mind?
Do you have any questions? Do you need our help?
There are many ways in which you can solicit our help:
i. Relevant information has been published in the Virtual Learning Community, Click
and the Operational Information Forum has been habilitated. Here you will find updated information, can ask questions, meet your fellow Participants, and receive answers from the Co-ordinators.
ii. You can write to us at ahalpern@procasur.org ; bbdunich@procasur.org .
iii. You can call us at: 00-56-2-341 6367 or send us a fax:00-56-2-341 0271
TECHNICAL
We are very interested to learn more about you and work towards meeting your expectations. To this end we have prepared the two following activities:
i. Poster Showing The World Who We Are.
Within the philosophy of the Paths to Learning, the exchange of experiences with our local hosts plays a central role. The visit provides them with an important opportunity for growth as well. We ask you to fill in the short form below. (Download) With the information gathered, we will design and print posters which will be given to the communities we visit, and will allow us to communicate to the host communities and organizations, agencies and projects, who the visitors are, where we come from, what we are looking for, and what our contribution is.
Please return the completed form before October 8 to:
ahalpern@procasur.org / bbudnich@procasur.org
i. Special Interest Forum
We have inaugurated a special forum in which to discuss the interests of each Participant Based on the information you send us, we will organize a week-long debate. If you would like to complement this information, please send it before October 6.Click
The forum will be up and running between October 8 and 15, so we encourage you to participate!
These are all our questions and the latest information for the moment. Please check your emails and visit the Virtual Learning Community regularly to keep informed.
Best regards,
Ariel Halpern
Coordination
Paths to Learning
PROCASUR – Ford Foundation
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