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MissionMissionTo build stronger bonds between the United States and Latin America
by creating opportunities for senior university students
through cultural encounters, personal development programs, and
exposure to corporations through work experience.
““Opening doors to America”Opening doors to America”
LEADERS OF THE AMERICAS PROGRAMLEADERS OF THE AMERICAS PROGRAM““To further develop our younger generations”To further develop our younger generations”
Together we can!Together we can!
Presented to:Presented to:
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Our Goal:
Pilot Project:
90 going from Latin America to the US .
90 coming from the US to Latin America .
180 students to participate annually.
2 participants in September 2010.
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Jacob Gudger23 year-old Sociologist. Oregon State University. USA.Latin America, September 2010Internship: Micro-financing organization.
Oriana Chacin20 year-old Journalism student. Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela.College Horizons Grantee at CEVAZ, Venezuela.USA, September 2010.Internship: CNN, Atlanta, Georgia .
Dream: “To build a consulting company that works with renewable technology start-ups and micro-loan recipients”
Dream: “To become a great professional in her career, especially in the areas of sport, history and modern languages.”
Exposure to New culture.
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30 DAY PROGRAM
Leadership and Personal Growth seminar.
Professional Internship.
Benefits of Exposure to a New Culture
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Expand knowledge Acceptance and Adaptability Cultural Behavior Tolerance and Flexibility Differences in Values Appreciation
“I believe that the creative capacity of human beings is at the heart of the development process”.
Lawrence E. HarrisonDirector of the Cultural Change Institute Tuft University
UNDERDEVELOPMENT IS A STATE OF MIND
“Natural resources, climate, geography, history, market size, governmental policies, and many other factors influence the direction and peace of progress. But the engine is human creative capacity”.
“The formula should be taught in all public school and colleges”
“If we were properly taught, it would so revolutionize the entire educational system that the time spent in school could be reduced to less than half”.
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve”.
Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill.(Over 15 million copies sold)
SEMINAR PROGRAM:
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Paradigms Decision making Goal Achievement Masterminding (Team work) Visioneering Leadership
Convenience for an internship?
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Experience,
• Corporate culture and values.• Corporate work environment. • Know how. • Teamwork. • Business strategies.
experience, experience…
• Social responsibility programs.
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LatinSuccessLatinSuccess Bi-nationalCenters
Bi-nationalCenters CorporationsCorporations
How do we make it possible?
Together we can!Together we can!
LatinSuccess will PARTICIPATE by:
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• Doing the Fundraising to cover all expenses.• Sending the letters of invitation to approved candidates.• Providing all required documentation for Visa purposes.• Organizing the students’ agenda.• Contacting corporations and local families in the US.• Coordinating with the hosting corporations for the internships. • Arranging the leadership - personal growth seminar. • Documenting the activities in the US.• US Media Coverage.
BNCs will PARTICIPATE by:
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• Selecting from alumni the candidates to be postulated. • Assisting the students in obtaining the Tourist Visa.• Contacting local volunteer families to host US participants. • Arranging language translation (Spanish and Portuguese). • Documenting the process (Pictures, filming, media coverage).
CORPORATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE BY:
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• Donating (Tax exempt funds). • Opening their doors for internships. • Transmitting know how. • Providing the students with increased knowledge of the business environment.• Sponsoring seminars and events.
MAIN BENEFITS TO BNCs:
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• It matches your Mission.• Exercise Social Responsibility.• Stronger relations with Alumni.• Additional incentive for students to learn English.• Continuity of the College Horizons and Access Programs.• Opportunity for new programs beyond English teaching.• Media Presence.
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• Social responsibility program (US + Latin America).
MAIN BENEFITS TO CORPORATIONS:
• Presence in local and International media.
• Corporate Image improvement.
• Access to qualified human resources.
• Joint effort with ABLA’s network.
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BNCs
Civil Society(Schools)
Corporations
LA Bi-national Chambers of Commerce
Media
Governments
TOGETHER WE CAN!TOGETHER WE CAN!
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