Paul Butler, Rare’s Vice President of Global Programs, has worked for 30 years to protect some of the world’s most beloved species. On his vacation recently, he had the chance to visit one that has always fascinated him. Where do … Continue reading
Paul Butler revisits a Peruvian Pride campaign that is trying to save the endangered spectacled bear. While my friend and colleague Nigel Sizer (Rare’s vice president for the Asia region) was battling the poor roads in Indonesia’s Aceh Province to monitor … Continue reading
This is Paul Butler’s third post on his trip to Mali. While in Mali, Dale and I were itching to see KickStart’s Super-MoneyMaker treadle pump in action. We had seen one in the corner of their San Francisco office and … Continue reading
This is Paul Butler’s second report from Mali. A third report will be posted soon. It is hard not to love a land where every conversation begins with “Is your family healthy? How is your mother, your father, your wife … Continue reading
Paul Butler, Rare SVP of Global Programs, and Dale Galvin, Rare COO, recently visited Mali to study the work of the nonprofit organization KickStart. This is Butler’s first report on their trip. The fabled city of Timbuktu is not a … Continue reading
Paul Butler, senior VP, global programs, reports on his trip to Australia. My first trip to Australia was several years ago. It is a spectacular continent. So empty of people, yet so full of life. Australia is one of the … Continue reading
This is Paul Butler’s third report on visit to a Rare Pride campaign in Peru. The elementary school we visited in Oxapampa was small (less than 100 students, I would guess), the children even smaller. But what it, and they, … Continue reading
Dictionary definitions of the word pride include, “A sense of one’s own proper dignity or value; self-respect” and “Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association”. Pride can be a powerful emotion and one whose association can be … Continue reading
This is the second report by Paul Butler on a Peruvian Rare Pride campaign. The Rare team had arrived on a flight over the Andes and a lengthy drive along potholed roads to the small town of Oxapampa. Local Indians … Continue reading
Paul Butler, Rare Senior VP, Global Programs, reports on a visit to a Pride campaign in Peru. I guess deep down the whole team was a little nervous boarding a small Peruvian plane to fly over the Andes to reach … Continue reading