ISABEL HERNANDEZ

Personal Information

Date of Birth: May 5th, 1948.
Nationality: Argentinean.
Marital Status: Married

Education

1965 - 1969 National University of Rosario (Argentina)
BA in Philosophy and Literature.
n Special mention in Cultural Anthropology

1969 - 1971 National Litoral University (Argentina)
Post-Graduate degree in Educational Planning.

1972 - 1973 FLACSO (Chile)
MA in Social Sciences

Professional experience

1999 - at present ECLAC, Headquarters, Santiago, Chile

Principal Officer on Population Issues (Category L-5 VIII)
Director of Regional Project "Bilingual Literacy on Population and Reproductive Health" in Seven Countries in Latin America.
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1993 - 1999 UNFPA, Country Support Team on Latin
America and the Caribbean

Regional Advisor on Socio-Cultural Population Research

§ I worked for the Country Support Team on Latin America and the Caribbean of United Nations Population Fund (CST-UNFPA-LAC) as Regional Advisor on Socio-cultural Population Research (SCR) (category L-5), with the institutional academic backup of FLACSO (Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences).
My work consisted on giving technical assistance to 24 countries in the Region, working with different government bodies (generally pertaining to the Demographic, Gender, Health and Education sector at the central and decentralized levels and especially the decision-making levels), non-governmental organizations and academic institutions in Latin America and Caribbean. I carried out technical mission in all the countries of the region. I also monitored different programmes and projects from the Head office in Santiago, Chile.

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Before working for UNFPA, I worked as Director of the Socio-anthropological Area of the CEA (Centre for Advanced Studies) of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). This area, at the time, managed 12 research projects and 25 teachers and researchers.

I was a researcher for CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Body), which has its academic headquarters in the CEA-UBA and I also worked as the academic director of various projects.

Prior to thism, I was an elected member of the ICAE (Executive Committee of the International Council for Adult Education), with headquarters in Toronto, Canada, representing Latin America and the Caribbean (i.e.: 104 Adult Education and Popular Education NGOs from the whole region, associated with the ICAE).

Others

§ In 1985 I was General Secretary for the CEAAL (Latin American Council for Adult Education) with headquarters in Argentina, as well as General Coordinator of the III World Meeting on Adult Education (ICAE-CEAAL - Buenos Aires, Argentina).

§ I was Director of the CIDIAE (Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research Centre for Arts and Sciences) as well as their Main Researcher.

§ I work for ECLAC, Buenos Aires Office in Argentina. I worked for the Rural and Indigenous Area of the project: "Educación y Desarrollo para América Latina y El Caribe" (Education and Development for Latin America and the Caribbean) - ECLAC/UNESCO/UNDP.

I have also worked as consultant for UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO and UNOID, and as researcher for FLACSO.

Publications

I have published 10 books and over 70 articles for scientific magazines in different countries and languages.

Additional professional activities

§ Occasionally, Project management and regional assessment of other International programmes (Asia, Africa) with socio-cultural, ethnic and gender aspects.
§ Participation in many specialized Thematic Workshops and Trainings on Management, Population and Development, Gender with a Socio-cultural issues.
§ Throughout my career, I have participated in many Government Meetings at the highest levels and I have also coordinated numerous Population Meetings, NGO Workshops and Academic Congresses in the whole Region.
§ Academic centres and universities in many countries of the Region and from other Regions have invited me as teacher and lecturer. Within my various functions, I have received special mentions, scholarships and grants.

GRANTS, Professional memberships and Awards received

§ 1977: Social Research Program for the Southern Cone of the Latin American Social Sciences Council (CLACSO). Senior classification. Theme"Indigenous women and Intercultural Education in Latin America"
§ 1981: Social Research Program for the Southern Cone of the Latin American Social Sciences Counicl (CLACSO). Senior classification. Theme "Gender, Culture and Ethnic Identity in Latin America"
§ 1982: First place in the Award Dr. Jorge L. Ahumada: Third Argentinean Congress Argentino on Gerontology abd Geriatrics, given to the best study on Social Gerontology: "Sociedad Industrial y Tercera Edad: Un estudio de caso".
§ 1989: Proyecto Tierra Award 1492-1992: First Argentinean Congress on re-valorization of pre-Columbian culturs, given as "Outstanding scientific contribution to ethnic identity and gender in Latin America"
§ 1990: Alicia Moreau de Justo Award: Reconocimiento Foundation, the award is given yearly to a "professional women with an outstanding academic background and social commitment"
§ 1990: Honor Member of UNESCO Association for Cultural Development
§ 1991: Sudamerica en Ciencias Sociales Award: Centro de Estudios Antropológicos, Históricos y Sociales de Sudamérica (CEHASS).In 1986, the award was given an organic statute and began to be granted yearly, as a recognition to whom that have carried out important contributions to Social Sciencies and Latin American Culture.
§ 2000: Institucional - Premio Internacional UNESCO 2000, por la innovación metodolgógica del Programa Nacional de Bi-alfabetización en Población y Salud Reproductiva, en Bolivia.
§ 1999 y 2001: Numerosos Premios Internacionales por la Producción del Film: "Ahinam Chay" (Registro audiovisual del Programa de Bi-alfabetización en Csuco, Peru)
§ 2001: Grant Ford Foundation en premio a la labor realizada en Población y Desarrollo, para llevar a cabo el tema de investigación de mi elecion.
§ 2002: Honoris Visitor Professor in Texas University (Austin and Houston) and Bratislava Population and Women Festival (Slovaquia) for metodological innovation in Population BI-ALFA Method
2002: GOLDEN EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE ASCLEPIUS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH FILM FESTIVAL for UNFPA,ECLAC/CELADE, Ford Foundation, UNIFEM, ASDI, FLACSO and Italian Government (financial support) presenters of Documentary Films for BI-ALFA (LAC Regional Project) for the Film "In the name of the Mother".

Languages

§ Spanish: Mother Tongue
§ English: Reading, writing, speaking and understanding.
§ Portuguese: Reading, writing, speaking and understanding.
§ Italian: Reading, writing, speaking and understanding.

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