CANADA-BRAZIL COOPERATION COOPERAÇÃO BRASIL-CANADÁ

A delegation of eight Brazilians, including the Project's five social coordinators, a representative of Comunidade Solidária/UNISOL and two members of the Project’s management team visited social and environmental institutions in the Toronto, Waterloo and Ottawa areas in late September and early October 2001.   The group also received training in gender equity and attended a courses on conflict resolution.
 
The main purpose of the visit was to provide the Brazilians with a better perception of what the Canadian social community can offer to their country in terms of services and models.  The training sessions and courses were designed to build their capacity to deliver programs in these areas and improve the prospect of project result sustainability.

The delegation arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport on September 23, and departed from Ottawa MacDonald Cartier Airport on October 6, 2001. Taking part in the mission were:

From Brazil:

• Sr. Thales de Queiroz Sampaio, Hydrogeologist, Director  Hydrology and Territorial Management, Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais – CPRM, Av. Pasteur 404 – Urca, 22290-240 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brasil; thales@cprm.gov.br

• Sr. Enjolras Medeiros Lima, Geologist, General Coordinator for Brazil – PROASNE, CPRM - Serviço Geológico do Brasil, Superintendência Regional do Recife, Gerência de Hidrologia e Gestão Territorial , Avenida Sul, 2291, Bairro Afogados, 50770-011 Recife, PE, Brasil; gehitepe@fisepe.pe.gov.br

• Sra. Luciana Cibelle Araújo dos Santos, Social Assistant, National Social Coordinator – PROASNE, CPRM - Serviço Geológico do Brasil, Superintendência Regional do Recife, Gerência de Hidrologia e Gestão Territorial, Avenida Sul, 2291 Bairro Afogados, 50770-011 Recife, PE, Brasil; lucianape@hotmail.com

• Sra. Elisabeth Vargas, Coordinator, Universidade Solidária Program, Esplanda dos Ministérios Bloco A, 5ºandar, CEP: 70054-900, Brasília – DF, BRASIL; bethvargas@comunidadesolidaria.org.br

• Dra. Ana Cristina Brito de Arcoverde, Sociologist, State Social Coordinator (Pernambuco) – PROASNE, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Centro de Ciencias Sociais Aplicadas, Departamento de Serviço Social, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego S/N, Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50732-970 Recife – PE, BRASIL; moxoto@decon.ufpe.br

• Sra. Maria de Fátima de Freitas Rêgo, Agronomist, State Social Coordinator (Rio Grande do Norte) – PROASNE, Secretaria de Estado dos Recursos Hídricos, Avenida Hermes da Fonseca, 1174 – Tirol, Natal - RN - CEP 59.015-001, BRASIL; fatimarego@rn.gov.br

• Sra. Rita Eugênia Martins Santiago, Social Assistant, State Social Coordinator (Ceará) – PROASNE, Rua Monsenior Furtado, 391, Parque Araxá, Cep. 60.430-350  Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; rita.eugenia@zipmail.com.br

• Sra. Roberta Borges de Medeiros Falcão, Social Assistant and Specialist in Environmental Management and Education, Special Project (Apodi) – PROASNE , Companhia de Águas e Esgotos do Rio Grande do Norte – CAERN, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 1555 – Tirol, 59056-000, Natal – RN, BRASIL; regff@digizap.com.br

From Canada:

• Dr. Yvon Maurice, Geologist, General Coordinator for Canada – PROASNE and Mission Leader; Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E8; Tel: (613) 995-4748; Fax (613) 996-3726; ymaurice@NRCan.gc.ca

• Ms. Sherry Nelligan, Specialist in Gender Equality Issues, Canadian Social Coordinator – PROASNE; Gender Equality Inc., 2 Dermott Place, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3B6; Tel: (416) 928-0098; snelligan@genderequality.ca

• Ms. Ana Cristina Palacky, Consultant on Gender Issues and Interpreter; Palacky Services, 900 Dynes Road, apt. 2501, Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 3L6; Tel: (613) 224-5310; palacky@freenet.carleton.ca

• Introduction to State Progress Reports (social and gender areas), by Luciana Cibelle Araújo dos Santos (CPRM);

• Serrinha and Caraúbas, Rio Grande do Norte, by Maria de Fátima de Freitas Rêgo (SRH) and Roberta Borges de Medeiros Falcão (CAERN) [see also Power Point version];

• Samambaia, Pernambuco, by Ana-Cristina Brito Arcoverde (UFPE), Hortência Maria Barbosa de Assis (CPRH), et al.;

• Samambaia, Pernambuco (special project on gender), by Adélia de Melo Branco (FUNDAJ);

• Irauçuba, Itapajé and Tejuçuoca, Ceará, by Rita Eugênia Martins Santiago (Social Assistant).

The institutions visited during the mission included the following (name of principal contact):
 

• Centre for Applied Social Research at the Faculty of Social Work of the University of Toronto (Professor Lynn McDonald);
• Grand River Conservation Authority, Cambridge, Ontario (Ms. Barbara J. Veale, Coordinator);
• Waterloo Hydrogeologic, Waterloo, Ontario (Dr. Nilson Guiguer, President);
• Sustainable Development & Monitoring Inc., Waterloo, Ontario (Ms. Susan Motkaluk, President);
• CH2M Hill Canada, Waterloo, Ontario (Mr. William D. Banks, ASR Specialist);
• Manheim Water Treatment Plant, Kitchener, Ontario (Mr. Jorge Cavalcante; Manager of Engineering and Planning; Water Services Division);
• Frontline Environmental Management Inc., Kitchener, Ontario (Ms. Tara Bonin, Environmental Geoscientist);
• Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Jan Boon, Director General);
• Environment Canada, Hull, Quebec (Mr. Marcos Alvarez, Environmental Biotechnology Specialist);
• Watercan, Ottawa, Ontario (Mrs. Christina Lubbock, Executive Director);
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Hull, Quebec (Ms. Teresa Pires, Senior Project Officer, Americas Branch)

• by Thales de Queiroz Sampaio and Enjôlras de A. Medeiros Lima

PHOTO GALLERY
 
 

Enjôlras Medeiros addressing the group during the Steering Committee Meeting, at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, on September 24th, 2001	From left to right: Luciana Cibelle; Ana Cristina Arcoverde; Thales Sampaio; Roberta Borges; and Rita Eugênia	Course on Conflict Mediation being presented by Ms. Shadell Permanand (in grey) assisted by Ana Cristina Palacky, who provided interpretation

Luciana Cibelle and Sherry Nelligan (right) during a lighter moment	The entire group during a visit at CIDA; standing left to right: Yvon Maurice, Roberta Borges, Fátima Rêgo, Rita Eugênia, Thales Sampaio, Luciana Cibelle, Rnjôlras Medeiros, Ana Cristina Arcoverde. Front row: Sherry Nelligan, Teresa Pires (CIDA), and Elisabeth Vargas	Maria de Fátima de Freitas Rêgo showing PROASNE poster of Rio Grande do Norte where she is the coordinator of social programs

Fátima Rêgo (left) and Luciana Cibelle with Nilson Guiguer, President of Waterloo Hydrogeologic	Enjôlras Medeiros, Fátima Rêgo and Ana Cristina Palacky during break in Conflict Mediation course	Gina Lecheminant (GSC and PROASNE Committee Member - front row right) and husband geologist Tony (back row left) hosted dinner for the Brazilian delegation on Oct. 5th. Standing to the right of Tony is Ana Cristina Arcoverde, Yvon Maurice, Sherry Nelligan and Elisabeth Vargas. Sitting (L to R): Rita, Roberta, Fátima, and Gina	Roberta and Rita posing in front of lovely gardens and fall colours in Hull, Quebec