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Lonely Planet guide to VENEZUELA
The brand-new Lonely Planet Venezuela travel guide, which was just published this month, under "Volunteering" (p. 275) says: "For those who want to change the world, try the Prout Research Institute (www.priven.org), dedicated to researching and discovering the world's next great socioeconomic model."
Posted by maheshvarananda Thursday, September 02, 2010 (03:19:37)
AN OPEN LETTER TO RESEARCHERS COMING TO CARACAS, VENEZUELAPlease consider staying with us at our international research institute in Caracas during your next visit to Venezuela. The Prout Research Institute of Venezuela is an independent, not-for-profit foundation that began in 2007. Our mission is to “to empower all people to improve their quality of life and live in a more just society by fostering the development of worker cooperatives, self-reliant communities, environmental protection, universal ethics and spiritual values.” We have been given the use of a beautiful large house in Caracas in the district of El Marques. Your patronage would increase our ability to offer research scholarships and we would welcome the academic interchange. It is a 20-minute uphill walk from the La California metro station to our house, and there are collective taxis from there to our door for Bs.F. 5 or 6. There are usually about ten people living here, half Venezuelans and the others from different countries. We sometimes have one or two rooms free, and we have spare bunk beds in the men’s and women’s dorms. We charge US$30 per person per day that includes a healthy vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner, and free wireless Internet connection in the office. Guests are also invited to participate in our free daily yoga classes and meditation sessions. Researchers who wish to stay for more than a month may ask for a discount. We have the following rules: * No alcohol, non-prescription drugs, smoking, meat, fish or eggs are allowed in the house. * No pornography. * Keep your bed, bags and room neat and clean. * Each person must contribute at least 30 minutes per day to the common cleaning according to the rotation system provided. * Wash all your own dishes and wipe off the counters after eating. * This is a research institute. Please respect your colleagues and keep romances outside of the office and the house. * To protect everyone’s security, please obtain permission before inviting new people to the Institute. We are not a hotel, nor are we interested in becoming one. However we very much respect the work of researchers who are sincerely interested in understanding the reality of the social transformation that Venezuela is undergoing and contributing to that process. We offer a peaceful, safe home with beautiful gardens conducive to study and work and we are very interested in connecting with other researchers and learning about current research projects. In the struggle for Peace and Justice, Dada Maheshvarananda Director Posted by maheshvarananda Sunday, August 01, 2010 (02:41:40)
Awakening the Joy of Reading: The Centro Madre Reading ProjectAwakening the Joy of Reading Among Village Children in Barlovento, Venezuela: The Centro Madre Reading Project
The founder and director of the center is Didi Hendrika Renkers from Netherlands. She explains, “It often pains me to see very happy young children in the villages, but unhappy teenagers. I noticed that though the kids seem quite bright, and all of them go to elementary school, their educational level is low. Most either do not go to high school, or drop out after only a few months. In La Guarita and El Tesoro villages, only one teenager has graduated from high school.” She discovered that in most of the village homes there were almost no books, magazines or newspapers. For many children, reading was more of a punishment than a joy. This was partly due to a lack of awareness in the community of how to inspire a young child to learn. During Centro Madre's ongoing assessment on how best to partner with the communities, they started to lend children's books to some interested families in 2005. A year later, this book-lending service was still continuing, because the villagers themselves showed a willingness to invest their own time and energy in it. So in 2007 Centro Madre applied for and received a grant from The Instituto Autónomo Centro Nacional del Libro (CENAL) to buy books and other educational materials for the lending program. Centro Madre then chose one mother in each of two villages to coordinate the book lending. They each received 40 children's books, which they in turn loaned to about 20 families with small children in each village. Once a week these coordinators visit each house and change the books. They also listen to the children and the parents' feedback and applaud the successes of the participants... [Use the Read more... button below]
Posted by maheshvarananda Monday, April 19, 2010 (01:19:25)
PoemAfter the vegetarian dinner, one of our guests, Clarita de Molina, an author and a great spiritualist, donated a beautiful set of Colombian china tea cups to PRIV and gave us the following poem. (Her husband is Prof. Carlos Molina Camacho of UCV.) Poem for a being of superior spirituality I am amazed to have met a teacher, high spiritual guide. I admired his blessed aura. For his acts of goodness and kindness I know that God is very pleased. His son, Dada, a very special person, does a great mission with his friends, that embraces warmly to give peace. I bow with respect and bless you, and I know your soul is full of peace. You do a great mission giving a coat To those who need your kindness... Dada, our dear good friend, I felt like praying To verify that you are straight And you give yourself entirely to others. I congratulate you for this noble PROUT. My husband and I yearn To serve in any way, help the poor, and follow the path where you go... Caracas, March 22, 2010 Posted by dharmapala Friday, April 16, 2010 (06:42:22)
Prout article published in Working USA The Progressive Utilization Theory (Prout): Alternative Economic and Social Model for the Welfare of All published in Working USA: The Journal of Labor and Society by Dada Maheshvarananda and Mariah Branch ABSTRACT To envision our future, it is vitally important to ask: what kind of world do we want? Prout (the Progressive Utilization Theory) is a socioeconomic alternative model that promotes the welfare and development of every person, physically, mentally, and spiritually. This article provides a brief introduction to some of the economic and social concepts of Prout, including guaranteeing minimum necessities to all, the right to jobs, a three-tiered economy, including small-scale private enterprises, cooperatives, and large-scale publicly owned key industries, food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, proper utilization of natural and human resources, and economic democracy. Prout promotes an ecological and spiritual perspective that is universal and nondogmatic. Prout's holistic model provides an overarching framework to effectively measure and compare policies for the greater good of all people, as well as the planet. You may download this article (pdf file) at: Priven downloads Posted by maheshvarananda Sunday, March 28, 2010 (22:50:00)
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 After Capitalism: Prout's Vision for a New World Proutist Universal Publications - 2003 Documentary
Another Life is PossibleCooperatives in Barlovento, Venezuela Prout Research Institute of Venezuela - 2007 |
Since 2000, the non-profit community center Centro Madre has been serving five impoverished rural villages near San Jose, Barlovento with education, health, agriculture and economic development projects. In addition, every year Centro Madre has celebrated Christmas and Children's Day by organizing dramas, theater, music, games, dance, and handicraft activities in the villages. These programs are designed to help people realize that, in spite of adverse and sometimes traumatic circumstances in their lives caused by poverty, violence and discrimination, they have the power to transform themselves and learn to use their full potential.