EGF Conferences
Selected Activities - 1995 to 2002

• Conferences Organized
• Conferences Participated by EGF
• Conferences Participated / EGF members or directors
• WorkGroups and Forums
• Documents & Publications
• Honors

Conferences and sessions which EGF organized and convened

1. Fundação Grupo Esquel Brasil (FGEB) and Inter-American Bank (IDB) Project, “Experiences in Promoting a Culture of Citizen Participation.”

Las Dunas Hotel, Punta del Este, Uruguay November 19-20, 2005

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2. Civil Society Roundtable with Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero, Violence in the Americas: Strategies for Prevention. Washington, DC. August 1997.

3. Task Force for Civil Society. Washington, DC. October - December 1996, January - July 1997.

4. Civil Society in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview. Co-Coordinated with the Civil Society Task Force of the Society for International Development (SID). Washington, DC. February 1997.

P.W.Q. 5. Civil Society Roundtable with Dr. Plínio A. Sampaio, Sustainable and Equitable Development in Brazil: Prospects for the Future. Washington, DC. October 1996.

6. Alternative Funding for Microenterprises in Northeast Brazil. Special Session with Dr. Byron Queiróz, President of the Bank of the Northeast of Brazil. October 1996.

7. Land Reform in Brazil: A Roundtable Session with Minister Raul Jungmann. Washington, DC. August 1996.

8. The Legal, Regulatory and Fiscal Framework for Civil Society: An Esquel Roundtable with Fernando Carrillo (IDB) and John Clark (WB). Washington, DC. May 1996.

9. Roundtable Discussions on Multilateral Financial Institutions, NGOs and Civil Society in Latin America. Washington, DC. March and April 1996.

10. South American Conference on Legal, Regulatory and Fiscal Framework for Civil Society. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organized by EGF and Grupo Esquel Argentina. October 1995.

11. Regional Planning Conference to Combat Desertification in the Andean Region. Organized by the Grupo Esquel Network. Santiago, Chile. September 1995.

Conferences in which EGF participated

1. Second Meeting on the Inter-American Strategy for Citizen Participation (ISP). Organized by the Department of Regional Development and Environment of the Organization of American States. July 1997.

2. International Conference on Social Responsibility and Citizenship. Organized by Fundación Esquel Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador. June 1997.

3. Corporate Citizenship Conference. Organized by the World Bank. Washington DC. May 1997.

4. Meeting on the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN). Organized by the US Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency. Washington DC. March 1997.

5. First Meeting on the Inter-American Committee on Sustainable Development. Organized by the Inter-American Council for Integral Development of the OAS and the North-South Center of the University of Miami. March 1997.

6. Working for Global Justice: A Call to Action. Organized by Visions in Action. Washington, DC. March 1997.

7. Microcredit Summit. Washington, DC. Member - Council of Advocates. Washington, DC. Organized by Results Education Fund. February 1997.

8. The New Face of Development. Panel on Best Cases for Alleviating Poverty through Sustainable Rural Development. Organized by the International Development Conference. Washington, DC. January 1997.

9. North-South NGO Forum on Desertification in the Hemisphere. San Francisco, CA. Organized by CODEFF (Chile) and the Natural Heritage Institute (NHI), San Francisco. November 1996.

10. Solidarios: Seminar on Sustainable Development at Inter-American Development Bank. October 1996.

11. Microcredit Summit Preparatory Meetings I & II. Washington, DC. Organized by Results Educational Fund. November 1995 and September 1996.

12. Rural Well Being: From Vision to Action: 4th Annual Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development. Washington, DC. Organized by the World Bank. September 1996.

13. Corposol/Finansol: A Preliminary Analysis of an Institutional Crisis in Microfinance. Washington, DC. Organized by ACCION International. September 1996.

14. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (INCD), Ninth Session. New York, NY. Organized by the United Nations. September 1996.

15. Special Meeting of the Working Group of the Permanent Council on Cooperation Regarding the Hemispheric Summit on Sustainable Development. Washington, DC. Organized by the Organization of American States and the North-South Center of the University of Miami. July 31 - August 1, 1996.

16. International Forum on Local Area Development Programmes on the Implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification. Organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the UN Interim Secretariat for the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD). Rome. June 1996.

17. Youth and Development Conference. Washington, DC. Organized by SID. April 1996.

18. Central American Conference on Legal Reform for Civil Society (invited). San Salvador, El Salvador. Organized by the Arias Foundation. February 1996.

19. Conference on Microenterprise Promoting Growth with Equity. Washington, DC. Organized by the IDB. November 1995.

20. Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. Organized by HIP. October 1995.

21. International Conference on Sustainable Development. Recife, Brazil. Organized by ARIDAS 95 and State Government of Pernambuco, Brazil. October 1995.

22. Inaugural Meeting of Consultative Group Against Poverty (CGAP) to Design a Global Approach for Microenterprise Finance. Washington, DC. Organized by the World Bank. September 1995.

23. Democracy and Development: Promoting Citizenship and Responsive Decision-Making. Washington, DC. Organized by InterAction. May 1995.

Conferences in which EGF directors and Grupo Esquel Network members participated

1. “Western Hemispheric Integration, Democracy and the Rule of Law,” University of Iowa. April, 2002
2. INCD 10. Geneva, Switzerland. Organized by UNCCD. August 1997.
3. 1o Simposio Brasileiro Sobre Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Semi-Arido. Organized by the Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas do Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Regional do Semi-Arido (CEMAD), Rio Grande du Norte, Brazil. June 1997. (Participation by Fundaçao Esquel Brazil).
4. Third Regional Meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean on the Implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD). Havana, Cuba. March 1997. (Participation by Fundação Esquel Brazil).
5. Represent Pastoral da Criança at the opening reception of the art auction and exhibition, "For the Brazilian Child," for the benefit of the Pastoral of the Child/CNBB and FGEB’s project REBIDIA (Brazilian Network of Information and Documentation on Childhood and Adolescence). Miami. May 1996.
6. Cornelio Marchán. Fundación Esquel Ecuador. Panelist: "Building Foundation-Like Organizations in the Southern Hemisphere." Council on Foundations 47th Annual Conference. Atlanta. April 1996.
7. International Symposium on Sustainable Development: Implications for World Peace. Austin, Texas. Organized by the LBJ School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas. March 1996.
8. Conference on the International Convention to Combat Desertification. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Organized by the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention. January 1996. (Participation by Esquel Network).
9. 50th Anniversary Ministers Level Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization. Quebec, Canada. Organized by FAO. October 1995.
10. Central American Forum of Labor and Business Leaders. Guatemala. Organized by Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) and Private Sector Initiatives Foundation. January 1995.

Work Groups and Forums

1. Briefing on the Interagency Task Force on Promoting Civil Society created as part of the US contribution toward implementing the Denver Communiqué. Organized by US Intelligence Agency. August 1997.
2. Meeting between UNCCD Executive Deputy Director Salvano Briceño and regional environmental NGOs. Organized by EGF. Washington, DC. July 1997.
3. US Department of State Briefing and Discussion on Implementation of the Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development. Washington DC. June 1997.
4. NGO Working Group on IFAD. Organized by FINCA International. Washington, DC. April 1997.
5. US Department of State Briefing on Status of the UNCCD. Washington, DC. March 1997.
6. Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Sustainable Development Meeting. Washington , DC. March 1997.
7. Series of Forums on planning for the Bolivia Summit Conference on Sustainable Development. Organized by the North-South Center of the University of Miami. Fall 1996.
8. Jenny K. Pilling. Executive Director. Lecture on Careers in Latin American Affairs. University of Wisconsin-Madison. November 1995 and 1996.
9. Ken Cole. President. Selection Panel for International Fellowships in Community Development. Washington, DC. Partners of the Americas. March 1996.
10. Jenny K. Pilling. Executive Director. Panelist: Children and Social Services. Conference on Careers and Activism in International Development. American University. Washington, DC. March 1996.
11. The 1996 Summit Conference on Sustainable Development: The Road to Santa Cruz. Washington, DC. Organized by the North-South Center of the University of Miami. February 1996.
12. Consultation on Legal Guidelines for Civil Society. Washington, DC. February 1996. Organized by the World Bank.
13. Jenny K. Pilling. Executive Director. Lecture on Career Opportunities in Development in Latin America. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Center for Latin America. January 1996.
14. Latin American Social Leaders Working Group on Civil Society. Series of Meetings. Washington, DC and Mexico City. Organized by CIVICUS and the Synergos Institute.
15. Planning Meeting for a Microcredit Facility. Fortaleza, Brazil. Organized by UNDP & the Government of the State of Ceará. July 1995.
16. Public Sector Reform: The Case of Ceará, Brazil. Washington, DC. Organized by IAD and IDB.June 1995.
17. Public Finance Administration Schools as relevant tools for State Reform in both Developed and Developing Countries: Case Studies. Prepared by Luiz Carlos de Danin Lobo, Esquel Group Foundation- Brazil, for the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Annual Conference. Istanbul, Turkey, June 2002

Documents and Publications

1. Marco Regulador de las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil en Sudamérica. Country studies from the South American Conference on Legal, Fiscal and Regulatory Framework for Civil Society co-sponsored by Esquel Group Foundation and Grupo Esquel Argentina. A publication of the Inter-American Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme. May 1997.
2. Briefing material for the North-South NGO Forum on Desertification in the Hemisphere. San Francisco, CA. Organized by CODEFF (Chile) and the Natural Heritage Institute (NHI). San Francisco. November 1996.
3. Contributors to paper, "National Desertification Funds: The Local Dimension," presented by EGF at the IFAD/CCD Conference. Rome, June 1996.
4. Climate, Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics. Co-edited by Stahis S. Panagides, Vice-President, Esquel Group Foundation. Cambridge University Press. June 1996. (Includes special acknowledgment of work of Esquel Group Foundation USA and Fundação Grupo Esquel Brasil.
5. "Reclamar en nombre de los necesitados." Article on the South American Conference on the Legal and Fiscal Framework for Civil Society, co-sponsored by the Esquel Group Foundation and Grupo Esquel Argentina, and interviews with select participants. Tercer Sector. Buenos Aires. February 1996.
6. "Selecting and Working with Effective Non-Governmental Organizations Providing Social Services in Latin America." Report prepared by EGF for the Inter-American Development Bank. February 1996.
7. "Social Service Delivery in Latin America: Design for CSO Strengthening." Report prepared by EGF for the Inter-American Development Bank. November 1995.
8. "Public Sector Reform in Brazil: A Call for Professionalization." Prepared by Luiz Carlos de Danin Lobo, Vice-President, Fundação Grupo Esquel Brasil, for the IASIA Annual Conference. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. July 1995.
9. "The New Covenant and the Summit of the Americas." Discussion paper presented by Esquel Group Foundation to the First Meeting of the USAID Task Force for Implementation of the Summit of the Americas Initiative on Civil Society.

Honors

1. Kenneth Cole. President and Member, Board of Directors of EGF. Invited as a Board Member of the Natural Heritage Institute. October 1996.
2. Kenneth Cole. President and Member, Board of Directors of EGF. Recognition by Inter-American Development Bank for special contributions in fostering microenterprise development. November 1995.
3. Fundación Esquel Ecuador. First Special Award for Achievement in International Philanthropy. Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) Annual Conference. Albuquerque, NM. October 1995.
4. Juan Felipe Yriart. Founding Member, Board of Directors of EGF. Special recognition of Ambassador Yriart by the President of Uruguay on the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Montevideo, Uruguay. October 1995.
5. Juan Felipe Yriart. Founding Member, Board of Directors of EGF. Recognition by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at its 50th Annual Assembly. Quebec, Canada. October 1995.