The content included in this digital platform is taken from the publications:
- Cecchini, S. R. Holz y H. Soto de la Rosa (coords.) (2021), A toolkit for promoting equality: the contribution of social policies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LC/TS.2021/55), Santiago, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and
- Cecchini, S. R. Holz and H. Soto de la Rosa (coords.) (2021), CA toolkit. Management and institutionality of social policies for equality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LC/TS.2021/XX), Santiago, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Both publications were coordinated by Simone Cecchini, former Senior Social Affairs Officer of the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Raúl Holz, a consultant with the Social Development Division; and Humberto Soto de la Rosa, Social Affairs Officer at the ECLAC subregional headquarters in Mexico. Both documents contribute to the activities of the project “Leaving no one behind in Latin America and the Caribbean: strengthening institutions and social policy coherence and integration at the country level to foster equality and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”, being funded by the eleventh tranche of the United Nations Development Account. The authors are grateful for the very constructive comments made by Rodrigo Martínez, Fabián Repetto, Luis Hernán Vargas; and Nicole Bidegain, Fabiana Del Popolo, Andrés Espejo, Maria Luisa Marinho, Malva-marina Pedrero, Leandro Reboiras, Claudia Robles, Lucia Scuro, José Ignacio Suárez, Varinia Tromben, Daniela Trucco and Heidi Ullmann on specific chapters, as well as the support of Daniela Huneeus in preparing both documents. The digital resources available on this site were developed based on the contents of these two publications ECLAC published during 2021, in the context of the project “Leaving no one behind in Latin America and the Caribbean: strengthening institutions and social policy coherence and integration at the country level to foster equality and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”, which is being funded by the eleventh tranche of the United Nations Development Account.
The authors would like to thank María Elisa Bernal, Simone Cecchini, Raúl Holz, Daniela Huneeus, Francisca Miranda, Beatriz Morales, Marcelo Munch, Amalia Palma and Daniela Trucco for their generous contributions of photographic material.
This web site was a collaborative effort between the Social Development Division in Santiago, Chile, the ECLAC subregional headquarters in Mexico, the Hérnan Santa Cruz Library and the ECLAC Web Unit.
ECLAC subregional headquarters in Mexico:
- Humberto Soto de la Rosa - Social Affairs Officer (Project co-coordinator)
- Elsa Gutiérrez - Senior research assistant, focal point for gender issues
- Mustafa Al Gamal - Associate Social Affairs Officer
- Susan Skinner - Expert consultant in microlearning
- Gabriela Ibarra - Expert consultant in multimedia video design
- Patricia de la Torre - Expert consultant in video production
- Ericka Arambarri - Consultant in charge of document control
- Pilar Molinas - Consultant in charge of narration in Spanish
Hérnan Santa Cruz Library:
- Claudia Vilches - Chief librarian, information architecture and content collection coordinator
- Jennifer Parra - Information architecture and content collection consultant
Unidad Web de la CEPAL:
- Fernanda Vilches - Project manager
- Daniel Piraban - Drupal developer
- Mauricio Leiva - Web design and development consultant
- Alejandro Ovalle - Design and usability consultant
- Bárbara Velásquez - Content collection consultant
- Paulina Peña - Content collection consultant
The authors would also like to acknowledge the efforts of ECLAC officers Daniela Trucco, Claudia Robles, Sandra Huenchuan, Carlos Maldonado, Lucía Scuro, Fabiana del Popolo, Elsa Gutiérrez and Humberto Soto de la Rosa, and ECLAC consultants Teresita Escotto, Mónica Orozco, Fabian Repetto, Beatriz Morales, Raul Holz, Tamara Van Hemerlyck, Martha Rangel in contributing to the awareness videos and the valuable content contributions by ILPES (ECLAC Planning Division) staff members Alicia Williner and Mauricio Escobar, and Publications and Documents Division staff members Cristobal Santacruz and Guillermo Chirino as well as ECLAC staff members Wouter Shallier, Monica Aguayo, Guido Camú and Maria Luisa Díaz de Leon, for their guidance and support during various stages of the process.