FARO Group (Foundation for Advance of Reforms and Opportunities), is an independent, impartial and secular Civil Society Organization (OSC) that provides support and promotes active participation of the civil society, the business sector and state entities, based on research and analysis, for the proposal, implementation and monitoring of public, local and national policies, aimed to consolidate an Ecuadorian State that is more efficient, equitable, non-discriminatory and democratic.

 

OUR VISION

FARO Group will be recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader entity in quality and impact of its work, dedicated to promote public policies focused on constructing a developed, fair and democratic Ecuador, open to the world, where all people enjoy equitable opportunities to reach their maximum potential with freedom and solidarity.

 

OUR MISSION

To promote the active participation of the civil society, the business sector and public entities in the proposal, implementation and monitoring of local, national and international public policies, with the objective of constructing an Ecuadorian State that is more efficient, equitable, non-discriminatory and democratic, through a plural dialogue, research, citizenship participation and interaction of global networks dedicated to promote the wellbeing of people.

 

INTERVENTION AREAS

The intervention areas reflect our objective of providing support to Ecuador during the transition process from a developing model of economy based on exploitation of non-renewable natural resources and inequitable distribution of opportunities, to a new model that promotes human development, based on knowledge. With this purpose, FARO Group Works through five Intervention Areas:


Environment & Society

The main objective of this Area is to improve environment management, through the provision of public policies to be applied at the central, regional and local levels, as well as through institutional strengthening.

 

Public Governance

This Area prepares the institutions for an adequate decision-making, and to the actors of the civil society and private sector, for their participation in the process of generation, implementation and control of public policies.

 

Equity & Social Opportunities

The purpose of this Area is to establish policies and practices that lead to a more equitable society, with more opportunities, so that all people reach their maximum potential with freedom and solidarity.

 

Information Society

This Area is aimed to identify opportunities of use of information and communication technologies, as well as innovative regulation schemes, aimed to facilitate democratization and construction of an information-based society.

 

Economic Growth

This Area works to generate evidence of the main political and institutional factors that affect economic development and competitiveness. Also, to develop capacities and generate influence on public policies based on such evidences.

 

 

Our Ways of Intervention

Information-based dialogue: FARO Group will promote dialogue based on information, through the presentation of evidences for a strict analysis and plural spaces to find solutions on public issues.

 

Development of capacities: FARO Group will focus its efforts on developing capacities in actors for transformation of ideas into actions, through training, organization improvement and generation of public-private alliances.

Promotion of transparency in the impact of individual and collective actions: FARO Group will implement systems to improve transparency and evaluate the impact of public policies and actions, both of public and private actors.

 

 

Contact:
Liseth Estévez
Director of Communications and Political Incidence
lestevez@grupofaro.org

 

Address:
Gregorio Bobadilla N38-88 y Granda Centeno

Phones:
593-2-2456367 ext 15
593-2-2264719 ext 15

 

Fax:
593-2-2264719