CURR ICUL UM VITAE

MarГ­a Lorena ZГЎrate

I happened to be created in Los Angeles Plata, Argentina on 18, 1971 november. We learned History during the nationwide University of La Plata and had been a known user associated with performing Group on artistic History.

Before joining the Habitat Global Coalition (HIC) in Mexico City, we struggled to obtain 7 years in Argentina as being a known member associated with modifying and publishing group for the 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, while the journal Environment (Revista Ambiente).

I have already been surviving 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) along with other companies regarding the Mexico Habitat Coalition (CHM). I’ve been the Coordinator for the HIC-Latin United states Regional workplace since 2003.

My indigenous language is Spanish, we talk and write English and French, and I also understand and read Portuguese.

Regional Office Coordination, HIC-Latin America

Main duties consist of:

• General administration, coordination and utilization of local and worldwide jobs beneath the auspices of numerous donors, along with drafting reports that are necessary
• Organization, coordination and involvement in HIC local, nationwide and worldwide conferences, like the Board and General Assembly;
• Preparing, involvement and follow-up of HIC regional, nationwide and worldwide occasions, particularly the World personal Forum, the Americas personal Forum, in addition to World Urban Form;
• Organization of training activities for HIC and associated companies;
• Ongoing communication and help for regional HIC user businesses in Latin America, as well as in other areas (Spanish-, English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking users) to produce, implement, monitor and disseminate activities and tasks in a manner that is cooperative
• Developing and strengthening of links along with other local, national and worldwide systems, like the execution and diffusion of typical activities, such as for instance promotions, activities, studies, and magazines;
• Composing center point electronic bulletins and articles for HIC regional and websites that are international
• Coordination and modifying of local, nationwide and HIC that is international, including participation in French-Spanish, English-Spanish and Portuguese-Spanish translations.

Regional and Global Projects

Support towards the HIC-Latin American Regional Secretariat. Coordination of techniques, agendas, action plans for social motions, 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 approaches for neighborhood companies and communities threatened by the Panama Arrange together with risk of forced displacement and individual liberties violations. In coordination with Silvia Emanuelli (HIC-AL). Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Germany, 2003-present.

Regional Venture on Ladies and Housing: Constructing Dignity. In coordination with all the Observatori DESC (Barcelona), HIC General Secretariat and HIC-Women and Habitat Network for Latin America (Red Mujer y HГЎbitat). Sustained by ACCD and DiputaciГі de Barcelona, Spain, 2007-2008.

The social creation of habitat additionally the straight to housing also to the town in Latin America: Strategic directions for HIC action that is regional advocacy . 12 businesses and 7 cities/countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil Little Armenia reviews, Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Uruguay) took part in this task, with preparation, evaluation and monitoring conferences in Caracas, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, and BogotГЎ. Sustained by Oxfam-Novib, Holland, 2005-2008.

Task to help advocacy procedures for policies associated with the production that is social of. Sustained by the Swedish Cooperative Centre, Sweden, 2007.

Overseas project regarding the social manufacturing 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 liberties associated with habitat. 10 companies and 5 cities/countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico y Uruguay. Preparing, evaluation and monitoring 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 evaluation that is institutional evaluated the dwelling for the coalition, including HIC-Latin America (June 2006-April 2007). Organization and participation in workshops at international and local amounts, along with planning of industry visits. Taking part in developing terms of guide for assessment plus in coordinating an element of the evaluation document’s final interpretation.

Г– Organization, coordination and followup of HIC internal conferences at regional and nationwide amounts in Latin America, in addition to adding to coalition that is global.

Г– Development, outreach and strengthening of links with companies, movements and systems that work on housing and habitat issues regionally and internationally. This includes public announcements, press outreach, public events, campaigns, document development, urgent action appeals, publications and action-research among other activities.