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Event on March 4 celebrates International Women's Day and Donor Circle
On March 4, at 5pm, the traditional Casa Julieta de Serpa in Rio de Janeiro will host the launch of the Women Investing in Women Circle. The initiative proposes that individual donors make small monthly financial contributions that will go to ELAS and the groups the Fund supports. Those who donate join the Circle and receive a membership card.
Unprecedented award for those who donate and transform
Criado pelo Fundo ELAS com apoio do UNIFEM (Fundo de Desenvolvimento das Nações Unidas para a Mulher), o Prêmio Doar para Transformar tem como meta criar uma nova cultura de doações no Brasil, direcionada à mudança social através do investimento de recursos nos direitos humanos de meninas, jovens e mulheres.
Latin American funds meet in March in Brazil
The member funds of Conmujeres (Consortium of Women's Funds in Latin America and the Caribbean) will meet next March in Rio de Janeiro. The meeting will focus on synergies between the organizations, the exchange of information and the analysis of ongoing joint projects, such as those for LBT groups, young women and domestic workers.
Women and money: research shows how they deal with it
A survey carried out by Sophia Mind, a company specializing in behaviour and trends in the female universe, and published by Época magazine, shows the relationship between women and money. Two thousand women with broadband internet access in the six largest Brazilian capitals were interviewed.
Competition for young visionaries
Até 25 de março, meninas e mulheres de 18 a 30 anos de todo o mundo podem participar do concurso promovido pela Coalização Internacional de Saúde da Mulher (IWHC) que destaca idéias visionárias de como proteger a saúde e os direitos humanos das mulheres e receber U$ 1.000,00 para implementar essa iniciativa.
Partnership with Rio Secretariat offers new opportunities
Participantes do Mulheres da Paz, do PRONASCI (Programa Nacional de Segurança Pública), nas comunidades de Manguinhos, Providência e Rocinha, no Rio de Janeiro, integram o novo projeto Mulheres da Paz na Construção Civil, que tem coordenação geral do ELAS e parceria com o SENAC/RJ e a Secretária de Assistência Social e Direitos Humanos do Estado do Rio.
Haiti: Feminist Solidarity Camp, radio and aid
With the aim of creating a support base for feminists and Haitian women in general, the international women's movement set up the Myriam Merlet, Anne Marie Coriolan and Magalie Marcelin Feminist Solidarity Camp on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in honor of the Haitian leaders who died in the earthquake.
Latin American Funds Consortium meeting
A primeira quinzena de setembro marcou a realização de reunião no Chile, organizada pelo Fundo Alquimia, que congregou as responsáveis pela avaliação do 1º. ano do projeto de Diversidade Sexual do Consórcio de Fundos de Mulheres Latinoamericano e do Caribe. Entre outros aspectos, o encontro definiu a realização de ações conjuntas entre as organizações com o objetivo de afinar os resultados finais do projeto em meados de 2010.
International Cooperation brings together organizations in Rio de Janeiro
A meeting held at the end of August at the Ford Foundation office in Rio de Janeiro discussed the actions and strategies of cooperation agencies on racial issues in Brazil. The event was organized by the Ford, Kellogg, Avina and Oxfam GB foundations, with the participation of 11 other organizations, including ELAS - Social Investment Fund.
ELAS: strategic planning until 2014
From July 28 to 30, ELAS's technical team, board members and coordinators met in Teresópolis to carry out strategic planning with the aim of aligning the organization's goals and actions until 2014. The work was supported by the Center for Strategies for Social Organizations (CEOS), through its president Rebecca Raposo.
Tangolomango 2009
Music, theater, circus and dance groups are invited to Tangolomango 2009, the 8th Cultural Diversity Festival.
Petros supports Angelita Fashion campaign
The Petrobras Social Security Foundation (PETROS) joined the list of participants in the Angelita Fashion Campaign. In July, the coordinators of ELAS, Madalena Guilhon and Amália Fischer, met with the ombudsman and coordinator of the Subcommittee...
Award will highlight investment in them
ELAS and Unifem are preparing an award next year for the importance of social investment in organizations that work with women and girls. The initiative aims to highlight those individuals and companies who have understood that investing in them...
Women's Network Consortium gains brand
The Consortium of Latin American and Caribbean Women's Funds now has its logo. The visual project was designed by Rebouças e Associados in partnership with ELAS, which is responsible for coordinating the communications area. The design sought to highlight the multiplicity...
Angelitas delight Via Parque customers
The Via Parque shopping center, located in Barra da Tijuca (West Zone of Rio de Janeiro), is hosting the Angelita Fashion Campaign 2009 until the end of July.