The Guarani Project

The Guarani Project is looking for a fixer/translator!

We are looking for a fixer/translator to join our team for a 5-6 week shoot from late July to early September in South America.
Think you’re up for the job,

Home Stretch to South America

Friends and Fans of the Guarani Project – The Guarani Team is back!
Well, we never really left, but our communication since the ending of our Kickstarter pitch has been brief, and

THANK YOU!

Our 60 days on Kickstarter came to a close yesterday, leaving us 105% funded and one huge step closer to South America. Now the real adventure begins

Mark’s The Underwater Project goes live… and proceeds go to Kickstarter

Mark’s Underwater Project was launched today, and is offering a discount to all supporters of The Guarani Project.

Join us at The Guarani Project Party at the Hotel Hudson, NY

Come to the Guarani Project Party. Enjoy complimentary Capirinahas and a raffle with great prizes including a chance to win Two round trip tickets to Brazil!

Breaking down the Cost: Guarani Team’s $14,500 Kickstarter goal explained

Breaking down the Cost: How far $14,500 Will Go

The Guarani Team take 3: a new member is announced!

Australian documentary photographer Mark Tipple joins the Guarani Project team

APRIL FOOLS: Last GASP for the Guaraní by WaterDoc…

AquaDoc brings together an all star cast for it parody of the threats facing the Guarani Aquifer

Save the Date: The Guarani Project Party- hosted by Leblon Cachaca

The Guarani Project are having a party at the Hotel Hudson Bar in NYC on April 16 hosted by Leblon

World Water Day in New York City with a loo and collecting tins…

The Guarani Team took to the streets of New York with a loo to raise awareness of water, sanitation and the Guarani Aquifer

The Topanga Film Festival Suitable for All Screens Competition

The Guarani Project is invited to the Topanga Film Festival’s Suitable for All Screens competition

‘The rampant Brazilian soya industry is destroying the Guarani Aquifer’

Author Raj Patel argues in his new book that Brazil’s rampant soya production is threatening the Guarani Aquifer

The ‘Obama Technique’ & The Guarani Project on Journalism.co.uk

The Guarani Project has been featured on Journalism.co.uk, the UK’s leading news and recruitment site for the journalism, with a worldwide reach and influence

So, what’s the story?

Over the last week number of people have asked us “so, what’s the story?” That’s precisely the question that we’re going down to South America to answer.
What we know is

The Guarani Project Escapes the City

My post about creating an online following based on what I’ve learnt from this project has just been published on EscapeTheCity- an online movement that encourages all of us over-qualified

Happy Valentines Day…. and the logo!

The out pouring of love and support from you all over the last few days has been overwhelming!
It is an amazing feeling to receive so much positive feedback about

The Guarani Project is Going Logo!

Hey Guarani Fans and Supporters!
An update about The Guarai Project Documentary:
Bel and I had been trying to conceive of a logo to represent the Guarani Project both on paper, on the web,

Shinichi Maruyama shots of water

This japanese photographer combines Nihonga (traditional japanese painting) and photography to create beautiful images. I'm fascinated by his exploration of water, particularly all the colours he managed to capture.

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The strangest liquid: Why water is so weird by the New Scientist

Our understanding of water is an evolving picture,” Pettersson says. “Further research by many different groups is needed before this exciting and important journey can end.” With so much to

Trying to get a group shot…

Download now or watch on posterous
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… in the snow and freezing temperatures… enough said!

iWater

In addition to launching our Kickstarter video on Sunday we will also begin our iWater photo series.
As I mentioned in the previous post, we will be sending out a photo

Progress

I just wanted to update you all on our progress.
We are still working on the video for Kickstarter and hope to have it up and running by this weekend. We’ve

The ‘net’s potential for participation by @Facthai

First, they allow people to become active speakers and creators instead of merely passive consumers of information and entertainment. Second, they decentralize innovation, giving people abundant opportunities to create and

Did you know that the James Bond movie, The Quantum of Solace, is rumoured to have been based on the GuaraniAquifer?

Despite The Quantum of Solace being set in Bolivia, it has been suggested that the story was actually inspired by the Guarani Aquifer and the threats that it faces in

Video: Day 2- Introducing the Canoe

 
Day 2 of making the Kickstarter video, Vasilios and I headed to Compo beach in Westport, CT to get some footage from a canoe: cutting edge or foolish? 
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Video: Day 1 of filming

A short video of our first day filming in Woodbury, CT
More to follow tomorrow… including a canoe!

Posted via web from The Guarani

A couple of shots from today

Here are a couple of shots of today's filming in and around Woodbury, CT.

We had a very productive day gathering footage that showed how we all use water in our

Welcome Everyone to the Official Home of Guarani Project

Some of you may have already heard about The Guarani Project through word of mouth and word of web; we are pleased to announce that we are officially up and

Under the fertile South American low lands of Argentina, Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, lies the Guarani Aquifer. The Guarani aquifer holds enough water to supply the world’s population with