Look who dedicated his column to SPI-Steve Forbes.  He praises our "imaginative" paradigm of building futures by helping the economies of poor communities where sites are located while saving those sites for future generations.  Why is Steve Forbes writing about SPI --- because our paradigm works and is scalable.  Read the piece here
 

 

 

Our Executive Director, Larry Coben, has a tendency to rant.  Lets face it, he loves to rant, especially about politics, heritage and archaeology. Sometimes they are even interesting and informative. So we decided we would record and turn them into a video series. Check it out here and share and subscribe

TED PRIZE WINNER SARAH PARCAK BUYS SPI ARTISAN PRODUCTS
AT PACHACAMAC SITE MUSEUM


Sarah Parcak and some of the 24 members of the SISAN cooperative
 

You can now buy products from all of SPI's Peruvian projects at Pachacamac's site museum just outside of Lima.  There, the amazing women of the SISAN cooperative will sell you their products and others, including the new Chotuna textile line and the stunning ceramics from San Jose de Moro.  TED Prize Winner Sarah Parcak did just that, learning how the our project there has changed the lives of the SISAN women and buying some very cool souvenirs!!  Here Sarah rocks the latest original T-shirt design featuring iconography from the site!

WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL ADDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER NEXT WEEK WITH SOME HUGE NEWS-STAY TUNED!


WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE TO BUILD FUTURES AND SAVE PASTS!

Your donations make our work possible.  They pay for our capacity building and training programs that allow community members to create their sustainable and life changing businesses.  Most of these community members are women, otherwise excluded from the economy of these very macho societies.  Your help enables us to provide communities the tools they need to be self-reliant and thrive.  They build futures and save pasts.
 

 
You can also donate to SPI when you shop at Amazon.  SPI is a registered Amazon Smile charity, so please bookmark or start shopping on this page and we will receive .5% of whatever you spend on the site.  A great way to save sites and transform lives while doing your shopping.  
 
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Thank you again for your continued support,
Larry Coben and the Sustainable Preservation Initiative