3 proyects

Have you ever seen project runway. Its quite good. Obviously just another reality show, but enough to give you an hours worth of frivolous entertainment. I quite like it. Actually i think i need it. I have a lot of things going on now. It always seems that way. I only just realized that i haven't written anything for about a month. I have to do better than that!

Ok, so Capital Semilla is over, but getting out of that i was offered the follow up work with all the micro entrepreneurs. There is 31 winners, and for at least 3 months i will spend some time with them implementing their idea. That includes the investment plan, any support they need with making the investments and helping them out with their admin. It will be quite some work but i get to see the winners become small businesses. So great. I signed the contract the other day and i should start on this project in about two weeks.

At the same time i have been meeting all sorts of artisans in Punta Arenas for the other project we are doing. I have met some pretty talented people that use all sorts of primary materials to make beautiful objects. This includes objects in wood, wool, silver and clay. They have all sorts of designs and now the idea is to get them together in a room and discuss the possibilities of them selling their products together. I think i have said it before, but we are looking for artisans that go further than just making a product, the sell a concept. My idea is to make a sort of art gallery with these products but obviously make it in such a way that people realize that all the objects are for sale. I have been looking at locations in the city centre and its pretty expensive.

Also, and i really don't know how I'm going to do this, i was contracted by a consulting company that is taking forward the design of 250km of new trekking trails in the region. This is actually for a foundation called Sendero de Chile. What they want is for me to take forward the participative component of the design of these treks. So basically i am interviewing various regional actors, and i have to do some workshops. I hope a can do it all.....

Enviu also has a new name.....indeed....we decided upon it the other day so the process of formalization should continue soon. Oh yeah, and we also have a treasurer! Anibal Vickacka...some may know him....Sheila has already left. Before she left she managed to make a new logo too. Its really nice i think.

I have worked on the impulsis application a little bit, but things have been progressing bit more because there are some new ideas on how to make the centre more self sustaining. Although i haven't heard much from NL lately. Jaqueline is doing well in Williams!

We are also looking at some other new funding possibilities. Ok, well, I'm off!