Medical Doctor, State University
of Campinas, Brazil (1972); Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health, National School of
Public Health - OCF, Brazil (1995); Master of Science in Social Medicine, Institute
of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro(1981); Courses on Health Policy and
Health Administration (1984) and Social Medicine (1976);Medical Residence in Pediatrics,
UNICAMP (1973-1975). She is currently Medical Doctor, Senior Researcher and Lecturer in
Health System Organization and Planning, ENSP/FIOCRUZ, and Executive Secretary of the
Network for Health System and Services Research in the Southern Cone. Former Göran Sterky
Foundation Fellow, IHCAR, Karolinska Institute, Sweden; Director of FIOCRUZ General
Planning Department; Vice-chair of the National Board of the Brazilian Centre for Health
Studies; Researcher and lecturer, State University of Rio de Janeiro; Program Coordinator,
Federal University of Paraiba, and Advisor Health Planning, General Secretariat, Brazilian
Ministry of Health. Her international and research experience include work with IDRC and
PAHO, and positions as General Coordinator and Chair of the Board, Network for Health
System and Service Research in the Southern Cone of Latin America; Member of the Board,
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research; Member of the Steering Committee of the
José Luis Bobadilla Health Policy Network (ICHSRI); Member of the Scientific Committee,
International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) - COHRED; Member of the Global Health
Equity Initiative, Rockefeller Foundation; and Technical Delegate, Health Programs for the
Southern Africa Region. She served as referee for the Bulleting of the World Health
Organization, the Social Sciences and Medice Review Journal. She has been member of the
editorial board of the journal Health Policy and Planning, Cadernos de Saúde Pública
(Public Health Notebooks), Saúde em Debate (Health in Debate), Cuadernos para Discusión
Investigación en Sistemas y Servicios de Salud (Notes for Discussion Health Systems and
Services Research). She has an extensive record of publications .
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Program Evaluator, Ph.D. (1987)
and Masters in Education (1981), University of Toronto, Canada; BA University of Western
Ontario, Canada. Dr Amos is currently the Program Evaluator for the Regional Geriatric
Assessment Program – Ottawa where she is responsible for multi-site evaluations and
the on-going planning and assessment of geriatric services in the region. She has
participated in numerous research projects examining the needs of seniors and their
caregivers, their use of acute care services and their transition from hospital back to
the community. She is a former President of the Youth Science Foundation, a national
charitable foundation responsible for promoting a science culture within Canada’s
schools. Her interest in the development of scientific and engineering human resources is
reflected in her previous work for the Science Council of Canada, the National Conference
on Technology and Innovation and the International Development Research Centre. In
addition to her work in science policy, Dr. Amos has done considerable consulting on
issues related to addictions and family violence and includes the National Parole Board,
the Women’s Action Centre Against Violence, and the Addictions Research Foundation
among her clients. She received a Community Service Award from the Ontario Ministry of
Correctional Services for her volunteer work. Doctor
Amos has an extensive record of publications
.
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Anthropologist, Master of Science in Demography,
London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, U.K. (1975-76). Post-Graduate
studies in Development Studies in Economics and Rural Development, Cambridge University,
U.K. (1972-73). Licenciate in Social Anthropology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del
Perú (1972-73). Currently, he is the Executive Director of the Economic and Social
Research Consortium (CIES) grouping 27 universities and centres in Peru; Advisor to the
Ministry of Women and Human Development (PROMUDEH); and Professor of the Master Programs
on Management of Social Programs and on Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano
Heredia. He is a former Advisor to the National Program on Reproductive Health in
Peru; Associate Researcher at the Centro Investigación de la Universidad del Pacífico;
and former Associate Professor in Anthropology and Demography, Pontificia Universidad
Católica del Perú. He has served as Visiting professor of Amazonian Studies at the
University of Florida, Gainesville; Visiting Researcher on Population and Environment at
the University of Michigan; Peru representative to the WWF; President of the National
Population Council, Peru; and Regional Vice- President for Latin America of Pathfinder
International. His consulting activities include GTZ-Bolivia; Packard Foundation; the
World Bank; Conservation International; UNFPA; OPS; PROMUDEH; the European Union; and
USAID-CONCYTEC-UNDP. He has 54 publications
on topics related to the colonization of the Amazonian; internal migration, population
policies, poverty and social exclusion and social management.
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Dr Arredondo has a degree in Medicine and
Surgery from the Metropolitan University in Mexico (1985); a Master of Science degree in
Health Systems with focus on Health Economics, School of Public Health of Mexico (1988);
and a Doctorate in Sciences of Public Health with focus on Health Systems, School of
Public Health. Mexico - London - Cambridge (1996). At the Pan-American Health Organization
he completed a Specialty in International Health and Health Economics (1990), and pursued
post graduate studies at the University of London (1991), at Harvard University (1994),
and at the University of Montreal, Canada (1998). He is currently the principal
researcher a researcher of the project Costs and Financial Consequences of Epidemiological
Changes with the INSP and the project Financing and Equity in the Context of Health
Decentralization in Mexico. Other positions held by Dr Arredondo include President of the
College of Health Systems and Policies, Head of the Health Financing and Costs Department
of the National Institute of Public Health; Senior Professor in Organization of Health
Systems and on Health Economics; and Coordinator of the Master Degree Program on Health
Economics, School of Public Health of Mexico. His consulting experience includes the
World Bank, the Pan-American Health Organization, the Ministry of Health of Mozambique,
and the Inter-American Development Bank. His areas of expertise include the design
of a monitoring cost-pricing system for health services in developing countries; health
financing; health care reform; and the assessment of cost and price of health services in
countries of Latin America and Africa. He is the author of multiple scientific publications, scientific
articles and books.
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Sociologist, Master in Sociology and Social
Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Peru (1976). Licenciate in Theology,
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain (1965). Currently he is Deputy Director
of the Bolivian Center of Multidisciplinary Studies (Centro Boliviano de Estudios
Multidisciplinarios - CEBEM) responsible for the area of regional development and social
policies; Professor at FLACSO; Coordinator of the International Research and Action
Network on Local Development (Red sobre Investigación y Acción en Desarrollo Local -
RIADEL); and President of the Inter-American Society of Planning. He has an extensive
academic and research experience as former Director of Sociology at the Universidad Mayor
de San Andres; and as Coordinator of a join Master Program with the Latin American Faculty
of Social Sciences (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales - FLACSO) on Local
Development and Public Management. His consulting activities include
Habitat-Nairobi, IDRC, ILO, OXFAM-UK,UNDP, UNPF, UNICEF, UNESCO WHO, the World Bank and
the European Union in various countries in Latin America. His publications include 12 books
and several articles on population issues, drugs and environmental issues, and
decentralization and social programs.
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Education. Ph.D. Comparative Education, (1983)
and M.A. in Education (1978), University of Chicago, U.S.A. Licentiated in Sociology,
Universidad del Salvador, Argentina (1971). Dr Gallart is currently Principal Researcher
at the Centro de Estudios de Población (CENEP) in Buenos Aires Argentina; Professor of
Research Methodology at San Andres University and Educational Reform and School Authonomy
at Di Tella University. Member of CEART, a Joint Experts Committee of ILO-UNESCO. She is
the former Regional Coordinator of the Latin American Network on Education and Work, and
former of the Argentinian National Council on Technical Education, of the Consultative
Committee of a CEPAL-GTZ project on professional training for Latin America and the
Caribbean, and of the Consulting Council of IIEP-UNESCO. She has taught at the Universidad
Nacional de Lujan; the Universidad de Buenos Aires; and the Universidad del
Salvador. Her international consulting and research experience includes work with
IIEP-UNESCO; OAS; IADB; The Workd Bank; PRESTNU; YPF Foundation; and the Argentinian
Ministries of Education, Finance, and Labour. She has an extensive record of publications including
numerous books and articles.
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Mr. Hunsley holds M.A. in Sociology, a Master in
Education (M. Ed.), and a professional diploma in Public Administration. He is currently
the Director General of the International Center for the Prevention of Crime in Montreal,
and President of the Advocate Institute of Human Resources, a national non-profit research
and development organization. He is a Fellow of the School of Policy Studies at
Queen's University and the Program Director of the Queen's International Institute on
Social Policy. He is the former Executive Director of the Canadian Council on Social
Development (CCSD), and a former senior public servant at federal and provincial levels,
including Director of the Social Services Division, Health and Welfare Canada. He has also
taught international comparative policy and administration, and management of
non-profit organizations. His international consulting experience involves work in
management and public policy in Canada, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific,
including the Federation of Canadian Municipalities; the International Council on Social
Welfare; the Canadian Association of Social Workers; the Institute on Work and Health of
Ontario; Health Canada; IDRC; Human Resources Development Canada; and the Philippines
National Council on Social Development. He has worked recently with municipal
governments on Quality of Life Monitoring Systems, with the Canadian biotechnology
industry in management development, and in internet-based publishing. His publications include four
books and over 50 articles in professional and academic journals. During the
eighties he wrote regular commentary for sixteen major Canadian newspapers.
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Doctor of Philosophy, Social Studies, University
of Zimbabwe (1994). Master of Science in Social Planning, London School of Economics and
Political Science (1982). Bachelor of Social Work (1980) and Diploma in Social Work,
University of Zimbabwe (1979). Currently, he is Principal and Chief Academic and
Administrative officer of the School of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe; Secretary,
Board of Governors, School of Social Work; Member of the Core Group of Social Security
Experts in SADCChairman; Memner of the Editorial Board, Journal of Social Development in
Africa; Overseas Corresponding Member, Journal of Social Policy and Administration;
Editorial Board member International Social Work Journal; member and Africa
representative, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, the International Association
of Schools of Social Work; and President, Association of Schools of Social Work for
Eastern and Southern Africa. Former positions include Director of Studies, Lecturer
and Director of Field Work, School of Social Work; Director Urban Community Development,
Ministry of Community Development and Women's Affairs; and Social Welfare Officer,
Department of Social Welfare in Zimbabwe. His international consulting activities
include IDRC-Canada; UNICEF; the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of
Swaziland; the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe; the ILO;
the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Harare; the National Social Welfare Training Institute;
the Southern Africa Development Community; the Ministry of Health and Social Services,
Namibia; the Germany Agency for Technical Cooperation; Ministry of Public Service, Labour
and Social Welfare, Zimbabwe; the UN Centre For Centre Social Development and Humanitarian
Affairs; the Uganda Child Law Review Committee on Juvenile Justice; and ACARTSOD, Tripoli,
Libya. His expertise include social security systems in Africa, evaluation of social
welfare and social safety net systems, situation analysis of social service delivery
systems, evaluation of curriculum on social security, and development of social welfare
policy. His publications
include 6 book; 15 chapters in books; and 12 refereed articles.
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Sociologist, Doctor in Sociology, Université
Catholique de Louvain -la- Neuve, Belgium (1994); Master in Social Sciences, FLACSO,
Mexico (1983), and Licenciate in Anthropology, Universidad de Chile (1976). He is
currently The Chaiman of the Doctoral Program Education Sciences at the Faculty of
Education, at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile. Former Director of the Center of
Research and Development of Education (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la
Educación, CIDE - Chile). His experience included extensive research on education
in Chile and other countries in Latin America. His research interests include the
evaluation of reformed social and education policies in Latin America; the analysis of the
social and cultural determinants of these processes; and methodology design in project
evaluation. His expertise is on issues related to education and training,
community-based and popular education, and youth programs. His international
consulting work includes projects with OECD, UNESCO, CEAAL, the Inter-American Foundation
(IAF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, CESO, HIVOS, DANIDA, and the
International Youth Foundation. He has an extensive record of publications including
research projects, technical studies, and peer reviewed publications.
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Sociologist, University of Chile, Chile (1990).
Mr. Opazo holds a Diploma in Planning and Social Programming from the School of Social
Planners of the Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL) and SUR. His professional
experience as a consultant for international and regional organizations includes the
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Honduras; the National Secretariat of
Education and the Ministry of Housing in Honduras; The World Bank; the Inter-American
Development Bank; UNICEF and UNDP. In this capacity, he participated in the preparation of
the Human Development Reports for Chile (1996 and 1998) and Honduras (1999 and 2000). He
has also served as a consultant for the Investments and Export Development Foundation
(FIDE) in Honduras, and PREAL a regional program in education. His academic experience
includes teaching at the University of Chile, University of La Serena and University Diego
Portales in Chile, and the National Pedagogical University and the Catholic University in
Honduras. Mr. Opazo has played a leadership role in a number of research initiatives and
produced several publications
.
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Dieudonné
O. Ouedraogo
Doctor Ouedraogo has Doctorat de 3ème Cycle en
Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Bordeaux III, France (1976) and a Doctorat
d'Etat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Bordeaux III, France (1986).
He has twenty five years of experience in analysis, evaluation and capacity building in
sub-Saharan Africa in the fields of population and development, strategies for poverty
reduction, and social policy. He is currently the President of the Centre
d'Appui Scientifique et Technique aux Politiques Sociales en Afrique (CAST / PSA).
His expertise includes the regional coordination of the Social Policy Nertwork for West
and Central Africa; the management and leadership of national and regional research
centers and multidisciplinary research networks in Western and Central Africa; the
development of links with the scientific community, research institutions and
universities; and knowledge of national, regional and international institutions of
research for development and technical and financial co-operation. He has carried out
regional consulting assignments for bilateral and multilateral development agencies
including the formulation, execution, follow-up and evaluation of research programs; the
development of indicators and follow-up mechanisms for the evaluation of social policies
and programs; the development of human and institutional research capacities; the
promotion of policy use of research results; and the reinforcement of dialogue between
policy makers, researchers, and development experts. He has an extensible record of publications including two
books and several articles published in Africa, Europe and North America
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Ph.D. in Political Science, Department of
Political Sciences, University of Pittsburg. Master in Sociology, Instituto Universitario
de Pesquisas do Río de Janeiro, IUPERJ (1996). Diploma in Science, First Graduate program
in Sociology in Uruguay, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, FLACSO - Centro de
Informaciones y Estudios del Uruguay, CIESU, (1988). Degree in Development Sociology,
Centro Latinoamericano de Economía Humana, CLAEH (1983). Law Studies, Universidad de la
República, Uruguay (1979). He is currently the Academic Coordinator of the
Political Science Program, Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, and the Master
Program on Public Policies, Universidad ORT, Uruguay. His research and project
evaluation experience include the areas of comparative public policies, social security,
decentralization, social policy, citizens participation, equity, poverty and democracy;
and governance in Latin America. His consulting work includes IDRC-Canada; IADB; the
Ministry of Finance, Uruguay; GEOPS Consultants; UNDP; UNESCO; CLACSO; and the Friederich
Ebert Foundation-Uruguay. His publications include one
book and 34 scientific articles.
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Dr. Pilotti has a Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography (1979) and a Master of Arts in
Urban Sociology (1975) from Fordham University, New York, NY, USA. He is a Licenciate in
Sociology from the University of Chile (1972). He holds Diplomas in Social Policy and
Management, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC., (1996) and Organization and
Management, from the Department of Economics, University of Chile (1981). He is currently
the Social Policy Coordinator of the Unit for Social Development and Education in the
Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC, USA, and spokeperson for the OAS
in social policy and poverty issues. Former Chief of the Social Affairs Unit at the
Inter-American Children's Institute of the Organization of American States (IACI),
Montevideo, Uruguay (1987-97); Deputy Chief of the Technical Department at the National
Service for Children (SENAME) in Santiago, Chile (1981-85); Consultant for the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile (1979-81); and
Lecturer at the City University of New York, New York, USA (1974-79). Dr. Pilotti has been
responsible for abroad range of initiatives including a research project on the political
socialization of children and youth "Strengthening democracy in the Americas: Values,
citizenship and the role of education," capacity building activities through
networking "Information and training strategies for the Social Network of Latin
America and the Caribbean," the Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American
Commission for Social Development of the OAS, the Inter-Agency Committee for the follow up
of the X Iberoamerican Summit mandate on children and youth, the Inter-Agency Committee
for the preparation of the V Ministerial Meeting on Children and Social Policy in the
Americas, Kingston, 2000, and the Inter-Agency Committee for the preparation of the World
Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth, Portugal, 1998. His publications record includes
several books and referee articles.
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Social Theory. Doctor of
Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, USA (1998). Licenciate in Philosophy,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras 1989). He is currently the Director of the
External Unit for the Evaluation of the Quality of Education (Unidad Externa de Medición
de la Calidad de la Educación, UMCE- Honduras) and professor of epistemology and logic at
the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). He has received extensive training
on research and evaluation of social, education and development policies and programs at
the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), The World Bank, IPEA (Brazil) and the
University of Harvard, USA. His experience and research interests include research and
evaluation of social and education policies and programs in Latin America; analysis of the
social and cultural determinants of poverty / development and the quality of education,
and methodology and design of project evaluations. His expertise is on issues of research
and measurement of the quality of education and its determinants; impact-evaluation of
social projects, and analysis of development policies and programs. His research and
international consulting activities includes projects with the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Academy for
Educational Development (AED) and PREAL. He is the author of several publications including books,
articles, essays and research reports.
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Psychologist, Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, U.K. Specialty in
Cognitive Development and Family Therapy, Tavistock Clinic and Family Therapy Institute,
London. Postgraduate studies in Social Psychology, UCV, Venezuela. Ms. Sepulveda is
currently the Director of the Centro de Investigaciones para la Infancia y la Familia,
CENDIF, (Center of Research on Childhood and the Family) at the Universidad Metropolitana,
Venezuela. She is a member of the International Society against child abuse, and member of
Childwatch International, and organization based on Oslo and Cambridge University grouping
over 32 research institutions. She is a faculty member in Community Education, Schools of
Education and Psychology (recently created by Dr Sepulveda and two other colleagues) in
the Universidad Metropolitana. Among others, her work includes projects on evaluation of
child-family programs, development of educational materials, mothers and children in
prison, drug use among youth, comprehensive assistance programs to children and youth,
youth and micro enterprises, and early mother-children interaction. She has been the
recipient of several international awards, including the University of Cambridge Overseas
Award, the Innovation Award the University of Sorbonne, France, and the Project innovation
Award of the World Bank. She has an extensive record of publications.
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Economist, Ph.D., M.Sc, Public Policy,
University of Oxford. U.K. (1995). Licenciate in Economics, Universidad del Pacifico,
Peru. He is currently Professor of Economics and researchers at the Research Center
of the Universidad del Pacifico; Regional Ccoordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean
of the International Labour Organization; Coordinator of the Latin American Program on
Social Policy; Executive Director of the Centre for the Promotion of Small Enterprises
(PROPYME); and Latin American Editor of the Journal of Global Social Policy, Helsinki. He
is former President of the Executive Council of the National Program on Food Support
(PRONAA), and former Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, Peru. His research and
international consulting activities includes work with USAID, IDRC, UNDP, JICA,
FOMCIENCIAS; and The Credit Bank. He has an extensive record of publications ncluding books and
peer reviewed articles in areas such as anti-poverty programs, social management, social
investments, governance, and private sector enterprises.
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Sociologist, Doctor in Sociology, University of
Warwick, U.K. Master in Social Studies of Population, CELADE-FLACSO , Chile. Direct
Advisor to the President of the Republic of Chile. Former Advisor to the Ministry General
Secretariat of the Republic and to the Ministry General Secretariat of the Government of
Chile. Former Director of the Division of Political and Institutional Relations and of the
Research Division of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency, Chile. Other
former positions include Professor of International Social Planning, UNDP-ILPES and
ILPES-UNICEF; researcher at FLACSO-Chile; researcher and Executive Director of the Center
for Social Studies - SUR; and Professor of the Master Program in Sociology at the
Institute of Sociology, University of Chile. His consulting activities include UNICEF,
OAS, the Chilean Ministry of Education, and the National Institute of Food
Technology. He is the author of a number of peer reviewed publications .
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