CCID Ambassadors for Prosperity Faculty Program Agenda

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International Learning for

the 21st

Century Student

A Faculty Expedition to Colombia

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“Colombia was once associated with cocaine trafficking and powerful drug lords, but today's reality is different: It's stable, a magnet for foreign investment and diplomatically engaged...Increasingly, Colombia is seen as South America's rising star.”

Juan Forero National Public Radio (NPR)

“Several dimensions intersect in a way that gives added importance to our hemisphere: there is more energy and petroleum in the Americas than in the Middle East, the population of the hemisphere, from Chile to Canada, will be larger than China’s by 2060 and the U.S. Hispanic population is now larger than that of any Latin American country except Mexico.”

Steve Vetter President and CEO, Partners of the Americas

Program Concept

Today, students across the nation are confronting a more competitive environment where employers demand an experienced and globally competent workforce. Preparing the talent for this workforce requires that community colleges provide a variety of experiential learning options for their students. By nurturing international relationships, strengthening curricula with international components and offering diverse opportunities for international experience, community colleges will increase the number of students that graduate with the global competence employers seek.

The call for global competence is nowhere more apparent than in the Americas, where governments, societies and economies are integrating faster and through more innovative models than anywhere else. The middle class in Latin America has grown by 50 million in the last decade and this growth promises to continue thanks to the region’s vast manufacturing, agricultural, and mineral resources. What’s more, the Hispanic population in the United States has grown to more than 50 million, while approximately 40 percent of U.S. exports go to our Latin American and Caribbean neighbors. This integration inextricably links the future of the people and nations of the Americas. Understanding the Americas is not a luxury – it is a necessity.

The need and demand for global citizens in the Americas is clear and the responsibility for preparing them falls to our educators. The Ambassadors for Prosperity program is designed to help community colleges and educators plug into the Americas and prepare the next generation of workers with the global competencies and service mentality critical to success in the 21st century.

Through the Ambassadors for Prosperity volunteer and internship programs, students are immersed in a genuine Colombian experience that gives them a chance to develop their leadership and professional skills in a dynamic and captivating atmosphere while exploring sustainable and innovative social projects. These participants emerge with a new perspective and are transformed into global citizens that embody the values of service, community and mutual understanding, and understand how Colombian society functions and how Colombian citizens strive to connect with the US.

Colombia provides the setting for the transformative experience, having emerged from the challenges of the last century as a far-sighted regional leader. The country contains the third largest Spanish speaking population in the world, unparalleled biodiversity, a strong economy nicknamed “the Latin American puma” and international caliber cities and institutions of higher learning.

The current program has been developed to give educators like you a chance to sample the unique,

international service-learning opportunities offered to the Ambassadors for Prosperity. Together with your bilingual guides, you will learn about the life-changing work of our finest host organizations, explore opportunities for engaging international experiences in your curricula and enjoy Colombia’s most enthralling cultural attractions. You will see first-hand how an international service experience can change the lives of students and help build the next generation of global citizens and Ambassadors for Prosperity!

Thank you for joining us on this amazing journey. See you in Colombia!

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Program AGENDA

Arrival at El Dorado International Airport – Bogotá, Colombia1

Bus pickup at airport

Hotel Check-in (http://hotelzonag.com/home.html)2

Brief Orientation Session

Dinner

7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast in the hotel3

8:00-8:30 AM Hotel pick-up

8:30-10:30 AM Travel to La Minga – enjoy

tropical fruit tasting on the way!

10:30-12:30 AM Full Program Orientation

12:30-1:30 PM Lunch – Colombian BBQ!

1:30-5:30 PM Tour of La Minga

5:30-7:30 PM Return to Bogotá and the Hotel

1 Flights may be booked at discount rates through our partner, Premier Travel Agency. 2 The hotel in Bogotá is located in Zona G, so called for the high concentration of Gourmet restaurants. Prestigious

chefs from all over the world gather here to offer a wide variety of traditional and international culinary delights. This highly visited tourist area offers the best dining in oriental, Spanish, American, French, fusion, Italian and Peruvian cuisine, as well as seafood, brunch, coffee, steaks, crepes, breakfast, salads, burgers, ice creams, BBQ, desserts, pizza and just about anything else you can imagine. 3 All breakfasts are included in the program.

La Minga is an Environmental

Sustainability Center based in Choachi,

Colombia where volunteers have

constructed a conference center entirely of

locally harvested sustainable materials.

Here the group will go through the full

program orientation, have a fantastic

Colombian BBQ lunch, enjoy a tour of the

grounds and participate in a presentation

entitled “Why Believe in Colombia?”

http://hotelzonag.com/home.html

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7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast in the hotel


9:00-9:30 AM Travel to the Saldarriaga Concha Foundation

9:30-10:30 AM Tour of the Saldarriaga Concha Foundation

10:30-11:00 AM Travel to Operacion Sonrisa

11:00-12:00 PM Tour of Operación Sonrisa

12:00-12:30 PM Travel to Candelaria

12:30-1:30 PM Lunch – Puerta Falsa Restaurant

1:30-5:00 PM Tourist fun!

5:00-7:00 PM Tour of Monserrate 7:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel

Fundación Saldarriaga Concha is an

organization working on initiatives to improve the

wellbeing of local youth and provide opportunities to

the elderly and the disabled.

At Operation Smile, medical volunteers provide safe,

effective and free cleft lip and cleft palate repair surgery for

children in over 60 countries, including Colombia. They are

an international medical humanitarian organization

dedicated to raising awareness of this life-threatening issue

and providing lasting solutions that will allow children to be

healed, regardless of financial standing.

Colombian Congress Quinta de Bolivar Teatro Colon Botero Museum

Monserrate

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9:00-10:30 AM Travel to Fundacion Florverde

10:30-12:30 AM Tour of Fundacion Florverde

12:30-1:30 PM Travel to the HUB

1:30-2:30 PM Lunch in the HUB 2:30-4:30 PM Tour of Foundation Econexus and Colombian coffee tasting 4:30-5:00 PM Travel to “El Sandunguero” (location of salsa lesson)

5:00-7:00 PM Salsa lesson with instructor 7:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel

Florverde Sustainable

Flowers® protects the environment by

encouraging growers to use alternative

forms of pest control and fertilization,

including Integrated Crop Management

techniques, natural compost or

mechanical alternatives to pesticides.

Florverde also protects water sources by

requiring growers to keep track of water

usage, employ water efficient irrigation

technologies in greenhouses, and comply

with national regulations regarding

wastewater.

EcoNexus will provide an experience for the senses

by guiding the group through a unique tasting of the

finest Colombian coffee.

The HUB is a gathering place for Colombian

social entrepreneurs where new ventures are

introduced and innovative social projects are born.

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9:00-9:30 AM Travel to Enseña por Colombia

9:30-10:30 AM Tour of Enseña por Colombia 10:30-11:00 AM Travel to Ronald McDonalds Clinica Shaio

11:00-12:00 AM Tour Ronald McDonalds 12:00-1:00 PM Travel to La Chocita for Lunch

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch at La Chocita

2:00-5:00 PM Tourist fun! - Zipaquira and Catedral de Sal 5:00-6:30 PM Return to Hotel



9:00-9:30 AM Travel to Escuela Nueva

9:30-10:30 AM Tour of Escuela Nueva

Catedral de Sal Zipaquira

Enseña por Colombia considers educational equity to be a pillar of a

strong and peaceful society, and believes that teachers are the most important

factor when ensuring quality education. Enseña por Colombia is working to

construct a social movement that promotes educational opportunity for all by

recruiting young graduates to teach for 2 years in disadvantaged areas and

become voices for social change.

Fundación Escuela Nueva (New School Foundation)

considers was formed by a team of experts in education and Colombian social

issues and works to spread the innovative “Escuela Nueva” pedagogical model.

The foundation works to ensure the quality and integrity of the model and

continues to innovate and adapt to new populations and new urban contexts.

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10:30-11:30 PM Travel to Oxfam

11:30-12:30 PM Tour of Oxfam 12:30-1:00 PM Travel to Universidad de los Andes

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch at Universidad de los Andes

2:00-3:00 PM Tour of Universidad de los Andes

3:00-3:30 PM Travel to CESA

3:30-4:30 PM Tour of CESA 4:30-5:00 PM Travel to the Museo de la Esmeralda (Emerald Museum)

5:00-7:00 PM Tourist Fun! Tour of the Museo de la Esmeralda 7:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel



9:00-9:30 AM Travel to Fundación Plan Internacional

9:30-10:30 AM Tour Fundación Plan Internacional

Oxfam International is an international confederation of 17 organizations

networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty. They work directly with communities and seek to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. In Colombia, Oxfam has supported civil society initiatives to create an “active citizenry” since 1982.

CESA, or the College of Higher Administrative Studies, is an

acclaimed institution founded in 1975 by a group of Colombian business leaders who envisioned the training of a new generation of leaders for the country. Participants in the Ambassadors for Prosperity program are eligible to take one FREE course FOR CREDIT at CESA during their program.

Museo de la Esmeralda

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10:30-11:00 AM Travel to Fundacion AEIOTU

11:00-12:30 AM Tour Fundacion AEIOTU 12:30-1:00 PM Travel to Plaza de la Concordia for Lunch

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch at Plaza de la Concordia (open market) 2:00-5:30 PM Tourist fun! 8mts, Plazarte, Chorro de Quevedo Square and Museo del Oro (Gold Museum) 5:30-6:00 PM Return to Hotel

6:00-8:00 PM Free time

8:00-9:00 PM Travel to Andres Carne de Res (Andres’ Grilled Meats) 9:00-12:00 PM Party at Andres Carne de Res/Return to Hotel

Fundación Plan strives to improve the quality of life of children living in

extremely vulnerable situations by encouraging underprivileged communities

located in various municipalities of Colombia to organize and participate in

the solution of their problems. Fundación Plan focuses on strengthening

leadership abilities of children to guarantee a transformation in their lives.

aeioTU is a social enterprise that advocates integral development

and support of early childhood development in Colombia through

education, nutrition and care, to create a more sustainable and

prosperous Colombia.

Plaza de la Concordia

Chorro de Quevedo Museo del Oro

Andres Carne de Res

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8:30 AM-1:00 PM Travel to Villa de Leyva. Stop at Puente de Boyaca 12:00-1:00 PM Registration at hotel

1:00-8:00 PM Free Time for lunch (not included) and enjoy the town


8:30 AM-1:00 PM Tour at Villa de Leyva and surrounding area

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch (included)

2:30-4:00 PM Free time at Villa de Leyva

4:00-7:30 PM Return to Bogotá



9:00-10:00 AM Travel to Fundación Hogar Integral (Integrated Home Foundation)

10:00-12:00 AM Tour of Fundación Hogar Integral

Villa de Leyva

Fundación Hogar Integral combats childhood malnutrition by

offering meals and education to vulnerable communities. The Foundation,

which is s about to celebrate its 30th anniversary, serves more than 1,200

children in Bogotá every day.

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12:00-1:00 PM Travel to Zona T for Lunch 1:00-2:00 PM Lunch at Zona T

(not included)

2:00-7:00 PM Tourist fun! -Tours of Usaquen and Hacienda Santa Barbara 7:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel



9:00-10:00 AM Travel to El Dorado International Airport

10:00 AM Arrive at airport and say goodbye!



9:00-9:30 AM Travel to Fundacion Bavaria and Ventures

Zona T

Usaquen Hacienda Santa Barbara

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9:30-12:00 AM Tour of Fundación Bavaria and Ventures 12:00-1:00 PM Travel to Suesca for Lunch

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch at Suesca

2:00-5:00 PM Tourist fun! – Free time to explore activities at Suesca 5:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel

5:30-6:00 AM Quick breakfast in the hotel



7:30-9:00 AM Airport Security and Baggage Preparation

9:00 AM Flight departs for Leticia, Amazonas

9:00-11:00 AM Flight to Leticia, Amazonas

11:00 AM -12:30 PM Arrival in Leticia, Amazonas and travel to Hotel Wuaira

12:30-1:00 PM Travel to Mundo Amazónico (Amazon World)

1:00-2:00 PM Lunch at Mundo Amazónico

2:00-6:00 PM Tourist Fun! - Tour of Mundo Amazónico

Fundación Bavaria works to benefit the most impoverished

Colombian communities through social investment programs the generation

of jobs, steady incomes, the reduction of poverty, and the sustainable

progress and development of the country.

Parque Mundo Amazonico

Suesca

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6:00-7:00 PM Tour of Hitoma Indigenous Community and dinner 7:30-8:00 PM Return to Hotel and Dinner (included)



9:00-9:30 AM Travel to Leticia

9:30-12:00 AM Tours of the Chamber of Commerce and SENA 12:00-1:00 PM Exotic Lunch

1:30-7:00 PM Tours of Banco de la Republica, Sinchi, Universidad Nacional and the Serpentario

7:30-8:00 PM Return to Hotel and Dinner (included)



9:00-9:30 AM Travel to Hotel Decameron

9:30-7:00 PM Tourist Fun! - Puerto, Isla de los Micos (Monkey Island), Comunidad Tikuna Macedonia (Tikuna Community at Macedonia), Tour of Naturama Foundation, Puerto Nariño (Port Nariño), Pink Dolphin Spotting, Victoria Re gia flower viewing and return journey (Lunch and dinner included)

SENA (National Learning Service) is an educational agency of the

Colombian government that offers technical education and training to youth

and adult students at hundreds of educational centers across the country.

Comunidad Tikuna Isla de los Micos

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7:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel



9:00-12:30 AM Tourist Fun! - Omagua Canopy Tour 12:30-1:00 PM Travel to Mundo Amazonico

1:00-12:00 PM Lunch at Mundo Amazonico

12:00-12:30 PM Travel to Airport

4:00 PM Flight to Bogota departs

6:00 PM Land at Bogotá airport

6:00-7:30 PM Return to Hotel




10:00 AM Arrive at airport and say goodbye!

Puerto Nariño Pink Dolphins Victoria Regia

Omagua Canopy Tour

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Short Program

Accommodations and Breakfast

each day

7 Lunches

Medical Travel Insurance

All In-Country Transportation

One day of orientation and

training

24/7 Bilingual Guides

Visits to 10 NGO´s and local

social projects

Visits to Universidad de los

Andes and CESA

Tour of La Minga

Tour of the Candelaria and

Monserrate

Salsa Lesson

Tour of Zipaquira and Salt

Cathedral

Tour of Museo de la Esmeralda

Tour of Plazarte

Party at Andres Carne de Res

Trip to Villa de Leyva

Tour of Villa de Leyva

Tour of Usaquen

PRICE: US $ 1,914 per person (mínimum group size: 15 people)

16 Day Program

Accommodations and Breakfast

12 Lunches

Medical Travel Insurance

All In-Country Transportation

One day of orientation and

training

24/7 Bilingual Guides

Visits to 15 NGO´s and local

social projects

Visits to Universidad de los

Andes and CESA

Tour of La Minga

Tour of the Candelaria and

Monserrate

Salsa Lesson

Tour of Zipaquira and the Salt

Cathedral

Tour of Museo de la Esmeralda

Tour of Plazarte

Party at Andres Carne de Res

Trip to Villa de Leyva

Tour of Villa de Leyva

Tour of Usaquen

Trip to Suesca

Airfare to and from Leticia

Amazon

Tour of Mundo Amazonico

Tour of Parque Santander

Visits to Local Projects in Leticia

Tour of Isla de los Micos

Tour and cultural presentation at

Comunidad Tikuna

Tour of Naturama Foundation

Visit to Puerto Nariño

Pink Dolphin Tour

Victoria Regia viewing tour

Omagua Adventure

PRICE: US $ 2,660 per person (mínimum group size: 15 people)

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International Airfare

Items not specified in these lists

Payment Policy

All participants must make a non-refundable deposit of $500 at least 30 days prior the

starting date of the program. This deposit will be deducted from the total program fee.

The remaining balance can be paid in a lump sum or in installments, but must be

submitted no later than two weeks prior to the participant’s planned arrival date in

Colombia. If payment is not received by the designated date, the participant’s

registration and placement will be cancelled and the $500 deposit will not be

reimbursed.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellation and refund requests are to be made in writing to Partners of the Americas.

Upon request for a refund, Partners of the Americas will provide a refund form to the

participant. Refunds are issued within 30 days of the receipt of the refund form through

bank wire transfer less transfer fees. The participant is responsible for cancelation of all

travel arrangements. If cancellation is made 21 days or more prior to the intended start

date, the participant will be refunded all of their money less transfer fees and the

deposit. Cancellations made less than 21 days prior to the planned start date will be

refunded 25% of the program fee minus the $500 deposit. Participants who cancel on

the arrival day or during the program will not receive a refund.

Change of Date Policy

Significantly altering a group´s planned arrival can seriously inconvenience our host

organizations and lodging sites and requires a great deal of extra work on the part of

our in-country staff. Arranging visits and lodging is a complicated process requiring

commitment from all sides: the participants, Heart for Change, Partners of the

Americas, the host organizations, the hotels and others. A request to reschedule the

program start date must be made at least 21 days before the anticipated start date to be

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honored with no extra charge. A request received less than 21 days prior to the planned

start date incurs a $100 change-of-date fee which will be charged to each participant.

For group programs, only the group as a whole can submit a request for a date-change.

It is the responsibility of the group to acquire and submit confirmation that all group

members are in favor of the change.

Lodging Policy

Participants will stay in suitable accommodations chosen by Heart for Change and

Partners of the Americas. Due to lodging constraints in Bogota, Villa de Leyva and

Leticia, participants might be required to share a room with another participant of the

same gender. Standard rooms accommodate 1-2 travelers each and include single or

double beds with shared or private bathrooms. Participants must indicate in their

Registration Form or acceptance if they wish to reserve a double-occupancy room,

though it cannot be guaranteed until receipt of program payment. Double-occupancy

rooms are only available in Bogota and to be shared by volunteers of the same gender

only unless both applicants inform Heart for Change in Registration Form or at time of

acceptance.

Heart for Change Ambassador Policy

As representatives of Heart for Change and as ambassadors and representatives of

their home country, participants are expected to act maturely at all times and respect

themselves, others and their environment. Participants over the age of 18 are allowed

to drink alcohol according to Colombia law. However, no alcohol is allowed on the

participant sites or in the Heart for Change participant lodging. Smoking is not allowed

on the work sites or at the Heart for Change lodging. Illegal drugs are not allowed at any

time during the participant experience, and if a participant is found in possession of or

under the influence of any illegal substance, he/she will be asked to immediately leave

the program without a refund. Eviction of program includes eviction from lodging and

work site. All participants are expected to abide by local laws. Heart for Change is not

responsible for any issues caused by participants breaking the law. Be smart, be safe.

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