May 9 - In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

June 13 - In the Garden of Beasts by Eric Larson

July 11 - The Time In Between by Maria Duenas

See the Events Calendar for details.

More information will follow, but [...]]]> Sunday, November 18, 2012, 11:30 AM
Girl Scout Cabin at Zilker Park

Don’t miss a great time to catch up with old friends and meet new ones! Aside from the GREAT food, we will have a fantastic raffle, offer 2013 calendars, update your record and take dues, as well as elect a new Board and share plans for 2013.

More information will follow, but for now save the date and MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The photo at the right shows a girl cooking pancakes on one of these low-cost, fuel-efficient stoves.

Read the full report.

In 2011, HoTPCA donated $850 to Young Ethiopian Self Sufficiency Enhancing Re–education Association (YESSERA) to support one student.

The photo shows previous graduates of the program.

Read the full report.

Casa de Katie has benefited in the past by many donations.  The donations were either distributed to needy families, sold for money to pay expenditures or used at Casa de Katie in the kitchen, [...]]]> In 2010 HoTPCA made a $335 grant to Amigos de las Escuelas project in Rio Bravo – known as Casa de Katie.

Casa de Katie has benefited in the past by many donations.  The donations were either distributed to needy families, sold for money to pay expenditures or used at Casa de Katie in the kitchen, education room, internet room, etc.  We again are asking for donations and some suggested items are:

*** children’s clothing from baby to teens, kitchen items of every type, toys especially Legos & blocks & K-neks & games, musical instruments like guitars, tools especially a jigsaw and table saw, electrical items, TVs, furniture, fans and building material ***

Donations will be gathered up in Austin for delivery to Rio Bravo.  If you can make donations, please contact Jim Maxwell at fjmax@peoplepc.com. Read the full Spring-Summer 2011 Casa de Katie Report.

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	Texas RPCVs visited Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s office during Peace Corps Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill on Sept. 22, 2011 for the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps.

]]> http://www.hotpca.org/?feed=rss2&p=381 0 http://www.hotpca.org/?p=362 http://www.hotpca.org/?p=362#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:05:27 +0000 Hottie http://www.hotpca.org/?p=362 In 2010, HoTPCA granted $500 to the We Improve Tomorrow (WIT) project which funds merit-based educational support to motivated, underprivileged and indigenous Guatemalan children who may otherwise not have access to an education. Joanne Crompton Clark, RPCV Guatemala, reports:

In 2010, with the support of HOTPCA, we assisted 85 students at three scholastic levels – 45 [...]]]>

In 2010, HoTPCA granted $500 to the We Improve Tomorrow (WIT) project which funds merit-based educational support to motivated, underprivileged and indigenous Guatemalan children who may otherwise not have access to an education. Joanne Crompton Clark, RPCV Guatemala, reports: In 2010, with the support of HOTPCA, we assisted 85 students at three scholastic levels – 45 at elementary, 27 at secondary, and 13 at the vocational level. More students are pursuing knowledge at the secondary and vocational levels than previously (25 secondary and 6 vocational students in 2009).

Xenajtajuyup School in Guatemala

]]> http://www.hotpca.org/?feed=rss2&p=362 0 http://www.hotpca.org/?p=350 http://www.hotpca.org/?p=350#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:19:24 +0000 Hottie http://www.hotpca.org/?p=350 The Saraguran people can be found in the Andes of southern Ecuador. They are a group that still follows their agricultural roots in the fertile soils around them. Twenty-five percent of Ecuadorians have indigenous heritage, and these children are showing off some of their native styles of dress for a Christmas program. Most of the [...]]]>

The Saraguran people can be found in the Andes of southern Ecuador. They are a group that still follows their agricultural roots in the fertile soils around them. Twenty-five percent of Ecuadorians have indigenous heritage, and these children are showing off some of their native styles of dress for a Christmas program. Most of the time, these same youth would be found in a t-shirt and jeans, though some of their peers still wear traditional outfits on a daily basis. The program was hosted by the Centro San Juan Bosco, which is a center for youth ages 5- 12 hosted by the city government of Loja, Ecuador. Children typically attend school for only half a day, so this gives them a place to go before or after their classes and receive tutoring or enrichment activities, in addition to a nutritious meal.

Submitted by Chandi Wagner, RPCV Ecuador, 2005-2007

]]> http://www.hotpca.org/?feed=rss2&p=350 0 http://www.hotpca.org/?p=340 http://www.hotpca.org/?p=340#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:47:52 +0000 Hottie http://www.hotpca.org/?p=340 Check out a slide show of pictures from last month’s World Refugee Day (June 18th).

Thank you Katrina for making these available.