Quito,
Ecuador
August 2007
Bulletin
Articles of Interest
·
Overview of the Launch of the FIE-IICD Project
·
Visit from CTM- Interview with Lorenzo Boccagni
·
Seminar on the Trends and Development of New Products-
Design Workshop CTM
News
of the Month
Overview of the Launch of the FIE-IICD
Project
 
The presentation and launch of the Italian-Ecuadorean
Project Fund (FIE, for its initials in Spanish) was in the
middle
of July, initiated by the gathering of the
different Centers for Farmer Affairs
(Centros
de Negocios Campesinos). The aim of this phase of the FIE
is
the "Development
of a National System of Fair Trade Centers of
Farmer Affairs,"
so
that the beginning of the second phase of the IICD Project may begin. The
IICD Project, "Strengthening of a Network of Information and Training for
Producers Tied to the Camari-FEPP Supportive System
of Commercialization" will strive to improve the infrastructure,
connectivity and sustainability of the Community Information
Centers.
These projects will be implemeted in the northern and
central sierra of the country.
Visit from CTM- Interview with Lorenzo
Boccagni
The Coordinator of Fair Trade Artisenal Projects for Latin
America (Consorzio CTM
Altromercato),
Lorenzo Boccagni, visited Camari to coordinate the execution of the
Project
for Technical Assistance in Design and Development of New Artisental
Products, oriented to the Italian market. In an interview
with [the Ecuadorian newspaper] Diario Hoy, he declares "[Fair
Trade] was born as a movement to support vulnerable classes, to
improve the situation of small villages through participatory trade."
Seminar on the
Trends and Development of New Products- CTM Design
Workshop
During the week of July 24-26, CTM and Camari carried
out the Design Workshop for the Development and Innovation of New Artisenal
Products. Through this training, the
artisans came
to understand the neccesity for innovation within their work,
as well as using the opportunities that are available to them in
their
own country, collaborating
with other artisans and combining materials to elaborate on products, thus
giving them higher value. Participants in the workshop also
established a series of agreements and commitments, following the recomendations
and suggestions of Andrea Desto and Nicoletta Breda, technicians from CTM,
concerning the designs that were put forth and their opportunities for success
within the market.
First Regional Workshop for the Overseeing of the Unveiling
of Community Wireless Networks- Andean Zone of the TRICALCAR
Project
The Technical Team from Camari, represented by Geovani
Castaneda, received a
grant
to travel to the city of
Huaral
,
Peru
from July 16-21
to be trained as a specialist in
the newest Information and Communication Technologies (TIC, for its
abbreviation in Spanish) in the rural productive sector. It is through
this program that Castaneda participated in a projected called
TRICALAR that is training people for the implementation of
Community Wireless Networks in developing countries.
Upcoming Events
more
information to come...
Miscellaneous
June 8th was the Festival of Economic Solidarity in the
south of Quito, during which
the President of the Republic signed a decree of accordance with the Subsecretary
of Economic Solidarity. He also spoke with small business
owners from Ecuador
, one of which was Camari.
Camari was present at the 2007 Pihincha Production
Commercial Opportunities Fair, promoted by the Pichincha Provincial
Council, on July 20 in
Quito
.
Monica Freire
and Diego Carrasco participated in the a training program in the Internal Audit
and Management Consulting in Quality Processes for PYMES Exporters organized by
Fedexport.
Pedro Cuenca participated in the a training
workshop of Management Logistics, organized by Fedexport.
NEWS
FROM THE UNITED NETWORK
South-South
Exchange Workshop
ICT and Knowledge Exchange for Rural Community Development
in Latin America and theCaribbean
Called
by: Hivos (Holland), ALAI (Ecuador), IICD (Holland), IDRC (Canada)
This
workshop is aimed at community organisations, as well as governmental and
non-governmental organisations from different countries in Latin America and the
Caribbean, that work in the rural development
field. It is specifically direct at people who work in the areas of information
and knowledge exchange.
Ecuador
16-21 March 2006
Collectively build on such key issues as knowledge,
information, as well as information and communication technology for rural
development and community development in the context of
globalisation.
Sharing
the experiences of the
participating people and organisations, the following themes will be
developed:
1.
Local knowledge and content in the context of globalisation.
2.
Information and communication technology as tools for community
development.
3.
The sustainability of community centres of access to technology.
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Centro de Exposiciones Quito
2,3,4 y 5 de febrero de 2006 | |
PERSPECTIVES
ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RURAL BUSINESS SYSTEM
The
objective of this forum is to disseminate experiences of joint productive chains
and associative marketing.
E-COMMERCE
AND ICTs FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM PRODUCERS.
The
objective of this forum is to respond to the urgent necessity of making use of
information and communication technology as a tool for the marketing and
development of producer communities in our country.
It
is open to all individuals, as well as public, private, governmental and
non-governmental institutions, involved in the development of community centres
of information (infocentres).
Infocentres
are places where the community can access ICTs, based on a design of electronic
communication oriented towards small producers, as well as find information
about the dynamics and tendencies of domestic and international markets, with
the possibility of integrating proposals using E-Commerce.
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Thanks to promotion of the Electronic Commerce
Network in fairs, workshops, and conferences, other producers have become
interested in joining the
network.
The
Network was also promoted in Europe
from June 13 - July 7
when delegates from Camari and the producers groups visited many fair trade
organizations in Spain, Belgium, France, Italy and Germany. This was an
opportunity to promote the products, discuss the electronic commerce system and
analyze Ecuadorian products.
Many organizations expressed interest in making
future orders.
During July 5-6 the second gathering of the wider
network for electronic commerce and
fair trade was held in Quito. Producers, consumers, sales people,
development organizations and
representatives from local government participated in discussions
concerning the creation of the network, and socioeconomic alternatives for lower income groups. One hundred and sixty
delegates participated in this gathering, including the producer groups from the
electronic commerce network
project.
The Specials section of the Camari home page has
been updated with new craft products, the new presentation and packing of
agricultural products and Christmas items. Please take a look
!
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