CFF graduates new Ecuadorian leaders

Quito, January 17, 2016.

On Sunday, January 17, prominent personalities from academia and politics, the diplomatic corps and renowned businessmen will witness the graduation of the first group of fellows from the Training Center for the Future (CFF), a project promoted by Fidal to provide continuity to the training processes in democracy, values and rights, a work that the foundation has been promoting since 2008. In this edition, 46 young people, from 12 provinces of the three regions of Ecuador, will be part of the first class of CFF graduates. For the graduation ceremony, which will take place on January 17, at 9:30 a.m., at the Fundación Mundo Juvenil facilities (Av. De los Shyris and Pasaje Rumipamba - Parque la Carolina), special guests such as Paúl Carrasco, prefect of Azuay; Daniela Chacón, vice mayor of Quito; Mae Montaño, national assembly member for Movimiento Creo; Harvey Sánchez, director of Ineval; Rosalía Arteaga Serrano, former president of the Republic of Ecuador. In addition, there will be a keynote lecture on "Non-oil Ecuador" by Alberto Dahik, former vice president of the Republic of Ecuador. About the Training Center for the Future This first edition of the Leadership School was born as an initiative of the Fidal Foundation, to train new Ecuadorian leaders in social entrepreneurship, democracy, politics, communication, with a transversal axis based on values and respect for the human rights. After an admission process of almost two months, in which more than 300 applicants participated, the school laid its first stone in July 2015, with young people from 12 provinces of the three regions of Ecuador. Month by month, these young people between 18 and 35 years of age met for a weekend, starting their work at noon on Friday until Sunday afternoon, they shared teachings, joy and friendship. The program concludes during this sixth module, in which in addition to the keynote conferences of personalities from various fields of our country, the scholars themselves will have to present their projects, carried out throughout these months, as an incentive for them.