Nominated by BPW Brazil

Nomination form signed by Beatriz Zanella Fett on 23 April 2008

Nominee Information

Postal Address: Rua Julio Dantas, 785 - Jardim Guarujà - Campo Grande - MS - Brazil - Cep: 79004-080.
Telephone: 0055 67 3383 4819, Fax: 0055 67 3341-3288
E-mail: gbunning@terra.com.br
Occupation: AGRO-Business Entrepreneur

Active in Occupation

BPW Office Held:

• BPW Campo Grande Enrollment: 1998/ Coordinator of the Agriculture and Planning Commissions / Coordinator of Development Training & Employment / President: 1996 - 1998/ From 1998 to 2008

Federation:

• Status of Women Committee 1994 1996 / Regional Coordinator of the Mid - West - 1992/1994/ International Officcer - 1996 - 1999/ President: 1999 A 2002./ National Convention: 1992/2005/ Participation in National Congress from 1994/2008

BPW International:

• Member of the Agriculture Committee for L.A. & S.S.C.C. - 1993
• Member of the Task Force of Networking and Mentoring for A.L. & C.H. - 1996./
• Member of the Projects Committee for L.A. & S.S.C.C. - 1999/2005 / Director Secretary of the Coordination of L.A. & S.S.C.C. - 2002/2005./Regional Coordinator L.A. & S.S.C.C. - 2005/2008
• Present in all (15) Regional Presidents meeting - 1995-2007
• Present in all (5) Latin America Regional Congress - 1995 A 2007
• Present in this International Congresses - Japan - 1993/ - Italy - 1996 / Canada - 1999 / Suisse - 2005

Positions in other Voluntary Organisations:
FAMASUL - Federation of Agriculture in Mato Grosso Do Sul - Advisory Council / Senar - National Services in Agriculture - Advisory Council / Carmen Prudente Foundation (Cancer Hospital) - Advisory Council / Pro-Life Foundation - Director Member / Rual Sindicate of Angelica - Ms - Vice President during years Last 15 years

Related experience/qualifications qualifications:
Direct work with people involved in AGRO Business mainly with women involved. Participation in exibitions in all country talk about women results in Agriculture and Cuttle. President of Women's in action in the field / mentoring of the education project for women living in farmers.

I am a BPW member since 1988. For the past 20 years I wrote my history in the institution.

I am courageous and I face the situations with optimism. Today with former experiences as teacher. Lawyer and farmer I can say that I have the maturity to make decisions at the right moment.

In difficult situations my first action is to look for the consensus giving equal possibility to all members, respecting each one.

I believe that some verbs give sense to our lives. The first one is to have that focus to the determination; the second is to be where the respect between persons is fundamental. The next verb is to feel promoting balance and harmony, and the last one is to belong to. To belong to an organization as BPW means to participate and to make part. Working to reach the goals.

To belong to an organization as BPW means to have conscience that the members are the start and the end of our work. They are the cells that form the organs; the organs together make a system - the Institution.

BPW is the body that needs to know how the organs are working; the organs need to know how are the cells, the members.

It falls to the Executive Committee to know in depth the reality of each organ (Federations and areas) guiding without interfering directly. Looking for to take the peace and the harmony for all.

We need to understand that an unhappy member can take us to lose an Association or even a Federation. But this member should be aware of our history, our roots, our goals and our longings. She should know the institution and knowledge that she intends to offer, as well as to know that the institution waits of her as integral part.

BPW exists because a woman had the courage of giving the first step and she knew how to be a "general" aggregator.

BPW doesn't belong to me or you. We are that belonged to her and in this interaction we won all. BPW is the bond that unites the members.

I have a dream that can also be the dream of many of you.

I want BPW to be able to say one day: War doesn't "exist among the women of BPW" and this way to say for extension: War doesn't "exist among the women of the world". 78 years of existence should be preserved. Difficult moments bring teachings that take us to the knowledge and the growth. To win crises is to have the courage face to face of saying the truth and being put in our speaker's place.

BPW has a history, and qualified members. She needs to know how to work to make better to live.