Message-ID: <34F4AC06.46941FE5@persocom.com.br> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:40:54 -0300 From: Joaquim Moura <mailto:joaquim.moura@PERSOCOM.COM.BR> Subject: Something New Must Happen! To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Dear Friends,I am sorry for waiting the latest moment to send this message, but I was out of town, and returned today from Rio. But I would like to tell you that I and my friends, in Brasilia, would like to collaborate in this needed transformation, we were discussing here about how to promote. I am sure that Brazil could perform an important role in this world transformation. Brazil is the huggest social mess you may imagine, and if we succeed here in solving the sustainable development we want, this would demonstrate that the entire Earth could also be viable. And how could we promote some emblematic changes in Brazil? Concentrating efforts and resources that today are lost, because are applied in an inconsistent way, not strategically planned, not articulated, and not properly informed by technology, knowledge and wisdom.
For instance: I read last week that World Bank will apply US$ 1 billion to help the development of the rural settlements in Brazil, created by the Agrarian Reform. This - I can tell you - is potentially the most important project to demonstrate that sustainable development is possible. But I don't know if it will succeed because I am not there to collaborate, and exchange ideas with all of you through Internet. And I am afraid that the people who will be invited by World Bank to give consultancy are not concerned about this strategical planning, internet collaboration etc. So and again an important project will be lost, together with money and time. My suggestion: do you know anybody in the World Bank who could help us to avoid that this important amount of money and opportunity would be lost? If not in the World Bank, maybe in another organization that could collaborate and bring strategical ideas to make the Agrarian Reform in Brazil becomes a environmentally and socially sustainable success?? Please, think carefully about this suggestion... Thank you,
Joaquim __________________________________________________ Partners of the Americas Brasilia / Washington DC Committee Communication * Culture * Community www.partners-bsbdc.org * www.partners-bsbdc.org/joaquim.htm