Desert 180: AgroForestry for Nutrition

A wonderful class!

This was one of our best [simulated/role play NGOs] that still receives likes on Facebook. It is too bad that the School eliminated this wonderful experience for our graduate students

Breaking News: 12/2/2013 Che Gustavo Fring reported today in Los Tiemos.com that officials in the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia have accused the American NGO, Desert 180, of operating without a license. This accusation came about as the result of a scandal involving the use of a highly invasive species, "Devil's Root," by Desert 180 in the region of Cochabamba. Officials of Desert 180 could not be reached for comment.

Desert 180 proclaims its innocence in light of Devil's Root results. Stay tuned for our press conference later today!

Preliminary results from the independent Devil's Root investigation have begun to emerge. Principal Investigator Nye will announce his findings in the coming days.

Desert 180 President Alex Redmon is beginning one of his many interviews to discuss the Devil's Root scandal with all major media outlets. More news will follow when it is made available.

Breaking News: On 26 November 2013 Che Gustavo Fring reported in Los Tiempos.com that an invasive species, called "Devil's Root, had spread throughout the entire region of Cochabamba. According to reports the outbreak has been "traced back to work done by international NGO Desert 180, an American funded and administered group."

Annual Meeting on 26 November 2013 The annual meeting of Desert 180 was held in Syracuse, NY, USA on 26 November 2013. Presentations were made by the Board President, the CEO, the Communications Team and the Operations group. Presentation by Operations... Annual Report by Operations Budget Report See more

Desert 180 Is Launched On Monday 12 November 2012, we celebrated the launch of Desert 180. Mr. Sari Dallal introduced our CEO, Dr. Darina Markozashvili, who provided an overview of Desert 180. Next, Mr. Dallal introduced Mr. Julio Amador, Vice President for Development, who reported on successfull funding efforts. Following his report, the President of the Board, Mr. Alex Redmon, joined Dr. Markozashvili for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. This was followed by a news conference with representatives of the media.

This is a video of the news conference that took place at the launch of Desert 180 in Syracuse, NY, USA, on 12 November. The questions were very provocative and the responses by the Board and Management team were informative.