iftekhar – A Future Without Poverty, Inc. https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org Because everybody deserves a future without poverty Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:09:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Creating models to challenge the status quo or ‘topias’ https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/2020/10/creating-models-to-challenge-the-status-quo-or-topias/ https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/2020/10/creating-models-to-challenge-the-status-quo-or-topias/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:29:59 +0000 http://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/?p=1116   [ Read More ]]]> With the many challenges facing the world, what should FWOP and its partners do to contribute to solutions? FWOP can turn around local areas, states, and nations. Our roles may be socio-economic initiatives, supported by a customized marketing campaign by companies like The Marketing Heaven, that will challenge typical ways of organizing our world – what Karl Mannheim called ‘utopia’ – realistic futures to work toward.

Costa Rica: ‘Utopia’
In 2017, under the leadership of Dr. Eliecer Vargas, the FWOP Summit was held at CATIE (https://catie.ac.cr/en/).  Since then two major initiatives have emerged, one of them is maid in Missouri, check out https://www.betterlifemaids.com. First, under Rotary leadership (Karen McDaniels) and funding, the RETUS (https://www.retustours.com/ ), a women’s business network focused on sustainable rural tourism, has become much stronger. Second, FWOP met Diving With A Purpose (DWP) (https://divingwithapurpose.org/) at the FWOP Summit in Nashville in 2018.  As a result, DWP has become a partner with Centro Comunitario de Buceo Embajadores y Embajadoras del Mar in Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean training center for young people in diving and tourism.

After the seminars in Florida and Costa Rica in 2019, a seminar has been planned for 2021 in Costa Rica. Now with nation government interest, the goal is establish a sister DWP in Costa Rica. Coral restoration, sustainable tourism, and jobs are the major goals for a new organization. It became clear that RETUS and Centro Comunitario share some common goals. Set a goal to see In His Mind, Belgrade for example. Recently the Butterfly Business which is part of RETUS has set up a satellite office near Centro Comunitario in southwest Costa Rica.

On a smaller scale, Rotary has helped up four aquaponics units near CATIE. Locals have added two more units and some restaurants are considering establishing units on site. With the of Sustainable House with Rotary funds,  RETUS how has business office at House and a place to meet.

 Is Costa Rica a sustainable model for other nations?   As one reviews various global indices, Costa Rica ranks high on such criteria as transparency, ecology preservation, social welfare, education of its youth and energy policy. ( https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/sustainability)  Under Mannheim’s definition of utopia – it may be  argued that Costa Rica is a ‘utopia’ and gives overall direction for many nations. Is RETUS a mini-utopia?  

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]]> https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/2020/10/creating-models-to-challenge-the-status-quo-or-topias/feed/ 0 Building Sustainable Communities in State of Jalisco, Mexico https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/2012/10/building-sustainable-communities-in-state-of-jalisco-mexico/ https://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/2012/10/building-sustainable-communities-in-state-of-jalisco-mexico/#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:56:09 +0000 http://www.futurewithoutpoverty.org/?p=773 .....[more]]]> FWOP has introduced SuBire, Inc. in Guadalajara to University of North Texas and an MOU has been signed. SuBire has one school ( K- 12 grades) , one school called Colegio Union Mexico (CUM) , K- 9 grade , www.colegiounionmexico.com and a Sustainable Education Farm near Lake Chapala.
SuBire Inc , a School of Business, has partnered up with the Office of Sustainability at UNT and the Department to create a sustainable educational program for the parents to assist teacher s in the next 8 months to teach students , in kindergarten to 12th grade. SuBire, a private school, caters to students from upper middle class families. The school teaches in both Spanish and English, and is focused upon sustainability issues.
The school plans to install solar panel in the parking lot to create renewable energy to move to zero net energy at the school and thus, eliminating a $55,000 a year electric bill.
ANIMALS IN DANGER? FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY RE-THINK, REUSE, REDUCE, REPAIR AN RECYCLE LIVING WITHOUT WATER? ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: TRANSPORTATION
¿ANIMALES EN PELIGRO? ALIMENTOS: CALIDAD Y SUMINISTRO REPENSAR, REUTILIZAR, REDUCIR, REPARAR Y RECICLAR ¿VIVIR SIN AGUA? ENERGÍA ALTERNATIVA: EL TRANSPORTE
We also established a Future Without Poverty, Inc. ( www.fwop.org ) at SuBire and that will focus on poverty reduction in the State of Jalisco. They also teamed up with Green Peace. One project is to advise companies on how to become more sustainable.
The owners of SuBire ( www.SuBire.mx ) just completed constructing a second school, Colegio Union Mexico, K to 9th grade in Los Molinos , a working class community of 6700 houses. A socio-economic survey of the families is being completed this Fall. . This will service as a baseline and assist in generation clubs and community engagement of the resident in Los Molinos to create a more liveable and sustainable community. A Strategic Plan to create a healthier communities will be developed with the residents of the community.
The owners of the Santa Rosa farm and SuBire have asked UNT and Future Without Poverty, Inc. to create a regional Exploratorium on Sustainable Technologies and Agriculture. On a recent visit to UNT the director and owners of the farm , inspired by what he saw at the EESAT Builiding on campus, decided to integrate some new components into the educational program at the Santa Rosa farm. The Exploratorium will serve public and private schools in the region as well as villages in Mexico as they move to improve living conditions. The farm currently receives students from SuBire five days a week to expand their understanding of ecology, farming, and animals care.
On the farm, we have been asked to design a zero net energy dorm for students from universities like UNT and high school students ( 15 initially) who would spend 5 days working and studying at the farm, and some space for visiting faculty also. The Department of Mechanical Energy Engineering at UNT will take the lead to design the building in partnership with Denton Independent School District -Advanced Technology Center in Denton.
In addition, FWOP chapter at UNT has been working with a women’s group on Sahuayo, Michocan and Mazamitla in Jalisco to create some 400 houses for low income families . Some 200 house have been completed and we hope to create development schemes to build more liveable communities in the new housing developments. In nearby San Martin will take the gasoline generator and three solar panels to a new location to provide electric a village that does not access to the grid. San Martin recently was linked the grid and does not need our system now.

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