LEAD Brazil - Activities Update
Seminar Networks and Development 30 July-1 August 2008, São Paulo
What are the advantages and challenges of networking for promoting sustainable development? How can people and organizations take off advantage on collaborative work in their actions promoting development? Which are the main issues addressed to networking? Those were the nuclear questions of the debates of Networks and Development Seminar 2008, promoted by ABDL/LEAD Brazil and Senac São Paulo, between July 30th and August 1st in São Paulo.
The seminar congregated about 200 people, from civil society organizations and also from both public and private sectors. Researchers and activists of networks, from Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Canada, United Kingdom and Holland, were also between the public and speakers. They worked together over the main issues of networking articulation for sustainable development. The content and the results of the debates are published in: http://www.redesedesenvolvimento.org.br/article/static/3706
The Network and Development 2008 had the sponsorship of Fundação Telefonica (Telefonica Foundation), Instituto HSBC Solidariedade (HSBC Institute) and Instituto C&A (C&A Institute). Also, the seminar could count on the support of LEAD International; CEATS/FIA (Centro de Empreendedorismo Social e Administração em Terceiro Setor/Fundação Instituto de Administração); ODI (Overseas Development Intitute); da RITS (Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor); Tetra Pak; Ashoka; and Tzedaká Project.
Leadership for Climate Safety- Cohort 13 National Training Session
The overcoming of climate crises represents huge challenges for all and requires an adaptation process of people, culture and forms of articulating knowledge in more integrated and systemic ways.
With the purpose of training social actors interested on enlarge their comprehension and develop practical actions in the field of sustainability, ABDL/LEAD Brazil launches the Leadership Programme for Climate Safety. This is the 13th cohort of LEAD Programme in Brazil, and it’s developed in partnership with LEAD International and GLN – Global Leadership Network.
The programme contributes for the development of personal, inter-personal and organizational resources. It’ll be done by capacity-building process of formation of leaderships from different sectors, in an environment of learning and collaboration that contributes to the integration between theory and practice.
The methodology of training for action, developed by ABDL/LEAD Brazil during the last years, associates intensive seminars with activities addressed to developing projects and practical actions by the participants.
The programme counts on professors with recognized experiences in the knowledge areas that combine the fields of leadership, climate safety and systemic thinking, such as: Ricardo Abramovay Mille Bojer, Thais Corral , Samyra Crespo , Fábio Feldmann, Isaura Frondizi, Sandra Guimarães , Emilio La Rovere, Jacques Marcovich, Cristina Carvalho Pinto, Marcio Schiavo, Eduardo Viola.
LEAD Brazil launched the last session of Cohort 12, called Redesenvolvimento 2007- May 2008, São Paulo
Eighteen participants, from different sectors and regions of Brazil attended this edition which focused on networks and development. The graduation session was held in Sao Paulo and a second Open Seminar called Redes e Desenvolvimento, is going to be organized in partnership with Fellows. More information about the program in http://www.lead.org.br/article/view/2910
Release date: Thursday, September 25, 2008