Nominated by BPW Chile

Nomination form signed by Carmen Ojeda Caceres on 18 April 2008

Nominee Information

Address: Avenida Bulnes 141 Santiago - Chile
Telephone: 56 2 6711228 / 56 2 6972334
E-mail: elenatorres@123.cl
Occupation: Lawyer - Journalist

Active in Occupation

BPW Offices held

Club:

• President (Association Santiago) From 1987 to 1993

Federation:

• President From 1991 to 2002

BPW International:

• Legislation Standing Committee
• BPW International Representative in CEPAL From 1996 to 1999

Positions in other Voluntary Organisations:

1. President – Association Lawyer woman Matilde Troup.
2. President ASONG (Org, National Asociation ONGS).
3. President Rotary Club Callcanto – Alameda.
4. Vice-President Chilena Asociation Notary Public.
5. Vicepresident Partners of the Americas.
6. Member Directy – Program Education in UNESCO during years
7. Secretary Finan women world Banking.

Related experience/qualifications:
Law – human right – woman right citizen participation latinamerican politics and social study, social communication.

Supporting Statement

Since Universitary life (Lawyer Concepción University) participated in some groups relationed with topics like "Citizen participation" "-Electoral process" - "Woman Rights-Adolescent and girls" "Violence against women and family". "Human rights"-"Social Comunication". "Community"."Old person", "Children and adolescent""International" "Law". "Latinoamerican Political and social reality".

Art and Comunication Wrote stories winner in University Festival theatre Journalist. Magister Social Comunication. Write in international Magazine Spanish Magazine and French Gnommon Director Chilean Magazine Notary.

Director – edition the Radio programme University Radio "Citizen World"

Rotary Club Calicanto Foundress and First president 1990 (first club world only woman R.C Alameda Foundres and First President 2002.

Foundress Red-Cross Arauco 1975

President ASONG ( National and international ONGs consultive level in ECLAC 1995-2002 Foundress President Lawyer Women M. Troupp Asociation.

Vicepresident National Association Notaries and Curators Chile( 92-94-) Actually representative in ( ECLAC) U.N. since 1996.

Counselor Citizen Council (adviser to Republic President) 2004) Counselor Development and Environment Council (since 1999 and present) FINAM Secretary Chilean Branch Woman World Banking actually Coordinator Committee "Quality Education for all" (UNESCO) actually Vicepresident. Partners of the Americas. Coordinator, Speaker and Lecture in Conference- Congress, Seminars in University-Rotary Clubs Association lawyer- Notarys, "Woman groups "in Chile Ecuador - Argentina - Brasil - Colombia Venezuela - Costa Rica - Paraguay - Uruguay - Panamá - Bolivia - Perú Italy - Spain - France, United States - Canadá Japón, Korea - China Egipt Kenia Invited by organization of civil society national and international

National Federation Foundress First president Chilean Federation. And many association .1991 (also in Paraguay Asociation) Working in Leadership-Citizen participation, education, girls , violence in family ,project for woman, young mothers and little entrepreneurs) Organized Seminars with Unesco-Cepal,University–Municipalities Women Universities- Finam Journalist Association , Scientific society
.
Representative BPW International "World Conference -Population and development" Egypt 1994 – Organize Seminar " Violence against woman" World Woman in Conference Beijing 1995.

BPW International ECLAC Attend Conference Venezuela, Chile. Colombia.

U.N. New York ( Seven years attend Meeting Women Condition.
"Right children world" 2000 Latinoamerican Family Meeting Colombia ,and "World Summit Environment" Brasil(1994).

Organize in Chile Meeting Family Seminar International BPW 1996
Legislation Seminar International BPW International.1998.

Regional President Meeting 2001. Secretary Regional Coordination 2005-2008.

Coordinator Regional Congress Latin America and Caribbean 2007 Santiago Chile. Attend all regional meeting and Congress since 1988. Proposal Coordinator Regional 2008-2011. Increase relation among association and federation Regional. Encourage members to participate in interchange programs ( accord her specialization )

Reinforce participation ,working in activities ( like legislation , members environment leaderships , capacitation migrant woman-ViolenceWoman.

Increase members in Region
Stimulate new association or recover others in Perú- Honduras- Guatemala Costa Rica Colombia where I have been and have professional relation and friends that work in civil society.

Intend association region do program for communities (postulate Project five 0). Consider cost for regional meeting , try to reduce it. To enthusiasm members in our organization in all levels (international, regional , national) Give warm atmosphere among region members and others federation.