Activities/Research

The objective of the research activities is to produce knowledge with a view to contributing to the advancement of scientific learning; the strengthening of an informed public debate; and the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies.



Activities/Training and dissemination

The various training and dissemination activities include: teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels at institutions and national and international universities; holding internal academic meetings; organizing seminars, meetings and workshops  for discussions  with the general public and/or with key researchers working on the relevant issues; and providing the community with services from the Information Center (CI-CEDES) that compiles, organizes and disseminates information related to the institution’s departments.

The objectives of these activities are: 1) to disseminate the research findings with a view to contributing to social debate; 2) to generate academic spaces for theoretical and methodological exchange and discussion; 3) to transfer knowledge to foster public opinion, promote the defense of human rights and contribute to the design, evaluation, and control of public policies; and 4) to participate in academic networks dedicated to the diffusion of scientific knowledge.



Activities/Consultancy

The consultancy activities target national and international academic institutions, national and international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and public and private entities. The activities are offered at the different stages of the research process: project formulation and presentation, data collection, processing, and analysis, and strategies to disseminate the findings.
The objectives guiding these activities are: 1) to improve the research skills of teams working in themes related to the interests of CEDES; 2) to assist governmental institutions in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies and programs; and 3) to advise nongovernmental organizations on ways to improve their management and performance.



Activities / Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Program
Description and objectives

The Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Program is a multidisciplinary activity; that is, it integrates the practices, knowledge and experiences of all of the departments at CEDES both in the national and international spheres. It was created in 2003 with the aim to constituting a link between civil society organizations, foundations and donor organizations.
The Program seeks to provide excellence in professional services to other organizations that would help them to improve their chances and strengthen their abilities to develop research and intervention projects that would benefit public interest initiatives

It oversees the activities involved in project management from technical assistance in project design, the planning and the control of budgets to the administration of funds and the presentation of financial and accounting reports.

Beneficiaries of the Program

National and international donors and agencies that need the support and/or counsel of CEDES to channel donations to younger or less structured organizations.

 Nonprofit organizations that seek CEDES’s counsel and support to present projects for national and international contests.

Foreign universities that carry out research with fieldwork and training in Argentina.

Projects

Current projects:
Name of project: Training in Research in Tobacco Control (CICTA).
Executor Institution: CEDES- General Internal Medicine Program, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires.           
Financing Institution: IDRC-Canada (International Development Research Center).
Duration: 2008-2012.
Name of project: Research on Tobacco in Argentina (Second stage).
Executor Institution: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Regional (ICTER), Jujuy.
Financing Institution: NIH-Fogarty (National Institutes of Health-Forgarty).
Duration: 2008-2012.
Finished Projects:
Name of project: Incorporation of teaching about sexuality into academic curricula of Asian, African and Latin American universities.
Executor Institution: CEDES-IIGG (Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, UBA).
Financing Institution: Ford Foundation
Duration: 2008-2009.
Name of project: “Harmonization of public policies of sexual education in the school in MERCOSUR countries”.
Executor Institution: Ministry of Education of the Nation and Ministry of Health of the Nation.
Financing Institution: GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit).
Duration: 2007-2009.