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Groups Argentina
Centro de Implementación
de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el
Crecimiento (CIPPEC)
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth
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| Contact |
Miguel Braun,
Fiscal Policy Director |
| Email |
mbraun@cippec.org |
| Website |
www.cippec.org |
| Phone |
(54
11) 4384 9009 |
| Fax |
(54
11) 4371 1221 |
| Address |
Av. Callao 25 Piso 1
C1022AAA
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Areas of Expertise |
CIPPEC was
founded in 2000 as a think tank to produce critical and accessible
public policy information that can be used by civil society and public
institutions to improve policy choices. CIPPEC focuses on five policy
areas: education, health, fiscal issues, transparency,
and justice. In budget
policy, CIPPEC works to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
expenditure, reform the intergovernmental fiscal relations system, and
challenge closed budget processes. |
| Recent Reports (in
Spanish) |
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| Major Current
Activities |
- Carrying out the "Lupa Fiscal" or
Budget Watchdog Program to increase fiscal transparency.
- Design proposals of educational
policies for each state.
- Lobby and advocate for Freedom of
Information Act.
- Open access of justice for poor
people.
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La
Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) Civil Association
for Equity and Justice
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| Contact |
Ezequiel Nino,
Coodirector |
| Email |
enino@acij.org.ar;
info@acij.org.ar |
| Website |
http://www.acij.org.ar/ |
| Phone |
(54 11) 4381 2371 |
| Address |
Av de Mayo 1161 5o.Piso
Ofna 9. Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Areas of Expertise |
ACIJ in a
non-profit organization founded in 2002 that works to empower citizens
with information about their social and economic rights and fight
against discrimination based on income level.
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| Recent Reports |
To subscribe to ACIJ's
regular newsletter send an email to
info@acij.org.arg. |
| Major Current
Activities |
ACIJ is collaborating with the country's
national audit office — the Auditoría General de la Nación (AGN) — to
publicize important audit findings. In addition ACIJ has
integrated budget analysis into their human rights work by tracking
allocations for education infrastructure.
ACIJ also has established the Community Legal Aid Center, which provides
a common platform for residents, grass-roots organizations, social
workers, and pro-bono lawyers to identify and address problems affecting
the community, such as those relating to transportation, education, and
health, water and sewage services. |
Fundación
Poder Ciudadano
Citizen Power Foundation
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Contact |
Lucila Polzinetti |
| Email |
lucila@poderciudadano.org |
| Website |
www.poderciudadano.org |
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Phone/Fax |
(54 11)
4331 4925/4926 |
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Address |
Piedras 547
(CP C1070AAK)- Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Areas
of Expertise |
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Building
citizenship and promoting collective action.
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Transparency and
Anti-Corruption strategies and tools.
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Strengthening
judiciary power.
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Political system
reform and oversight of political funding and Congress.
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Corporate and
business social responsibility.
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Budget transparency
and the promotion of participatory budgets.
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NGO news agency.
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| Major
Current Activities |
- Participated in
the Latin American Index of Budget Transparency 2003, and now
working in the recommendations that derived from the study.
- Observe the
Council of the Participatory Budget operation of the City of Buenos
Aires.
- Organize
workshops to train citizens on participatory budget in Argentina and
Latin America.
- Offer advise to
local and legislative organizations, civil society, and the government
on participatory budget and tools for citizen action.
- Support
the reform of the Regime of Federal Co-participation of Taxes in
Argentina.
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Red de
Seguridad y Defensa de América Latina (RESDAL)
The Latin American Network on Defense and Security
| Contact |
Marcela Donadio,
Executive Director of "Ser
en el 2000" |
| Email |
marcela@ser2000.org.ar |
| Website |
http://www.ser2000.org.ar
http://resdal.org.ar |
| Phone |
(54 11) 4371 5522 |
| Fax |
(54 11) 4371 3822 |
| Address |
Av. Corrientes 1785 5 "J"
C.P. 1041 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Areas of Expertise |
RESDAL was
formed in 2001 to conduct research on defense spending in Latin America.
Today RESDAL is integrated by a network of 250 members
who come from the military, academia, or
represent international governmental and non governmental organizations
based in
Canada,
Europe,
Latin America,
and the
United States. |
| Major Current
Activities |
Publication of
the "Latin American Comparative Atlas on Defense" that serves as the
first centralized source of defense budget information for the region.
The atlas answers the following questions: Which government entities
spend defense funds? What are the goals of defense spending? And how
are defense funds spent?
To read the
publication (in Spanish) go to:
http://www.resdal.org.ar/libros/Archivo/atlas-libro.htm
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