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PROMOTION OFDEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
AND CITIZENSHIP
Unit for thePromotion of Democracy
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PROLIDEM AT A GLANCE“...Special attention shall be given to the development of programs and activities for
the education of children and youth as a means of ensuring the continuance ofdemocratic values, including liberty and social justice.”
Inter-American Democratic Charter, Article 27
BACKGROUND
The sustainability of a democratic political system rests on the strength of its democraticpolitical culture and institutions. Despite the return to democracy to most countries of thehemisphere in the early 1980s, democratic institutions, values, and practices remainrelatively weak.
Efforts to strengthen democracy in the region confront a democratic culture that appearsinsufficient for sustaining the participation of citizens in public affairs, and the functioningof key political actors and institutions.
Therefore, a permanent effort is required to carry out programs and activities designed topromote democratic values and practices in the hemisphere. Particular attention shouldbe given to youth education on democracy as a mean to nurture and strengthen ademocratic culture in the Americas in the short, medium, and long-term.
POLITICAL MANDATES
The mandates from the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS),and the Summits of the Americas, emphasize the need to promote a democratic cultureamong the new generations of the hemisphere. These mandates highlight the importanceto foster the continuous review and design of programs that stimulate the free exchangeof opinions and experiences among young leaders of the hemisphere.
The Inter-American Democratic Charter, signed in 2001, encourages the OAS to continueto carry out training programs for strengthening democratic leadership among youngpeople in the hemisphere in order to ensure the development of a democratic culture(Articles 26 and 27). These training programs and activities to foster a democratic culturein the hemisphere are carried out by the Unit for the Promotion of Democracy (UPD)through the(PROLIDEM for its acronym in Spanish).
Program for the Promotion of Democratic Leadership and Citizenship
PROGRAM AREAS
� Regional Courses for Young Democratic Leaders
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National Courses for Young Democratic Leaders- CALIDEM
Education for Democracy
PROGRAM AREAS
Since 1998, the UPD carries out a program of regional training courses on democracy andpolitical management in cooperation with renowned institutions. This program aims tostrengthen the knowledge of and commitment to democracy among young leaders; tofacilitate the development of political analysis skills; to train in the use of modern technologiesapplied to the practice of democratic politics; and to foster a highly interactive analysis andexchange of experiencies among young leaders of the region.
Subject to available funds, regional courses are held annually in Central America, Mexico, andthe Dominican Republic; the Andean Region; the Southern Cone (MERCOSUR members); andthe English-speaking Caribbean. Thirty-five young leaders between 18 and 35 years old fromkey sectors of society (political parties, academia, civil society organizations, and the media)participate in each nine day intensive course, and follow-up program. The course is taught byrenowned experts and prominent political figures. The program includes a theoreticaloverview, analytical exercises, and case studies on issues such as the challenges todemocracy; political parties and electoral systems; political communication; and negotiationand leadership skills. Due to the high demand for this program, it will also be offered on-line.
The National Training Program for Democratic Leaders (CALIDEM by its acronym in Spanish),a joint initiative of the UPD and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), carries outnational and sub-regional training courses for young democratic leaders. Its goal is tosupport the strengthening of an effective democratic leadership in the hemisphere throughthe training of young political leaders on democratic institutions, values, and practices. TheUPD designed the course framework, contents, and methodologies based on its cumulativeexperience with the regional courses.
Through a competitive bidding process, the UPD selects public and private traininginstitutions to hold national courses in different countries throughout the hemisphere. Duringits its initial funding period (2001-2006), the CALIDEM program provides counterpart funding(approximately US$30,000 per course) for each course. Each course is offered to at leastthirty-six young leaders between 18 and 30 years old. Participants represent a broadspectrum of political parties, academia, civil society organizations, and media.
The UPD, in close cooperation with the Unit for Social Development and Education of the OAS,is supporting Ministries of Education in member states to analyze educational policies,curriculum and methodology available for teaching democratic values in the formaleducational system, and if necessary, to train teachers in methods for teaching democraticvalues and practices in schools. This program is carried out in partnernship with renownedinstitutions such as the Center for Civic Education. asociación con instituciones conexperiencia en la materia como el .Center for Civic Education
REGIONAL COURSES FOR YOUNG DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
NATIONAL COURSES FOR YOUNG DEMOCRATIC LEADERS - CALIDEM
EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY
PROLIDEM
ACTIVITIES 2003
Second Regional Training Course on Democracy andPolitical Management for Young Political Leaders ofMERCOSUR
First Andean Course on Democratic Governance for YoungWomen Leaders
Distance Learning: On-Line Pilot Course on Democracy andPolitical Management for Young Political Leaders
July 6-14, 2003. Joinville, SC, Brazil
August 17-24, 2003. Quito, Ecuador
June 2004
National Training Course of Democratic LeadersCALIDEM/Paraguay
National Training Course of Democratic LeadersCALIDEM/Panama
National Training Course of Democratic LeadersCALIDEM/Ecuador
National Training Course of Democratic LeadersCALIDEM/Chile
National Training Course of Democratic LeadersCALIDEM/Honduras
National Training Course of Democratic LeadersCALIDEM/Nicaragua
November 2002-October 2003. Asunción, Paraguay
January-July 2003. Panama City, Panama
May-September 2003. Quito, Ecuador
July--October 2003. Santiago, Chile
August 2003. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
August-September 2003. Managua, Nicaragua
Seminar: Teaching Democratic Values and Practices in theFormal Educational System of Uruguay
June 23-25, 2003. Montevideo, Uruguay
REGIONAL COURSES FOR YOUNG DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
NATIONAL COURSES FOR YOUNG DEMOCRATIC LEADERS- CALIDEM
EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY
PUBLICATIONSArterton, Christopher, Roberto Izurieta, and Rubén M. Perina(editors). Unitfor the Promotion of Democracy/Organization of AmericanStates, and The Graduate School of Political Management/TheGeorge Washington University. Quito, Ecuador: Editorial EcuadorF.B.T., 2001.
Estrategias de Comunicación para Gobiernos.
Pressacco, Carlos Fabián (editor).. Unit for the Promotion of Democracy, Organization of
American States, Alberto Hurtado University. Santiago, Chile: Alberto HurtadoUniversity, 2001.
Democracia en el MERCOSUR: Institucionesy Cultura Política
Riquelme, Jorge G. (editor).
. Asuncion, Paraguay: Unit for the Promotion ofDemocracy/Organization of American States, Viceministerio de la Juventud,and Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de la República del Paraguay, 2000.
Desafíos y Oportunidades para laConsolidación de Instituciones, Valores y Prácticas Democráticas en elMERCOSUR
Vanegas Cangrejo, Napoleón and Yepes Ladino, Astrid (editors).. Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia: Unit
for the Promotion of Democracy/Organization of AmericanStates, Instituto Luis Carlos Galan para el Desarrollo de laDemocracia, and Executive Secretariat of the Andres BelloAgreement, 2001.
Compromiso Democrático
Foro Regional sobre Capacitación y Formación de Jóvenes Dirigentes delMERCOSUR. Unidad para la Promoción de la Democracia/Organización de
los Estados Americanos, Fundación Pax e Instituto Wilson FerreiraAldunate. Montevideo, Uruguay: Oficina de la Secretaría General de la
Organización de los Estados Americanos en Uruguay, 1998.
Primer Seminario Internacional Educación para la Democracia.
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Unitfor the Promotion of Democracy/Organization of American States, andMinisterio de Educación y Cultura de la República del Paraguay, 1997
Rodríguez Sánchez, Liliana and Rubén Vélez Núñez (editors).. Unit for the Promotion of
Democracy/Organization of American States, and Andean Parliament. SantaFe de Bogota, Colombia: Andean Parliament, 1998.
Seminario:Jóvenes Líderes Mujeres del Area Andina
Caetano, Gerardo y Rubén M. Perina (editors).Montevideo, Uruguay: Unit for the Promotion of
Democracy/Organization of American States, and Centro Latinoamericano deEconomía Humana, 2003.
Informática_Internet&Política.
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSPROLIDEM activities are jointly organized with renowned international organizations,government agencies, civil society organizations, and political party networks across thehemisphere. These include:
Administración Nacional de Educación Pública(ANEP)- Uruguay
Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el DesarrolloInternacional (USAID)
Associação Gente
Asociación Promoción de Juventudes (APJ)
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
Center for Civic Education EE.UU.
Centro de Estudos das Américas (CEA) de laUniversidad Candido Mendes (UCAM)
Centro de Información y Recursos para elDesarrollo (CIRD)
Centro Interuniversitario de EstudiosLatinoamericanos “Mauricio López” (CIELAC)Chile
Centro para la Promoción y Educación de laDemocracia (DEMOCRATICA)- Peru
Colegio de las Américas (COLAM)-OrganizaciónUniversitaria Interamericana(OUI)
Comisión Interamericana de la Mujer (CIM)
Comisión Parlamentaria Conjunta del MERCOSUR(CPC)
Coordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del ConoSur (C.C.S.C.S.)-Centro de Solidaridad
Centro de Asesoría y Promoción Electoral(CAPEL)- Instituto Interamericano de
Derechos Humanos (IIDH)
Centro de Capacitación y Gerencia Política(CECAP)
Centro Latinoamericano de Economía
Humana (CLAEH)-Uruguay
Centro de Planificación y Estudios Sociales(CEPLAES)-Ecuador
DECIDAMOS- Paraguay
Escola de Empreendedores das Américas (EEA)
Fundación Escuelas Campesinas de Ayuda -Panama
Fundación Friedrich Ebert
Fundación Konrad Adenauer
Gobierno del Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil
Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Políticos(INCEP)
Instituto de Capacitación y Formación deDirigentes Políticos (INCAP) Ministerio del
Interior de la República de Argentina
Instituto Interamericano para el Desarrollo Social(INDES)
Instituto Luis Carlos Galán para el Desarrollo de laDemocracia-Colombia
Instituto Nacional de la Juventud (INJUV)Gobierno de Chile
Instituto Panameño de Estudios Comunitarios(IPEC)
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)-República Dominicana
International Foundation for Election Systems(IFES)
Itaipú Binacional
Juventud Latinoamericana por la Democracia(JULAD)
Ministerio de Educación - Uruguay
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - Uruguay
Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América(ODCA)
Parlamento Andino
Parlamento Centroamericano (PARLACEN)
Partners of the Americas
Programa de Apoyo al Liderazgo y laRepresentación de la Mujer (PROLID)/BID
Red Científica Peruana
Secretaría Ejecutiva del Convenio Andrés Bello(SECAB)
Senado y Congreso - Uruguay
The Graduate School of Political Management(GSPM)/The George Washington University(GWU)
Unit for Social Development and Education/OAS
United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID)
Universidad Alberto Hurtado - Chile
Universidad Católica - Chile
Universidad de Cuenca - Ecuador
Universidad de la República - Uruguay
Universidad del Pacífico - Peru
Universidad Nacional Autónoma - Honduras
Universidad Simón Bolívar - Venezuela
Viceministerio de la Juventud - Paraguay
EXPERTS*ARGENTINA
BARBADOS
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
ECUADOR
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
NICARAGUA
PARAGUAY
P
Alberto CastellsAna FalúDaniel SabsayDelia FerreiraEdgardo CostaGustavo Martínez PandianiJuan Carlos MaquedaLuciano LeivaManuel CompolongoManuel Mora y AraujoMarcelo AlvarezNatalio Botana
Anne Marie Blackman
Carlos MolinaJose Jorge SaavedraMabel Cruz RomanoMaritza JiménezRené Mayorga
Ana María BrasileiroArmando NascimentoClóvis BrigagãoFátima AnastasiaGeraldo MonteiroGustavo SantosPaula Nielsen de PiraRenato LessaRubens Figueiredo
Alejandro VialAndrés BenaventeAscanio CavalloEduardo SaffirioFabián PressaccoLuis GuastavinoMaría A. HuertaPablo PisaniPablo SalvatPatricio GajardoPatricio MercadoPedro IruretaPedro MújicaSergio Micco
Adriana DelgadoArlene TicknerBenjamín HerreraCarlos CabreraConsuelo AhumadaEdgar Forero PardoEduardo PizarroElizabeth UngarFrancisco GutiérrezGabriel MurilloGonzálo RiveraJavier SanínJosé Francisco ReyesJosé Luis RamírezJuan Camilo RuizJuan Cristóbal ArizaJuan LozanoLuis Camilo OsorioManuel SalamancaManuel Vidal NogueraPedro Valenzuela
Douglas ChacónEduardo NúñezHannia VegaJorge CalderónLuis CervantesOtto GuevaraRodrigo CarazoRonny Rodríguez Chang
Alberto AcostaAlberto LunaAna Lucía ArmijosAnunziata ValdésFernando CarriónGustavo VegaJaime Durán BarbaMaría EspinosaMiryam Garcés DávilaNina Pacari VegaRoberto IzurietaSantiago NietoSilvia Vega
Gerardo Le ChevallierMáximo ZaldívarRubén Zamora
Angel Alfredo Figueroa
Juan Alberto MartínezIsabel Aguilar
Ana Belén CastilloLeticia Salomón
Agustín JarquínCarlos F. ChamorroEdmundo JarquínJosé Dávila MembreñoMariano Fiallos
Agustín CarrizosaCarlos Mateo BalmeliDiego Abente BrunJorge Luis TalaveraJorge RiquelmeLine BarreiroManuel FerreiraRaúl SapenaRigoberto ZarzaSusana Aldana Amabile
Alberto BoreaCarlos CasasFernando TuestaFrancisco EguigurenRicardo BedoyaTarcila RiveraVirginia Vargas
Alejandro Maldonado A.
Carlos Contreras
ERU
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
GERMANY
SPAIN
Aura FernándezFlavio Darío EspinalJosé Angel Aquino
Wilhelm Hofmeister
Miguel PorrúaKoldo Echebarría
EXPERTS*
ALUMNI*
UNITED STATES
Cristopher ArtertonDavid FleischerPaul LutzkerRichard BehnVivian Roza
URUGUAY VENEZUELACarlos LujánCarlos Urruty
Daniel BuquetFranscico SucreGerardo CaetanoLilian CelibertiMario CataldiRafael Piñeiro
Carlos BlancoFelipe Rodríguez
Gustavo VelásquezJosé Enrique MolinaMercedes de Freitas
PROLIDEM
ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
URUGUAY
María José Pasero
Pedro Piana
Manfredo Bravo
Ana María Dipp
Ana Patricia Carletto
Alessandro Ponce De León
Nicolas Echeverry
Cristian Arroyo
Alejandro Duarte
Blanca Coto
Carlos Cerezo
Ana Matilde Pérez Katz
Marcela Suazo
Jennifer Zapata
Nadia Arévalo
Rodrigo Solís
Oscar Boltes
Arturo Giménez
Andrea Maciel
Gustavo Pacheco
Advisor, Senate
Advisor, Recrear para elCrecimiento
Political Party Leader, MNR
Director, Asociación de MujeresProfesionales
Secretary of Youth Affairs, State ofSao Paulo
Director, Escola deEmpreendedores das Américas
Congressman, Liberal Party
Communications Director, Officeof the President
Political Party Leader, PartidoPopular
Congresswoman, FMLN
Political Party Leader, ChristianDemocrat Party
Fulbright Scholar, InternationalRelations
Minister National Institute forWomen
Program Coordinator, WorldVision
Program Coordinator, Etica yTransparencia
Political Party Leader, PartidoPopular
Journalist, Agencia InformativaJoven Jaku'éke
Vice-Minister of Youth
Member of the City Council,Department de of Flores
Legislative Coordinator, SocialistParty
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Anibelca Rosario
Josúe Fiallo
Héctor Porcella
Julio César Valentín
Journalist
Chevening Scholar, PublicAdministration
Advisor to the President
Congressman, Partido LiberaciónDominicana
* Parcial list from regional courses
Jóvenes por la Democracia (JPD) Youth forDemocracy
JPD organized two important fora in El Salvador
JPD is an example of our alumninetworks. It was established in 1999 by courseparticipants attending the Regional Courses onDemocratic Values, Institutions, and Practices forYoung Leaders of Central America and the Caribbean.Currently, JPD has more than 100 members; themajority are former participants in the UPD regionaldemocracy-training program for young leaders. JPD
members represent different sectors of society, who apply the knowledge and skills learned inspecific initiatives for the promotion of democracy. Since its establishment, the UPD hassupported JPD initiatives with technical assistance.
JPD organized two successful fora: 1) Forum withCandidates to Mayor of the City of San Salvador(January 30, 2003), and 2) Forum with Candidates tothe Chamber of Deputies (February 13, 2003). TheJPD initiative promoted a democratic culture,dialogue, and tolerance in the midst of the 2003salvadorean electoral process. More than 320 peopleattended each forum. Both fora received excellentmedia coverage.
FOLLOW-UP
Socio-Political Camp for Young SalvadoreanLeaders JPD held the First Socio-Political Camp forYoung Salvadorean Leaders (December 14-15,2002). More than 70 young leaders from the capitaland the country side participated in the camp. Thecamp promoted youth participation in thedemocratic political system. High-level nationalauthorities assisted JPD in the organization of thecamp. JPD members designed and conductedgroup activities.
International Electoral Observation Mission for the Elections in El Salvador The JPDorganized and international electoral observation mission for the March 16, 2003 elections fordeputies to the Legislative Assembly and members of themunicipal councils. More than 35 young leaders fromGuatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Ricarepresentatives of political parties, the government, media,academic sector, and civil society organizations participated inthe activity. The Mission received excellent media coverage. JPDpresented its electoral observation report to the authorities ofthe Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
U P DNIT FOR THE ROMOTION OF EMOCRACYGeneral Secretariat - Organization of American States
The Unit for the Promotion of Democracy (UPD) was established to fulfillthe various mandates of the Organization pertaining to support formember states' efforts to preserve and strengthen their democracies. Inrecent years, such activities have been developed and consolidated, whilethe role of the OAS in strengthening democracy in the hemisphere hasexpanded. The best example of the evolving role of the OAS in thedemocratic strengthening process was the adoption in 2001 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, whose conceptual content andinstruments constitute the clearest democratic course yet guided by theOrganization.
Since its establishment in 1990, the Unit has carried out various activitiesthat have had great impact on the hemisphere. In recent years, newmandates emanating from the political bodies of the Organization, thePlans of Action of the Summits of the Americas, and the adoption of theInter-American Democratic Charter have led the UPD to expand its effortsand provide a broader and more complete range of services to memberstates.
Since the early 1990s, the UPD has undertaken over 70 electoralobservation missions in the hemisphere. It has provided advisoryservices, training, and cutting-edge technology to strengthen electoralprocesses. It has played a pioneering part in developing conflictresolution methods and techniques in support of democratic governancein the member countries. It has supported intensive inter-parliamentarycooperation among national legislatures and promoted best practices inthe area of legislative modernization. The Unit has led efforts to designbetter and more appropriate decentralization policies, as well asencouraging increasing citizen participation, in the countries of theAmericas. It has trained hundreds of young political leaders indemocratic values and practices and has supported education ministryefforts to promote a democratic culture. It has conducted importantforums for consideration and discussion of priority topics in theexperience and consolidation of democracy.
Elizabeth SpeharExecutive Coordinator
Unit for the Promotion of DemocracyTel. (202) 458-3589
Rubén M. PerinaCoordinator, Strategic Programs
Tel. (202) 458-6293rperina@oas.org
Pablo ZúñigaSenior Specialist
Coordinator, PROLIDEMTel. (202) 458-3447
pzuniga@oas.org
Eduardo JiménezAdministrative Technician
Tel. (202) 458-3936ejimenez@oas.org
Ana Matilde Pérez KatzConsultant
Tel. (202) 458-3537akatz@oas.org
Ana María VillenaConsultant
Tel. (202) 458-6903avillena@oas.org
General Secretariat of theOrganization of American States
Unit for the Promotion of Democracy1889 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006Fax: (202) 458-6482updprolidem@oas.org
www.upd.oas.org
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