Today the first world Exhibition in Germany EXPO 2000 opened it's doors
in
 Hanover until 31 October 2000. Official Website of EXPO 2000 is
 http://www.expo2000.de

 As an initiative of the German development policy, GTZ presents
developing
 counties and development co-operation with special emphasis. You can
visit
 the ONE WORLD server at http://expo2000.gtz.de

 INTEGRATION Consultants have an own presentation in the Thematic Area.
 With our partner, the Water Conservancy Bureau the A.R. Tibet we show how
 we use the unending power of water to meet the basic needs. 

 Please visit this site directly at http://integration.org/shp

 It is based on the Small Hydro Power Project, a German bilateral
 Co-operation project which INTEGRATION implements in Tibet since 1995 on
 behalf of GTZ. The main goal of the project is to contribute to the
 improvement of living conditions of the rural population by supplying
them
 with electricity. The power should be used not only for private
 consumption, but also for productive purposes, thus initiating new job
 opportunities, providing means for the processing of local products with
 accompanying income generating aspects. All stations rehabilitated are
 privatised and operated by a leaseholder.  Tariffs are fixed at a price
 that covers at least the operational costs plus a profit rate for the
 leaseholder and part of the  depreciation rate. The project is working in
 three districts of the A.R. Tibet, namely Lhasa, Shanan and Linzhi. By
May
 2000, 77 villages and communities with a total population of 21,500 have
 been connected. The project will continue until 2004. 

 INTEGRATION has also assisted the country presentation of the Republic of
 Moldova, the West of the East. Moldova presents itself in a vineyard: at
 the end of the vineyard is a typical Moldovan house with wooden roof and
 blue facade. The house consists of a living room - the "Casa Mare" - and
 several cellar rooms.  The "Casa Mare" is furnished in the style of a
 traditional living room with furniture from the "Mästro Manole" arts and
 crafts school. This leads to the cellar: In the "Room of today" visitors
 are provided with information on today's modern Moldova. Anyone who
wishes
 can send an email to an Internet café in the capital Chisinau. In the
 "Well room", a video show projects pictures of the Moldovan landscape
onto
 the water in the well. The stones on the walls open when they are touched
 to reveal historical maps, busts of Lenin or cartoons for the children.
 Visitors can taste Moldovan wine in the wine cellar next door. You can
get
 a bief impression at

http://www.expo2000.de/cgi-bin/db4web_c/ibis/sdocs/tn/docs/tn_index.mth?spr_id=1&tn_id=100193. 

 For our business support in Moldova see the Austrian-German Centre at
 http://start.at/moldau

 Please let me know if you need more information.

 Yours sincerely,

 Karsten Weitzenegger 
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  INTEGRATION International Management Consultants GmbH
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  Tel +49 69 913343-0
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