2011

EMPOWERED WOMEN LEADING BUSINESS

Since we started in the month of May the new presidency in BPW Buenos Aires club, we set some goals and challenges. Thanks to the committee’s efforts and enthusiasm we could succeed in our commitment to reach more women and to give them new tools to be empowered. For this reason, we want to share with all the members and authorities that helped our organization grow a synthesis of the things done. Convinced that our projects have to transcend borders, we visited and received visits from foreign BPW members (Brazil and USA) where a brainstorming of ideas and future work together came through. Another point of work needed was to strengthen the club's image ¨. With this goal in mind and the help of our young members of the committees, we visited several local organizations to let us know in some cases, or to strengthen ties in others. We complemented this work with the development of a new website, new brochures, the creation of a flag and a recruitment and ethic manual accompanied by a strategic plan. So we presented BPW in the UN Argentina Latin American Women headquarters, FAO Argentina, Argentina UNHCR, UNESCO Regional Office for Latin America, Argentina Network for International Cooperation (RACI), Latin American Team Justice and Gender (ELA), among others. Also, we integrate the Social Development Division of ECLAC, the Gender Commission of the Argentina Chancellery, the Zero Hunger Program and Nutrition 10 signed the Earth Charter and Global Compact Argentina. On the other hand, we signed an agreement with the Argentinian University of Enterprises (UADE) and are official Trainers Google Apps, Web being convened by the Latin American Academy of Google. We also did cultural events, activities for world peace, as a complement to our breakfast of work. For all this, we thank you for joining us and we hope to share a 2012 working together. Dr. Graciela B. De Oto

PBPW Bs. As. President

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MONTH OF MAY

We developed a renewal of the image of the logo, redesigned our brochure, our business cards, stationery, and the corporate banner. We joined social networks opened a page on facebook, twitter, we created a channel on you tube and renewed the blog and our the website. Reorganized the secretariat, updated the database and made a classification of the members. We developed a manual of membership with the goal of being the necessary guidelines to increase the number of members of our club. We designed our strategic plan 2011-2013, and put in place committees with young members included on them. We conducted a code of ethics, which was reviewed and approved by the executive committee. We designed our flag: we created a badge that represent our club and serves as a motivator of our actions.

CANDLE LIGHTING CEREMONY

Launch of Working Committees

Activities started with the working committees who, after several meetings,internalized the club's strategic plan and began to plan their activities for the year. At the same time, began searching for members of their respectivecommittees and related organizations with which to develop their projects.

Art & Culture, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,

Coaching & Company, Health, Legislation & Advocacy, Finance,

Environment & Sustainable Development, Peace &

Development Training, Youth, Foreign Institutions.

On May 18th we celebrated the Candle Lighting Ceremony in Argentina Chancellery where we presented the new authorities and gave certificates to new members for their membership.

ACTIVITIES

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INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

To reposition our brand image campaign made strong institutional relationships with various national, regional and local organizations.

a.We contacted the UN representative in Argentina of Women, Ms.Patricia Lizarriaga, and we present our organization and remain at your disposal to work on future projects. We were sent via mail the UN Women's strategic plan to give our international perspective, which we did. b.-Also we contacted Mrs. Loreto Bilbao who is the Secretary of the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America & Caribbean of UNESCO, to introduce our club and apply for membership to the document prepared by civil society groups to improve education the country in line with the Millennium Development Goals at the United Nations ECOSOC, and I attended the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America &Caribbean held in Buenos Aires on 19 and May 20.

c.We presented our club to the Project Coordinator for Ibero and North America, Beatrice Mc. Double Dermontt, and offered to adhere to the Earth Charter, as she chairs the Earth Charter Center of Education for Sustainable Development at UPAZ and have been accepted. This means that we are supporting the respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice and a culture of peace. d. - We were accepted as socially responsible NGOs to the Global Compact of the United Nations. Our club is already listed as an integral part of civil society organizations in Argentina. e. - AWID We are part of the country as a member organization and receive the material work of the institution to participate in one of his many projects.

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INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

HELSINKI CONGRESS

The International Congress was an excellent opportunity to meet with the members around the world, making a continuous learning through training lectures offered and enjoy the products of women entrepreneurs in the various continents. It was also the time for the replacement of international authorities and the approval of the amendments to the Constitution of BPW International. We had the possibility to give aworkshop on the development training of talents.

a) RACI: Argentinian Network for International Cooperation, which went along with the president of the youth committee attended by the Project Manager Daniel Levin Frieder. b) FOUNDATION CANE: we met with two representatives of the foundation to build joint projects. We agreed that our members can participate in specific training for free. c) CULTURAL PATH: we held a meeting with the Director of Civil Rights, thejournalist Patricia Ortiz with whom we agreed to exchange information on culture. d) ELA: We had a meeting with the executive director of ELA, which agreed to work together to perform and receive their invitation to training lectures and we use the research material prepared by them for our projects. e) High Commissioner UNHCR is the United Nations for refugees representative in Argentina Susanne Klinker was gathered with us for his people to join our project on young migrants.

MONTH OF JUNE

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a) AWID  Association  for  the  rights  and  women's  development  as  part  of  our  organization  of  this  important  body.  We  sent  the  material  to  use  2006  -­‐2010  as  a  source  of  information  on  projects.    b)  we  are  integrating  ECLAC  Social  Development  Division  of  integratingsocial  management  platform  based  on  knowledge  (RISALC)  where  we  can  put  projects  and  videos.    c)  RIO  +20:  The  UN  Conference  on  Sustainable  Development,  ourcommittees  and  the  Environment  Youth  are  already  enrolled  and  also  our  committee  that  belongs  to  the  Young  Global  Coalition  

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WOMEN & ECONOMY

Is the theme that developed in our breakfast meeting with the company of Osvaldo Granados, who gave us an insight into the economic and political situation of the country.

With the aim of supporting our memebers entrepreneurs we preared a chocolate testing in the Institute of Executive Secretaries, where they could meet with potential clients.

CHOCOLATE TASTING

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MONTH OF JULY

We continue with our task of contacting local institutions. The committees began its activities in several areas.

1) The IT Committee conducted an interview with the Dean of the College of Communication &Technology, University of Morón to sign a framework agreement for exchange with that institution. 2) The health committee collected toys to bring the Children's Hospital

3) The peace committee is developing a guide called The Language of Peace. 4) The law committee invited by ELA did the workshops on 14th and July 15th at the headquarters center at the University of San Andrés. The topics covered were: Communication in social projects, how to communicate to influence, by COMUNIA. And project management and funding sources, by RACI.

WORKING BREAKFAST The Language of Peace

To our nomination as Ambassador of Peace, we

wanted to internalize on the subject, therefore, the

President of Mil Mienios Peace, Ines

Palomeque gave a brilliant talk on the use

of appropriate vocabulary for peace.

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MONTH OF AUGUST

MENTORING PROGRAM

We launched the company in Hope Funds of our program of mentoring. The same, aims to increase participation of women in leadership positions to combine the capabilities of experienced mentors with the energy of young members who want to develop professional skills, and experience their personal and professional growth. This combined with professional practice and mutual growth between mentors and mentees.

WORKING BREAKFAST Women and Politics

Faced with the primary election, candidates visited us from various political parties who received a manifesto of our party in support of gender equity. Each congressman said their projects in relation to women and society. BUENOS AIRES YOUNG BPW PROJECT The feminization of migration The Young BPW Committee of Buenos Aires made several arrangements to the representative of the refugees to the UN in Argentina for the launch of refugee training project for young people, will be trained in skills to 5 refugees from countries of Colombia, Hondurasand Haiti. We for it, agreements with various organizations.

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MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

EMBASSY OF PEACE

In an emotional ceremony in the Senate of the Nation, received the honor of being chosen as our club Embassy of Peace and our President Graciela De Oto and the President of the Peace Committee, Dr. Sandra Bonvehi were named Ambassadors of Peace.

WORKING BREAKFAST WOMEN, EDUCATION GOALS & OBJECTIVES We integrate the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE), regional network of civil society organizations that articulate national education forums in 15 countries, regional networks and international NGOs. Our Club signed, section Argentina (CADE), the Charter of Principles for a Quality Education in a matter of participating NGO. To this end, we invited for our breakfast to the Minister of Education's Office, who sent his representative, The secretary of Strategic Planning Eduardo Aragundi who talked us about the situation of the education at a national level

BPW BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA

Entrepreneur Living

We did with Emprendear association, our first living where entrepreneurs of our club received advice on their ventures and how to move forward on the part of professionals from both organizations.

Celebrated the International Day of Peace, through a call for facebook for the international symbol of human peace, Tibetan bells were played at noon and there were balloons and birds of peace with the logo of our institution for all the participants.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

On September 21st, we celebrated the International Day of Peace, with the organization One thousand millennia of Peace, which rang the bells of the churches in the area at 12pm in honor of World Peace, there were also dances and celebrations in Legislature building of Buenos Aires.

PEACE & SUSTAINABLE DEVELPMENT COMMITTEE

Along with the members of the committee of youth and environment,attended the 3rd Women's Leadership Day 400 women fortransformational leadership, Vital Voices hosted by Argentina in the Pan American Hotel,where prominent local figures reflected on leadership feminine.

Women Leadership

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP

6. Delivery of the flag of peace to young people belonging to variousschools in the country called Youth in Action. 7. Attended the Awards Contest Argentina Justice 2009 - 2010 onSeptember 23, 2011 at the Salon d of Acts of the Law Invited Editorial by Dr. Ramon G. Brennan committee with representatives of our legislation. 8. We attended the Day of Peace organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advisory Council, composed of the Gender Commission, along with ADIA in the Press Room on 12th August, where he also exhibitedpaintings of our partner Lydia Abate di Domenico . 9. We were called by the Foundation and Solidagro Osde and the Food Bank for 10 Nutrition Program Zero Hunger in the Auditorium of the OSDEFoundation. 10. We were invited to participate from the Culture Committee of Latin American Short Film Contest by women to expose themselves in theMalba on days 1, 2,3 and 4 September.

1. Diplomats Civil Friends Association have invited us to the seminar onEnvironment, Economy and Cross on August 11 in the Auditorium of SanFrancisco de Asis Salvador University sponsored by the Embassies ofGermany, Spain and Italy. 2. We were invited to participate in the Contest Artistic Literary Culture of Love looks to the Future organized by Peace thousand millennia. 3. IDB were invited to attend the conference Growing SMES to be held inBogota, Colombia 22 and September 23. 4. We were invited to the conference on information technology (ICT) 2011 at the Hilton Hotel 5. Attended the day of NGOs and mass media by Comunia and Telefé.

We participated in the Encounters out of series Business & Pleasure Program generated by the Brazilian Federation, where our committee chair of Business & Coaching met with the President of Porto Alegre, conducting a business round, integration and sharing of future relations.

CHOCO DESIGN The Art & Culture Committee with the

Committee of Entrepreneurs held an event of Fashion & Chocolate in

the Arturo Illia Convention Center where a fashion

show of chocolates applications in clothing, singers, artists

and entrepreneurs related to chocolate and chocolate tasting gave the members and the community the chance to know

us.Also, we made donations to NGOs in the area helping women and kids of low

income.

Dr. Stephanie Ponce, a member of the Youth Committee attended thepreparatory meeting for Rio + 20 youths held in Capilla del MonteCordoba, Argentina, where he presented a pilot project including our clubheld in Córdoba on Calamuchita Yacanto developing a system for collecting rainwater for use in the assembly of organic gardening and environmental stewardship.

MONTH OF OCTOBER

REGIONAL

INTEGRATION

We finished the first phase of the project of the Youth Committee on Feminization of Migration, we did with refugees from UNHCR. We met in Oui Oui, and performed the last lecture on International Women's Image, by Ms. Patricia Bologna, who gave a motivational talk to encourage them to grow. We also carry out the delivery of diplomas and have the presence of UNHCR officials in Argentina. Carried

out work our monthly breakfast with Mr. Marcelo Elbaum, a TV columnist and author of the books:Rich Man, Poor Man, and being rich is possible, who illustrated us about how women manage finances, and how to save and invest well.

WORKING BREAKFAST

WOMEN & FINANCES

FEMINIZATION OF

MIGRATIONS

International Day against Human Trafficking

Our Legislation Committee Chair,

Dr. Silke Mayra held an Awareness Campaign in public on the

International Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

FASHION SHOW FOR SENIORS

Our member Tita Hecker organized its second fashion show with the spring-summer collection of his designs for women. We had the sponsorship of Café La Morenita and the Institute of Executive secretaries who helped us with the organization.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FEDERATION

(IWF)

We participated in the annual meeting of IWF whose training focused on women entrepreneurs

We conducted our business breakfast with the launch of our Campaign Against Violence Against Women, with the presence of Paula Bertol Congresswoman, who signed our open letter supporting our campaign to help ending of violence against women in our country.

SAY NO TO VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN

FEDERAL ENCOUNTER OF WOMEN

We took part in business rounds organized by the Argentina Chamber of Micro and Middle Enterprise, women brunch, where women of all the country participated.

REGIONAL INTEGRATION

SECOND MEETING

We did our second round of talks with a memberof BPW Porto Alegre, Brazil Rejane Santos with whom will do projects in common.

MONTH OF NOVEMBER

The young members of our club in Argentina Foreign Ministry published a paper in support of Human Rights Compliance. We had a meeting at the Ministry of Education's Office to present our project on the use of ICT and its relation to gender equality, it was held with the presence of the Chair of the Education Committee.

MONTH OF DECEMBER

We shared a working lunch with the President of EPW Manhattan Francesca Burack, who agreed on future activities in common for the coming year.

BPW BS.AS. & EPW MANHATTAN

MEETING

The second stage of our mentoring program began with a mentoring walk where mentors and mentees shared their experiences in a relaxed atmosphere outside their organizations.They also received a talk on nutrition by our Chairman of the Committee Women & Sport, Vicky Scherer Keen.

MENTORING PROGRAM

PART 2

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