CURR ICUL UM VITAE
MarГa Lorena ZГЎrate
I became born in Los Angeles Plata, Argentina on November 18, 1971. We studied History in the nationwide University of Los Angeles Plata and had been user for the performing Group on artistic History.
Before joining the Habitat Overseas Coalition (HIC) in Mexico City, I worked for 7 years in Argentina being a known user associated with the modifying and publishing team when it comes to Centre for Environmental Studies and Projects Foundation (FundaciГіn CEPA, Centro de Estudios y Proyectos del Ambiente), the Latin American Forum for Environmental Studies (Foro Latinoamericano de Ciencias Ambientales)-UNESCO seat on Sustainable Development, as well as the journal Environment (Revista Ambiente).
I have already been staying in Mexico City since June 1999 and I also joined up with the HIC-Latin America (HIC-AL) local group in 2000, collaborating with Fomento Solidario de la Vivienda (FOSOVI) as well as other businesses of this Mexico Habitat Coalition (CHM). I’ve been the Coordinator for the HIC-Latin American Regional workplace since 2003.
My indigenous language is Spanish, we talk and compose English and French, and I also understand and read Portuguese.
Regional Workplace Coordination, HIC-Latin America
Primary duties consist of:
- General administration, coordination and utilization of local and worldwide tasks underneath the auspices of varied donors, as well as drafting reports that are necessary
- Organization, coordination and participation in HIC local, nationwide and worldwide conferences, like the Board and General Assembly;
- Preparing, involvement and follow-up of HIC regional, nationwide and international occasions, particularly the World personal Forum, the Americas personal Forum, plus the World Urban Form;
- Organization of training activities for HIC and networks that are related
- Ongoing communication and help for regional HIC user companies in Latin America, plus in other areas (Spanish-, English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking users) to produce, implement, monitor and disseminate tasks and tasks in a manner Dominican Cupid dating that is cooperative
- Development and strengthening of links along with other regional, nationwide and worldwide systems, like the execution and diffusion of typical tasks, such as for example campaigns, occasions, studies, and magazines;
- Composing focus electronic bulletins and articles for HIC regional and websites that are international
- Coordination and modifying of regional, nationwide and international HIC magazines, including involvement in French-Spanish, English-Spanish and Portuguese-Spanish translations.
Regional and Overseas Projects
Help towards the HIC-Latin American Regional Secretariat. Coordination of techniques, agendas, action plans for social movements, technical groups, grassroots businesses, NGOs, and academics to advocate for policies in popular housing and habitat, with all the aim of enhancing housing conditions among low-income communities. Misereor, Germany, 2001-2003, 2004-2006, 2007-2009, and 2010-2012.
Peoples liberties connected to habitat in Meso-America. Project developed resistance techniques for neighborhood businesses and communities threatened by the Panama Arrange while the chance of forced displacement and peoples rights violations. In coordination with Silvia Emanuelli (HIC-AL). Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Germany, 2003-present.
Regional Project on Ladies and Housing: Constructing Dignity. In coordination using the Observatori DESC (Barcelona), HIC General Secretariat and HIC-Women and Habitat system for Latin America (Red Mujer y HГЎbitat). Supported by ACCD and DiputaciГі de Barcelona, Spain, 2007-2008.
The social creation of habitat as well as the directly to housing also to the town in Latin America: Strategic instructions for HIC local action and advocacy . 12 companies and 7 cities/countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Uruguay) took part in this project, with planning, monitoring and assessment meetings in Caracas, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, and BogotГЎ. Sustained by Oxfam-Novib, Holland, 2005-2008.
Task to support advocacy procedures for policies associated with the social creation of habitat. Sustained by the Swedish Cooperative Centre, Sweden, 2007.
Global project in the social creation of habitat: Conceptual development, situation studies, help instruments and general public policy advocacy. The task included HIC that is diverse and HIC figures at the center East, Africa, Asia, European countries and Latin America. InWent, Germany, 2003-2005.
Regional task to bolster society that is civil the understanding of individual legal rights associated with habitat. 10 businesses and 5 cities/countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico y Uruguay. Preparing, monitoring and assessment conferences in Buenos Aires, MГ©xico, and Los Angeles Paz. Sustained by Oxfam-Novib, Holland, 2003-2005.
Ö Participated into the core group for the HIC institutional evaluation: evaluated the dwelling associated with the coalition, including HIC-Latin America (June 2006-April 2007). Organization and participation in workshops at worldwide and levels that are regional along with planning of industry visits. Associated with developing terms of guide for assessment plus in coordinating area of the assessment document’s translation that is final.
Г– Organization, coordination and followup of HIC internal conferences at local and nationwide amounts in Latin America, along with adding to coalition that is global.
Г– Development, outreach and strengthening of links with companies, motions and systems that work on habitat and housing dilemmas regionally and internationally. This includes public announcements, press outreach, public events, campaigns, document development, urgent action appeals, publications and action-research among other activities.