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Report On The Conference And Workshop In Peru:

"Integrated Approaches To The Environment, Development And Public Health In Peru"

from HORIZON-Peru Interns

Click here for speeches from the Conference

In order to celebrate the formal launch of the partnership between Universidad Agraria La Molina in Peru and HORIZON International, the University and HORIZON held a conference on October 30th at the University. Students, managers, officers and decision makers from many universities, NGOs, and government organizations came together to address public health, development and environmental problems and to how to better bring about integrated solutions.

It provided an opportunity to strengthen partnerships among one another and to establish relationships with HORIZON International.

The all day event proved to be a very good opportunity for interchange of experience and knowledge between all the participants. By increasing awareness of current endeavors and successful initiatives, it created new opportunities for strengthening existing initiatives and starting new ones.

Two hundred persons attended the conference and 70 participated in the Workshops. They were all very enthusiast and active participants who found the event productive. The Universidad Agraria and HORIZON assumed all costs, and participation was free.

Professor Roberto Ugaz, Director of International Management of the Universidad Agraria who worked closely with HORIZON to make the partnership with the University a reality opened the occasion.

Dr. Homero Silva, Advisor Environmental Health PAHO/WHO-Peru, spoke about the relationship between Heath and Development (http://www.per.ops-oms.org).

Eco. Antonio Brack, Adviser UNDP Peru, spoke about the relationship between Environment and Poverty in Peru (http://www.pnud.org.pe).

Ing. Carlos Llerena Pinto, Professor at the University of Agraria spoke about a specific case of investigation in the Sierra-jungle of Peru (http://www.lamolina.edu.pe). Their papers are available on the HORIZON Solutions Site in Spanish and English.

Everyone was delighted by the high quality of the lectures and found the speeches motivational. The lectures laid the framework for the afternoon Workshops and discussions.

The workshops were original and innovative in drawing together policy experts from different fields and organizations. The HORIZON Associates elaborated two hypothetical case studies of environmental problems to be solved; one was a rural problem and the other was a urban problem. The participants were separated into five groups (government outlook, university outlook, NGO outlook, community outlook and enterprise outlook). Each group worked together to answer questions elaborated by the Associates with the goal of finding a solution to that problem. Three questions to lead them into discussions in their groups: What environmental problems do they detect?; What should they do from their perspective?; and, What are the difficulties for getting that solution?.

Participants of each group answered from their particular outlook. They were brought together in the auditorium to present their results, discuss their conclusions and come to a consensus as a whole.

Raul Farfán, a HORIZON-intern in Peru and the team's General Advisor presented the conclusions of the event. He also invited the participants to work together with HORIZON and to prepare case studies for the HORIZON Solutions Site. He read the statement of Janine Selendy, HORIZON's Chairman, prepared for the event.

Institutions that participated:

Education:

• Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
  
• Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  
• Universidad Alas Peruanas
  
• Universidad Católica del Peru
  
• Universidad Inca Garcilazo de la Vega
  
• Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
  
• Universidad Nacional Federico Villlareal
  
• Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria
  
• Universidad Ricardo Palma
  
• SENATI

NGOs:

• Instituto VIDA (Institute for environmental protection)
  
• APECO (THE PERUVIAN ASSOCIATION FOR CONSERVACION OF NATURE)
  
• INSTITUTO DE LA AMAZONIA PERUANA (IAP)
  
• PRISMA

Municipalities:

• Municipio Surquillo
  
• Municipio La Perla

Government Organizations:

• Dirección General de Salud Ambiental (DIGESA)
  
• PRONAMASH

Enterprises:

• QUALITAS DEL PERU S.A.C.
  
• Buenaventura
  
• AGROCONSULTING ENGINEERING SAC

Youth Organizations:

• INSO
  
• ECOBOYS

Quotes from participants:

"For me was a great experience in which I could appreciate the participation of many students and professionals of different careers. The event has allowed me to meditate on the challenges that my country has and how I can contribute to its solution".

Erica Castro Aponte
Student of Forest Science
Universidad Agraria la Molina

"To listen the lecturers, persons that have been able to be very successful in their professional life, somehow it will serve us for our professional future. Also, to know about environmental and health problems in my country was very important for me. Thanks to HORIZON international we will be able to have big advantages of success."

Yenny Huaman Tapia
Teacher of Computation
Undergraduate degree from Universidad Inca Garcilazo de la Vega

"I think the event was very important because it encourages getting solutions and possible ways to see problems from different points of view. I liked the interchange of ideas with people of other professions."

Yerko Mandizabel N
Agronomía UNALM

Comments from HORIZON-Peru Interns:

"We are very happy that the Peruvian base of HORIZON International in the University of Agraria is ready to formally proceed. The process has taken a long time and effort since last year with successful results. All Peruvian Associates are pleased with our work here with HORIZON.

We thank all who have made it possible for HORIZON International to make the University its primary base of operation for its work in Peru and the surrounding countries.

We welcome with the greatest appreciation the opportunity to work together with the University faculty and students to advance HORIZON's mission to work to improve conditions in the world.

As our Chairman and President Janine Selendy said: "The little we can each do will be magnified many fold as we together seek to make this a happier, healthier world for all".

Sincerely,

Martin Cardenas
Orlando Coronado
Raul Farfán
Walter Castro
Peruvian Associates
HORIZON International Peru

Note: Also, we extend our thanks to Anita Arrascue and Gustavo Pariona who helped us very much with all the preparations for the event.

Address of HORIZON INTERNATIONAL Office in Peru:
Oficina de HORIZON INTERNATIONAL BASE PERÚ:

Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina-
Oficina Académica de Extensión y Proyección Social.
Teléfonos: (51-1) 349-5617, (51-1) 349-5618.
E-mail: horizon@peru.com

(c) HORIZON INTERNATIONAL 2001