Tools for Governance and Consensus Building Program ends successfully

The closure of the Basic Tools for Governance and Consensus Building Program led by CAF ended successfully.
The aim was to strengthen the skills of actors in public and private sectors, offering workshops on consensus building in the country.

October 20, 2007

(Quito, August 20, 2007).- The Andean Development Corporation, as part of its Basic Tools for Governance and Consensus-Building Program, organized four workshops for the main actors in state and civil society, to equip them with tools and methodologies for use of a common language and relationship management.

The Basic Tools for Governance and Consensus Building Program consisted of the following workshops:

Negotiation

Strategic communication,

Leadership and persuasion; and

Management of strategic relations with the public sector.

CAF Representative in Ecuador Luis Paláu-Rivas emphasized the importance of the workshops organized by the Corporation. They provide public and private actors with tools to achieve better agreements and make progress with the variety of interests and needs that exist at different levels.

The fourth workshop - Management of strategic relations with the public sector - was given by Gustavo Valázquez Betancourt and Igor Cuotto, both exports from the Cambridge International Consulting, an international organization with professionals trained at Harvard University.

The closure of the event took place with the participation of prominent business and political leaders.