The São Paulo City Hall participates of the 14th Regional Training of Mercocidades, developed by the Mercocidades South-South Cooperation Program of the city network. The training started last Tuesday (1st) and counts with the participation of 26 representatives of local governments, social organizations and academic institutions from South America.
In order to support the creation and implementation of international cooperation projects, project proposals were selected with a focus on Sustainable Development Objective (SDO) 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), with SDS 5 (Gender Equality), SDS 6 (Drinking Water and Sanitation) and SDS 10 (Reducing Inequalities) as cross-cutting axes. The authors will participate of workshops and online activities to share technical experiences on project planning, implementation and evaluation.
In addition to Brazil, the training includes representatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador. At the end of the training, three projects will be selected to conduct a technical visit to learn about an experience similar to the one formulated in a member city of the network or in an activity developed by Mercocidades in 2021.
The São Paulo City Hall is represented by Bruna Starling, International Relations Advisor, focal point of the Mercocidades network in the São Paulo capital and responsible for the international guidelines for the interface with Human Rights issues and Agenda 2030. "The 14th Regional Capacity Building of the Mercocidades network is an important opportunity to qualify the technical staff of international relations in the formulation of South-South international cooperation projects, knowledge that will be shared with other colleagues in the international team of the City of São Paulo," said Bruna Starling. "In addition, it is a space for exchanging experiences among participants from five countries and strengthening bonds with the network itself," she concluded. The training occurs in a virtual way, with weekly classes. The closing is scheduled for October 15.
About the project
The project submitted by the city of São Paulo is entitled "Reduction of inequalities focusing on the transversalization of perspectives of territory, gender and race in public policies", developed in partnership with the technical team of the Municipal Government Secretariat (SGM). The objective is to integrate the perspective of territory, gender, and race in the formulation of disaggregated indicators to monitor and evaluate municipal public policies in existing institutional spaces. The initiative also provides for the exchange of experience among cities participating in the project to create and strengthen public policies that promote the reduction of inequalities. The proposal aims to develop a document to remember cooperation in order to benefit other Brazilian cities and the Mercocidades network.
