Press room

• ECLAC to Present Three Successful Programmes in Support of Youths at Social Risk
  August 2010
• Sustainable production defeats poverty in Brazilian Amazon
  June 2010
• Brazilian Civil Observatory Wins International Competition On Social Innovation
  November 2009
• Fifth Social Innovation Fair Opens in Guatemala
  November 2009
• V Social Innovation Fair presents projects that encourage development and equity
  November 2009
• Reading and writing are necessary passports to a better life
  September 2009
• Social Innovation Contest in Latin America and the Caribbean Selects 19 Semi-Finalist Projects
  July 2009
• Community management of remittances boosts development
  July 2009
• ECLAC presents innovative experiences in preventing school violence
  april 2009
• 48 Projects Continue in Competition in Social Innovation Contest for Latin America and the Caribbean
  april 2009
• With community commitment, health for everyone
  april 2009
• Indigenous women of Ecuador take the reins of their lives and rise out of poverty
  March 2009
• Activities of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean " Experiences in Social Innovation". ( Source: Newsletter, The UN Regional Commissions )
• Nearly 5,000 projects have applied to social innovation contest in past five years
  February 2009
• Belizean Football League Wins Regional Social Innovation Contest
  December 2008
• Community management of remittances opens access to credit and contributes to local development in Ecuador
  December 2008
• Applications open for social innovation contest for Latin America and the Caribbean
  December 2008
• Chilean youths create work model replicated in 13 countries in the region
  December 2008
• Innovative project empowers blind youths
  December 2008
• Social Innovation Fair Opens at Full Speed Ahead
  November 2008
• Social Innovation Fair Exhibits Projects That Foment Development and Citizen Participation
  November 2008
• St. Lucia is on its way to Social Innovation Fair in Colombia
  October 2008
• Social Innovation Contributes to Eradicating Poverty
  October 2008
• Argentine elderly support their peers through novel "hotline"
  October 2008
• International Peace Day: Community Defense Councils, The Courage of Searching for Peace
  September 2008
• AlfaSol reduces literacy by 32% in Brazil
  September 2008
• Virtual forum on project that creates opportunities for youth
  August 2008
• Empowerment of Blind and Visually Impaired Youth of St. Lucia is Semifinalist in Social Innovation Contest
  August 2008
• Youths Exert Citizen Rights Creatively
  August 2008
• Indigenous Groups Reassert Identity by Using Media
  August 2008
• Maternal Lactation Saves Lives in Brazilian City
  August 2008
• Virtual forum on programme that assists mothers and children in extreme poverty
  July 2008
• Community health programme increases access to family planning by 35%
  July 2008
• Cooperation is Key to Organic Agriculture Project
  July 2008
• Youths Abandon Street Gangs and Build a Better Future
  June 2008
• Innovative Programme Closes Door on Violence and Drugs
  June 2008
• Only 5% of children in Latin American and Caribbean work
  June 2008
• From community experience to public policy
  June 2008
• Agricultural Project Overcomes Environmental Obstacles and Generates Development
  June 2008
• St. Lucian Project Passes First Phase of Social Innovation Contest for Latin America and The Caribbean
  May 2008
• Community Projects Contribute to Educational Inclusion in Latin America
  April 2008
• Infant mortality drops almost 50% in Brazilian city
  April 2008
• World Water Day 2008: From Waste Waters to Community Development
  March 2008
• Virtual Forum to Discuss Project in the Peruvian Amazon that Generates Income As It Protects Biodiversity
  March 2008
• Changing Aprons for School Uniforms: Invest in the Future of Girls Who Work
  February 2008
• Fourth Annual Competition for Innovative Social Projects Organizations
  December 2007
• Brazil's Four-Leaf Clover, a Maternal-Infant Health Programme, Wins this Year's "Experiences in Social Innovation" Competition
  December 2007
• ECLAC and the Kellogg Foundation Hold Latin American and Caribbean Social Innovation Fair
  November 2007
• Innovation Fair Will Present Projects That Promote Social Inclusion In The Region
  November 2007
• 12 Projects Reach Final Stage of "Experiences in Social Innovation" Competition
  October 2007
• Online Forum Will Debate Innovative Alternative to Jail for Juvenile Offenders in Argentina
  October 2007
• Online Forum to Discuss Innovative Model of Community Health in Paraguay
  September 2007
• On-Site Evaluations Of 20 Innovative Projects Marks The Final Phase Of The Eclac- Kellogg Foundation Competition
  August 2007
• Indigenous Peoples Standout For Social Innovations That Defeat Poverty
  August 2007
• Family Life Improves When Men Participate
  July 2007
• Innovation Programmes To Reach Out To Young Victims, And Perpetrators, Of Drug Violence
  June 2007
• Desertification Increases Poverty and Contributes to Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean
  June 2007
• Biodiversity In Food Crops Is An Insurance Policy For The Future
  May 2007
• 64 Community Projects From 14 Countries In The Running For Social Innovation Prize
  May 2007
• Virtual Forum to Explore Innovative Community Response to Domestic Violence
  Abril 2007
• Quality of Health Services Improves with Active Community Participation
  Abril 2007
• One in Three People Worldwide Lack Access to Clean Water
  March 2007
• Third Annual Competition for Innovative Social Projects Invites Organizations to Participate.
  Noviembre 2006
• Community Response to Domestic Violence Wins First Prize in Social Innovation Competition
  Noviembre 2006
• The Awards Ceremony for 2005-2006 prize winners take plae on 10 November at the Innovation Fair.
  Noviembre 2006
• The Role of Journalism in Latin American and Caribbean Social Development.
  Noviembre 2006
• The Innovation Fair, to be held from 8 to 10 November in Mexico City at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco campus, will showcase this year's 16 finalists and last year's five award-winning projects.
  Noviembre 2006
• Social Innovation Fair Will Showcase Advances in the Fight Against Poverty in the Region.
  Octubre 2006
• Social Innovation Fair Will Showcase 16 Innovative Projects from Seven Countries in Final Stage of Contest
  Octubre 2006
• Virtual forum to discuss provision of electricity to rural Bolivia
  Septiembre 2006
• Virtual Forum on Community Health in the Brazilian Amazon
  Julio 2006
• 26 Innovative Projects Will Be Evaluated on the Ground at the Final Stage of the ECLAC-W.K. Kellogg Foundation Contest
  Julio 2006
• Haitian Milk Production Project Won First Place in Social Innovation Competition
  Noviembre 2005
• Twenty Projects from Nine Countries Reach Final Stage of Competition on Social Innovation
  Octubre 2005
• Deadline for Entries: "Experiences in Social Innovation" Competition
  Septiembre 2005
• Second Annual Competition for Innovative Social Projects Invites Organizations to Participate
  Junio 2005
• Semi-Finalists Selected from Projects Competing for Social Innovation Award
  Junio 2005
• First Round of Social Innovation Contest Closes with Large Number of Applicants
  Diciembre 2004
• Award for Social Innovation Created by ECLAC Awakens Great Interest in Municipal Governments and Civil Society
  Octubre 2004
• Social Innovation Contest, Created by ECLAC and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  Septiembre 2004
• Social Innovation Prize Established by ECLAC with Support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  Septiembre 2004