An Interview with Ms. Oliveira

By Reporter C. N. Green

June 3, 2008

In an interview today with Ms. Cristina Oliveira, President/CEO of AmerinRio, Inc. she explained the mission of AmerinRio, Inc.

Reporter:  Ms. Oliveira explain for us AmerinRio’s mission of Global Poverty Minimization?

Ms. Oliveira: “Our mission is simple and at the same time is very complex. It is complex, because our mission involves millions of people working together to put an end to the epidemic of Global Poverty. Our mission is Global Poverty Minimization through the power of one, $1 from 1 person, for 1 cause for 1 human life, 1 day at a time. In order to achieve our mission we must motivate every human being that is capable to give one dollar whether it is, daily, weekly, monthly or even once a year. One dollar from every American in America today is about 304 million people that would translate to $304 million dollars. Of course you must subtract non-working housewives, and children. The revenue of one third of that number gives us 100 million people that would give one dollar. That number alone would be one that will greatly reduce global poverty. One hundred million dollars is enough to make a big difference in millions of people’s lives. Therefore we determined that motivating everyone to give $1 to a non-profit of their choice towards Global Poverty Minimization would minimize or almost eliminate poverty globally. Our expectation is that all non-profit organizations that share the same goals as we do should receive a portion of an estimated $75 million or more from the USA alone.

Reporter:  Ms. Oliveira with all that is going on in the world today especially the rising cost of gasoline, explain how you plan to motivate people to become a part of the solution to minimize poverty?

Ms. Oliveira:  I know that we are going through tough times now days. Our goal is to be a transparent organization with all of our projects, events and financial affairs being posted on our website to give a clear and concise picture of our organization for our donors and the public. We are always looking for creative and innovative new ways for the public to get involved in the solution to the problem. One creative new event is the Brazilian Samba Parade in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We believe that the public has been inundated with photos of the bleakness of poverty so it is our goal to show the successes. The before and after pictures: from poverty to prosperity.

Reporter:  Tell us more about your projects, Ms. Oliveira?

Ms. Oliveira:  Our Brazilian team is working very hard developing and analyzing new ways to use the donations we are receiving. In May we received 10 computers from one of the banks (ABN AMRO) in Brazil for our information technology classes which will begin in July. Earlier this year we received dental equipment and all associated items to set up a complete dental office from Dra Monica Schubert de Souza of Odontoclinica Cloe. Our goal is to put that equipment in a mobile facility to travel around Rio de Janeiro providing basic dental care to citizens that can’t go to the dentist.

Answering your question we have projects in Rio de Janeiro to teach Bartending, Seamstresses, Computer training, Restaurant-wait staff training, copy and type setters. We also have a list of 1,500 children that are playing every week in vacant lots and are waiting for a playing field, equipment, etc. We still need a few sponsors for our 15 Cultural Centers in Brazil. These culture centers will be placed in strategic locations in or near the favelas (slums) in the major cities. I can go on and on about all the programs we have in place now and new ones we want to add as the funds come available. Each of our programs gives the communities new opportunities to make changes and improvements in their local areas. The Cultural Centers alone will increase employment in the areas they serve, as well as gain many new volunteers. Our mobile blood banks and mobile dental facilities will give many new jobs and function as a means to save many new lives.

Reporter:  Ms. Oliveira could you explain some of the programs that you have or plan to have under Education.

Ms. Oliveira: We are improving education in areas where we can persuade government officials to improve their programs without interference from us or any outsider. Providing assistance where we can and offer continuing education programs for those that want to improve their education. Such areas as Sports—children who have dreams of someday becoming the sports star or through a course that helps them carry their talents even further like our programs to create many smaller symphony orchestras in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo in Brazil. Education has many different facets to it. We have the three R’s as it was referred to here in the USA years ago. That is Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic these are the most basics of a fundamental education. To enhance these areas we provide extra classes or tutoring. Other components of education are Sports and the Arts. As soon as we get the final approval from governmental officials in Brasilia in Brazil we will have several orchestra’s to start practicing and will soon be performing. In most cases all it takes is donations of equipment to enhance education in other countries. We live in a great society here in the USA because we have the ability to ask for and receive sports equipment, music equipment, etc.

Reporter:  Can you explain for us, Ms. Oliveira how you feel that AmerinRio can make changes towards Global Poverty Minimization?

Ms. Oliveira: We believe that if you give the people the tools and education they need to succeed they can and will make changes on their own. If you give them everything all the time they never learn to do anything for themselves. An example of that is giving food to the poor everyday without teaching them how to plant and harvest the food they eat defeats the purpose of nutrition for today. If you give them food, we should also teach them to be self sufficient. This is where micro-finance comes into play. Every human alive has the basic instinct built in to survive. In Rio de Janerio we have many kids on the streets that learn to be great entrepreneurs, from shoe shine boys and girls to kids selling candy on the streets. With a little training and tools to succeed they will automatically create new jobs and industries. In the wild a baby bird learns to eat from its parents and eventually is pushed out of the nest and forced to fly. If the baby bird fails to flap its wings it will fall to earth and die. Many baby birds die because they never learned the basic skills to fly. Through micro-finance we have seen dramatic changes in many people’s lives. Their self esteem improves remarkably, we see increases in their small businesses, their family life improves and many other areas in their lives change. Not only do their lives change they help improve and stimulate the markets they are in. Their suppliers, their lifestyles, their customers all benefit from micro-finance.

Social economic development improves targeted societies and their citizens thereby giving the world more products and services to choose from. One of the reasons I feel that we haven’t excelled much faster in areas of science, health, education and technology is a lack of socio-economic development in countries that could have the next Einstein or Bill Gates, or Michael Dell. Right here in the United States we have many children that could excel but can’t because their families don’t have the funds to send them to the right schools. Or another scenario is society won’t allow them to break free from their area where they live. This is just a few of the things we will do with the money. For Global Poverty Minimization to work effectively we will work closely together with the United Nations—following the Millennium Development Goals.^*1a

Reporter: If your organization could receive let’s say $100 million a year, Ms. Oliveira, how would use that amount of money?

 Ms. Oliveira:  We would utilize all of the resources we have to find new methods, programs and projects to give the people an opportunity to move from poverty to prosperity. In order of priority: 1. Health, 2. Education, 3. Socio-economic development, and number 4. is Micro-finance. By concentrating on these four areas of major concerns we can and will make a difference in millions of lives around the world.  In our organization we believe that the first order of business is to restore health to the people. Health is the biggest player in global poverty minimization because you need healthy people to work and learn. To achieve healthy people you need food, medicine, and sanitation through health education. Once you have the people on the road to good health, then you begin to teach them number 2, the basics of education. Socio-economic development is number three because you need a firm economic base to maintain sustainability and is another aspect that can not be ignored. Fourth on our list is, Micro-finance and perhaps the greatest deterrent to poverty minimization. Our reasoning is that the more entrepreneurs you can help the healthier the local economy becomes. With healthier economies come more products and services and the more products and services you have the more entrepreneurs you create who will then find new ways to make or change existing products and services. For the entrepreneurs you need to give them the tools needed to succeed such as micro-finance, mathematics, communications skills as well as other skills and tools they need to grow their businesses. As I said earlier we would assist governments with their education programs and fill in where needed. All over the world we have many small non-profit organizations that need assistance with their programs. These small organizations do not have the resources to fulfill their goals and dreams it is our intention to assist these small organization to succeed. We have added seven such organizations as our affiliates in Brazil. I would like to invite everyone to visit our web sites www.amerinrio.org and www.globalpovertyminimization.org  to learn more about us.

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In 2007 the MDG’s are:

1.         Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger.

2.         Achieve Universal Primary Education.

3.         Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women.

4.         Reduce Child Mortality.

5.         Improve Maternal Health.

6.         Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases

7.         Ensure Environmental Sustainability.

8.         Develop a Global Partnership for Development.

Invitation to come to Rio de Janeiro

Our International Committee for Global Poverty Minimization was invited to Rio de Janeiro for the Pan American Games being held there.

June 29, 2007--Miami

Ms. Oliveira and our committee for International Global Poverty Minimization was invited to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by the president of the Sister Cities there to participate in the arrival of the Pan American Olympic Torch on Monday the 9th of July. Ms. Oliveira met with other important and influential people while at the ceremonies to help further our cause and bring more attention to Global Poverty Minimization.

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