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Pau-Brasil
Tree Planting launches the Project "Tree
is Life" in Brasília, September
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The
19th CONFAM's theme "New Woman"
- Convention of the Federation of the Business
Women's Associations and Professionals, BPW
Brazil, 3-6 September 2007 |
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The II National Conference
of Politics for Women at II CNPM, in Brazil-DF,
17-20 August 2007 |
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The 19th CONFAM's theme
"New Woman" - Convention of the
Federation of the Business Women's Associations
and Professionals, BPW Brasil, 3-6 September
2007 |
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Preparing for Merida Congress,
March 2007 |
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"TREE
IS LIFE" Commitment of life perpetuation
PLANT A TREE, June 2007 |
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Project TREE IS LIFE
is growing like a seed in Brazil, 5 June 2007 |
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5th
Regional Congress of Latin America & SSCC
in Santiago, Chile 16-18 April 2007 |
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Latin America Regional
Conference, 16-18 April 2007 |
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BPW Argentina National
Conference, 13-14 April 2007 |
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15th
Anniversary of La Paz Nursing School, Mexico,
March 2007 |
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Project TREE IS
LIFE is growing like a seed in Brazil
The project “Tree
is Life” was launched at CONFAM 2006
Conference in Cuiabá, Brazil. The
objective is that each BPW member plants
a tree and with this simple action, worldwide,
we will have a better quality of life. The
number of trees donated and planted was
4000. President Chonchanok Viravan planted
the first tree with other BPW members.
On 5 June 2007 “International
Environment Day”, the project was
also implemented in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
The International RS Governor Yeda Crusius
planted trees launching the project "Tree
is Life" in the Marinha do Brazil Park.
The event was promoted by the Chair of the
BPWInternational Environment Committee,
Yara Blochtein, and Ligia Barata Brasil,
President of BPW Porto Alegre. The ceremony
was attended by President of BPW Brazil,
Beatriz Fett, BPW members and government
representatives. The Environment and Sustainable
Development Committee is working hard to
launch this project nationally and internationally
to show the world that we care for the environment
and with these simple actions we can build
a better life on Earth, fighting against
the Climate Change.
Yara Blochtein
Chair of Environment and Sustainable Development
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| Chile: |
Latin America Regional
Conference
The 5th Latin America Regional Conference
was held in Santiago, Chile on 16-18 April
2007. The conference was attended by BPW
members from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador,
Mexico, Panama and Uruguay. Several International
Executive Board Members, including President
Chonchanok Viravan, Vice President Liz Benham,
and Past International President Antoinette
Ruegg also gave talks at this conference.
Several topics were discussed, including
Violence Against Women, Environment, New
Dimension of Leadership, BPW International
Reform, BPW International Congress, etc.
There are many interesting projects presented
by BPW affiliates in this region. For example:
- Brazil: Beatriz Fett,
President of BPW Brazil, talked about
Maria Da Penha Law which addressed violence
against women in Brazil and the Projects
of BPW Brazil with Special Politics for
Women Minister (SPM) and Brazilian Service
of Support to small and medium enterprises.
- Ecuador: Past president
of BPW Ecuador, Majura Guvara, talked
about the work that BPW Ecuador has done
to help women to help themselves.
- Panama: President Albertina
reported the progress of the Credit Mujer
project, which won an award at Luzern
Congress.
- Chile: Several speakers,
including President Carmen Ojeda Caceres,
gave talks about projects in Chile related
to Education, Health, Agriculture, Environment,
Art and Culture.
The Gala dinner with candle lighting ceremony
was also enjoyed by all the participants.
Maria Inez Garcia
Bunning
Latin America Regional Coordinator |
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| Argentina: |
BPW Argentina National
Conference
BPW Argentina held its national conference
at Mar de Plata, Argentina on 13- 14 April
2007. Florinda D’Antoinio, President
of BPW Argentina, led this successful conference.
The conference had additional contributions
through the presence of foreign participants,
Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, Liz Benham, Maria
Inez Bunning and a delegation from Mexico.
The activities began with a press conference
in the Trade, Industry and Production Union,
continuing with a welcome dinner. The first
day the international authorities presented
the plan to reform BPW International. The
second day BPW Argentina talked about their
plans and their accomplishments.
Maria Inez Garcia
Bunning
Latin America Regional Coordinator |
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| Brazil: |
The II National Conference
of Politics for Women at II CNPM, in Brasilia-DF,
17-20 August 2007. Presided by the Minister
of the Special Secretary for the Politics
of Women, Dra Nilcéa Freire.
BPW Brasil will be represented through
their President Mrs Beatriz Fett, who will
participate as Coordinator of the panel:
"Women´s participation in the
spaces of power : international experiences
", àt 8 am, August 19th, 2007.
3000 people will meet at II CNPM, in Brasília-DF.
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The "
New Woman " this is XIX Confam's theme
- Convention of the Federation of the Business
Women's Associations and Professionals -
BPW Brasil, that will happen in Brasília-DF,
from 3 to September 6, 2007.
The event happens in a very special date,
when it is commemorated the 20 years of
foundation of BPW Brasil, fruit of an ideal
of vanguard women, that you/they joined
and they shared of the same objectives of
the fundadora of the organization in international
level, Lena Madesin Phillips.
Brasília is relatively a city young
and that ponders all the spheres of power
of the country. In other words, it is the
center of the main decisions political,
economical and judicial. Besides, it shelters
confederations and advices, of the productive
and professional sections, embassies and
diplomatic representations.
The city locates at the Brazilian Central
Plateau, that shelters one of the largest
biodiversities of the world. Your architecture
and urbanization enchant the visitors. In
I spill him/it of Brasília the nature
it is privileged. Your savannah, with twisted
and dry trees, hides waterfalls, grottos,
ponds, natural swimming pools, caves, crystals
and trails that surprise with rare species
of the fauna and of the flora. The capital
of the country is also considered the capital
mystic from Brazil, due your religious plurality,
that can be verified through churches, sanctuaries,
mosques and temples.
The capital of the country has everything
for well to receive and certainly the effort
and determination of XIX Confam's Organizing
Commission will be rewarded with your presence.
Brasília, modern and inviting it
will be of open arms to receive the conventional
ones, comings of the most several parts
of the country, and of the world. We are
going in the reencontrar with the certainty
that our hearts will be at party.
Respectfully,
Beatriz
Zanella Fett
President of BPW Brasil
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President of BPW Brasília |
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| Mexico: |
Preparing for Merida
Congress President
Chonchanok and 2nd Vice president Liz Benham
visited Mexico City to meet with Yucatan
Convention Bureau Director Ana Teresa Mendez
on 9 March 2007. Ana Teresa reconfirmed
government support for congress. They also
met with professional congress organizer
(PCO) at Maria Luisa H. Moncada‘s
house. Martha Soto presented the progress
of the Host Planning Committee. Several
Young BPW members also attended the meetings.
In the evening, the BPW club in Mexico City
held a candlelight ceremony.
Chonchanok Viravan
BPW International President |
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18th
CONFAM ? BPW Brazil National Conference
& Preisdent Chonchanok¡¯s visit to Sao
Paolo in September 2006
BPW Brazil’s president
Beatriz Fett invited both Liz Benham, 2nd
Vice President and I to attend.Latin America
& SSCC presidents’ meeting on 1-2 September
2007 and its 18th National Conference (18th
CONFAM) on 2-6 September 2007 in Cuiba,
Brazil. Prior to Cuiba, I visited Sao Paolo.
Elisa set up an appointment for me to have
a lunch meeting with Dr. Raymundo Magliano
Filho, Chairman of the Board of BOVESPA,
which is the 3rd largest stock market exchange
in the world. Under his leadership, BOVESPA
initiated “Women in Action” – a financial
education program especially for women and
the “Social Stock Exchange” program which
helps raise funds for social projects that
“listed” with BOVESPA. He also sent a reporter
to interview me The interview is published
in BOVESPA magazine and published on-line
at www.bovespa.com.br/InstSites/RevistaBovespa/100/Mulheres.shtml#03
It was also a pleasure to meet Margarida
Hiroko Yassuda, a BPW Sao Paolo member who
won an award from United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP) for her environmentally conscious
measures in hotel management.
Regional Coordinator Maria
Ines Bunning organized a very successful
Latin America and SSCC presidents’ meeting.
She planned to increase member countries
in the region by getting existing member
countries to help start up a BPW Club in
its neighbouring country. My two hours session
on BPW Organization Review and Reform enabled
me to present the progress as well as gather
feedback and suggestions from presidents
of federations / clubs. The 18th CONFAM
was informative as well as fun! BPW Brazil
educated their member clubs on how to apply
for funding from Brazilian government, resulting
in receiving a lot of funding support for
their projects. BPW Brazil also partnered
with SABRE and Secretariate Especial de
Politicas para as Mulheres to organize a
competition for women entrepreneurs. Beside
receiving the awards, SABRE will develop
a video of their success stories giving
them opportunities to teach others to do
business “by example”. SABRE also funded
the winners from 2004 to attend BPW International
Congress in Luzern, Switzerland in 2005.
The winners from 2007 will be also received
SABRE funding to attend BPW International
Congress in Merida, Mexico in 2008.
Dr. Chonchanok Viravan,
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| Uruguay: |
BPW in Latin America
and "Asociacion Latino Americana de
Integracion" (ALADI).
Maria Ines Garcia Bunning,
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator,
had a meeting with executive committee members
of all BPW clubs in Uruguay in April 2006
and also met President of BPW Uruguay, Nelly
Sanguinetti de Layerle. I also had lunch
with about 50 BPW members. During this trip
we visited ALADI "Asociacion Latino
Americana de Integracion" - The ALADI
is the largest Latin-American group of integration.
It has 12 member countries: Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, covering
a total of 20 million sq km and more than
493 million people. It is composed of the
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member
countries, or any other Minister or State
Secretary in charge of integration, and
makes the highest political decisions concerning
the process of integration. It is possible
for NGOs to be observers of ALADI and we
would like to know if BPW International
would be interested in taking part.
Maria Ines Garcia
Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator |
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BPW Argentian’s
National Conference, Rosario, April 2006.
BPW Argentina organized
its 52nd National Meeting in the City of
Rosario with the theme "Leadership
of Women in the Pressent Economy" on
7-8 April 2006, At the inauguration ceremony,
Dra. Diana Ragni, president of BPW Rosario
and BPW Argentina's president Mrs. Florinda
D' Antonio welcomed participants. There
was a panel that talked about Women in the
Economy; Fairness and Education for Women
in the 21st Century; Leadership of the Women
Gender; and Women and Work. Florinda D'
Antonio presented a book on the History
and Life Stories of Women who belonged to
BPW Argentina. Maria Ines Garcia Bunning
explained the plan of work to Latin America
Region. Mrs. Florinda D' Antonio was re
- elected by the unanimous votes by all
delegates.
Maria Ines Garcia
Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator
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BPW Get Together
in Rio de Janeiro, April 2006
BPW Brazil organized a
3 days get together in Rio de Janeiro in
April 2006 with the participation of many
clubs in Brazil as well as members from
Argentina and Uruguay. There were three
days of work and artistic programs. BPW
Brazil has a special project in partnership
with SPM Secretary of Women Politics, which
gave funds to support projects to help other
women help themselves. BPW clubs in Brazil
that received the funding this year including
BPW Uberaba, BPW DC, BPW Cuiaba, BPW Prudente,
BPW Fortaleza, BPW Carmo do Paranaiba, BPW
Porto Alegre. The toal funding was about
US$ 250,000.
Maria Ines Garcia
Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator |
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BPW Mexico XXXVII
National Conference in Ensenada, 2006
BPW Mexico XXXVII National
Conference was held in Ensenada Baja California
on 3-5 August 2006. Prior to the conference,
Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, BPW International
President, and Maria Ines Garcia Bunning,
held a meeting with the Host Planning Committee
for Merida Congress 2008.The Chair of HPC
is Maria Luisa H. Moncada. At the Conference,
the new executive board was elected and
the new president of BPW Mexico is Virginia
Morales. BPW Ensenada also celebrated its
55th Anniversary at this Conference. After
the Convention the event continues with
a tourist trip of three days to Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA.
Maria Ines
Garcia Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator
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BPW
Argentina in 2006
BPW Argentina’s president
is Florida D’Antonio. BPW Argentina consists
of 15 clubs with 250 members. They are working
in Business, Trade and Technology, Health,
Young BPW, Memberships (2 new clubs is being
organized), and have projects in tourism.
Their goal is to found new clubs in many
towns because they are now having a very
high profile in their country. BPW Argentina
is holding its Annual Convention in Rosario,
7-8 April 2006.
Maria Ines Garcia
Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator
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BPW Chile in 2006.
BPW Chile’s president is
Carment Ojeda Caceres. BPW Chile consists
of 10 clubs with 118 members. Their committees
did good work. They are working in Agriculture,
Arts and Culture (exhibition of paints and
art crafts and tales contest), Business,
Trade and Technology, Health, Development
Training and Employment. They have special
connection with the Governor, now that the
President is a woman.
Maria Ines Garcia
Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator
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BPW Clubs in Panama
in 2006.
BPW Panama Club’s president
is Albertina B. de Brugiati. The club has
25 members. Its committees are as follows:
Business, Trade and Technology, Development
Training and Employment, Public Relations.
All of these are based on their Credi-Mujer
project. They consider that the majority
of members mentor new members with their
important professional experiences.
Maria Ines Garcia
Bunning
Latin America and SSCC Regional Coordinator
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