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SHALOM MAGAZINE, 1998 Issue No. 1
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FROM THE EDITOR | PEOPLE TO PEOPLE |
RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
AFRO- ASIAN INST. |
COSTA RICA |
NEWS |
CINADCO |
PARENT INVOLVEMENT |
EMS |
CATARACTS |
ON THE SPOT |
REPORTS |
BRAZIL
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Shalom Club - Brazil
by Isaac Yanuka
Vice Consul (Administration), Israel's Consulate General
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The special Brazil-Israel Seminar for Education, Science and Technology,
organized by the Shalom Club of Brazil, took place this past August 1997,
in Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais State, following the
recommendations of an earlier seminar (May 1997). The main purpose was to
formulate a project proposal for the construction of six rural community
centres which will provide community and academic services for adults and
children, such as professional agricultural workshops, soil and water
research, agricultural technical assistance, lodging and on-the-spot
courses.
Participating in the Seminar, besides Shalom Club members from all over the
country, were George Hashviah, Shlomo Waks from the Technion - Israel
Institute of Technology, and Uzi Israeli, Director of the Aharon Ofri
International Study Centre in Kibbutz Ramat Rachel near Jerusalem. The
Seminar was organized and sponsored by the Shalom Club and OCEMG
(Cooperatives Union of Minas Gerais), and the Municipality of Mafra in
Santa Catarina State.
Six city mayors from a number of Brazilian states and two general managers
of Development Banks participated in the Seminar. At the end of the event,
each mayor signed a written commitment to support and promote the
project in their respective jurisdictions.
A 20-day Seminar is planned to take place on January 1998 to consolidate a
practical and detailed proposal for the construction of a "Rural Community
Centre" to be presented for approval to the BID (Banco Internacional del
Desarrollo - International Development Bank). The estimated cost of the
project is $6 million.
High level of education is a fundamental prerequisite to be able to use the
technology available nowadays. We can see this phenomenon in the human
activities: industry, public services and administration, and agriculture,
where the future agriculturists need to be prepared to deal with modern
machinery, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. These professionals need ongoing
education because technological innovations are changing all the time. The
purpose of the Brazil-Israel Seminar for Education, Science and Technology
was to show the way to train rural youth to be competitive in the modern
markets.
Both organizers and participants praised the wonderful way that Brazilian
MASHAV graduates chose to apply the knowledge they acquired in Israel.
These projects are invaluable and they deserve all our support and
encouragement.
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