The Vegetarian Society of Bolivia is offering a scholarship to come to Bolivia to take part in leadership training for the promotion of vegetarianism in Latin America. For the application and more information, please click on the link.

The Vegetarian Union of Paraguay has launched an electronic newsletter. The initial issue contains articles on health, animal welfare, the environment, recipes and events. And, even if you don’t speak Spanish, UVPY’s colourful homepage will put a smile on your face.

clothing, animals, restaurants, health, events, campaigns, books

Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand

France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Serbia, Turkey, UK

International Raw Vegan Congress - 4-7 January, 2010, La Paz, Bolivia (website in Spanish). The Congress will be held in a rainforest location approximately two hours drive from La Paz.

It’s an unmistakable trend. Countries that used to be considered as vegetarian obstacle courses are now becoming veg-friendly. Korea is a case in point, as  described in the following article (in English) from a Korean newspaper . . .

Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda,

More information is now available on the 2010 IVU World Vegetarian Congress - to be held in Indonesia, in Jakarta, the country’s largest city and capital, from 1-6 October, and in Bali, the country’s most famous tourist destination from 7-9 October.

In our October issue, we reported on the launch of a Meatless Monday campaign in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a metropolis of approximately 20 million people. Marly Winckler, head of the Vegetarian Society of Brazil and IVU Regional Coordinator for Latin America, kindly provided some additional information about the campaign.