PresentationFebruary,2011

Creatingknowledge,producingbettersocialenvironments

Whoweare

  Societasisaconsultingfirmwhichconductsstudies,designsandevaluatesprojects,developscommunicationsandcommunityrelationsstrategiesandprovidesadviceonsocialissues.

  Ourmultidisciplinaryteamiscomposedofhighlyprofessionalconsultantswhoguaranteesolutionstailoredtospecificsocialcontexts.

Societas

 MISSIONTobuildusefulknowledgeandfosterabettersocialenvironment.

 VISIONTobealeadingsocialmanagementconsultingfirm inPeru,withareputationforacademicquality, technical experience andimpeccableethicalconduct.

Ourwork

 Ruraldevelopment Urbanplanning Stateandpublic

policy

 Extractiveindustries Environment Tourism

Strategicactions

1.  Designingpractical,strategicandresponsiblesolutionsforourpartnerstoachievetheirsocialobjectives.

2.  Providingtoolsfordecision‐makinginthesocialfield.3.  Facilitating dialogue between stakeholders to achieve

commonobjectivesandabettersocialenvironment.

We guarantee this strategy by using applied, specific andinterdisciplinary studies, our extensive knowledge ofcross‐cultural experience and by providing customized,sustainedexpertadvice.

Thesocialresponsibilityapproach

 Negativeimpactmanagement:externalitycontrol. Impactmanagement

 Responsibility to the surrounding community, above andbeyondthedirectbenefitsandimpactscompaniesproduce. Commitment

 Socialmanagement incorporated into the activities of thecompanyanditscontractors. Integratedmanagement

Socialmanagementsystem

IDENTIFYINGCRITICALISSUES

ANDSTAKEHOLDERS

ESTABLISHINGCURRENTSITUATION

ESTABLISHINGGOALS

ESTABLISHINGMANAGEMENTMEASURES

VERIFYINGRESULTSANDTAKINGACTIONPARTICIPATION

PARTICIPATION

Productsandservices

 IDENTIFYINGCRITICALISSUESANDSTAKEHOLDERS  Stakeholdermapping  Socialriskanalysis  Socialduediligence

 ESTABLISHINGTHECURRENTSITUATION  Socialimpactassessment  Socialimpactanalysis,emphasizinggender Analysisofregionalandlocalpoliticalcontexts Geographicinformationsystems

Productsandservices

 ESTABLISHINGGOALS  Communityrelations

plans

  Designinglogframes  Strategicplanning

 ESTABLISHINGMANAGEMENTMEASURES  Internalalignment

 VERIFYINGRESULTSANDTAKINGACTION  Projectevaluation

 PARTICIPATIONANDCOMMUNICATION‐  Participatoryworkshops‐  Communicationsandcommunity

relationscampaigns SPECIALISTADVICE‐  Canondistribution‐  Participatorybudget‐  Socialmanagementsystems

Productsandservices

1.  Everyprojectistheresponsibilityofhighlyqualifiedconsultantswhohaveextensiveexperienceintheirfields.

2.  Wehaveamultidisciplinaryapproachthatguaranteesmulti‐facetedproductsfine‐tunedtospecificcontexts.

3.  Ourconsultantsareindependentandhavenolinkswitheconomicgroupsorpoliticalparties.Theyhaveexperienceofworkinginboththepublicandprivatesectorsandwithinternationalcooperationagencies.

Competitiveadvantages

Ourteam

Management

  GerardoCastillo–GeneralDirectorGerardoisananthropologist,andhasaMaster’sDegree in International Development from theUniversity of Bath and another in Geographyfrom the University of Oklahoma. He iscoordinator in the Diploma in ExtractiveIndustries: Surveillance and SustainableDevelopmentand lecturer in theSocialScienceDepartment of Peru’s Catholic University.Gerardo is a senior consultant in socialdevelopment and extractive industries withovertenyearsexperienceinthesector.

Ourteam

Management  LauraSoria–Projectcoordinator Laurahas anAnthropologydegree from Peru’s

CatholicUniversity andisreadingforaMaster’sdegree in Gender, Sexuality and Public Policy attheSanMarcosFirstNationalUniversity.Shehashands‐on knowledge of managing localdevelopment projects with a gender focus,mainly in urban areas. She has experience withtechnicalassistancefor citizens’participation inconsensus‐built planning and the participatorybudget; and with creating links between thepublicsector(localgovernment)andtheprivatesector (civil society, trade associations andcompanies).

Extractiveindustriesteam  GerardoCastilloSeniorsocialadvisertoAMEC,SNC‐Lavalin,SocialCapitalGroupandWalsh

PeruandwithworkexperienceinCanada,theUnitedStates,GuyanaandPeru.GerardohasbeenconsultanttofirmssuchasRioTinto,AngloAmerican,Xtsrata,Antamina,MineraYanacocha,CerroVerde,SaviaPerúandPerúLNG.

  MaríaAmeliaTrigosoMariaAmeliahasworkedastheCommunityCoordinatorforConcession

ProjectsintheSocialandEnvironmentalAffairsOfficeofthePeruvianMinistryofTransportandCommunications.

  PatriciaDíazPatriciaisaspecialistindraftingsocialbase‐linesandhasworkedforavarietyof

miningprojects.ShewasinchargeofmonitoringthecommunityandenvironmentintheCamiseaproject,forOxfamAmerica.

Ourteam  DominiqueVanderBorght

Internationalconsultant,specialistinsocialdevelopmentprogramdesign,managementandevaluation.

  GerardoCastilloSpecialistinsocialdevelopmentandtheextractiveindustry.

  JorgeAragónSpecialistinpoliticalanalysisandquantitativeresearchmethods.

  LauraSoriaSpecialistinurbanplanninganddevelopment,localdevelopment,citizens’participationandgender.

  MaríaAmeliaTrigoso Specialist indrafting, conductingand evaluating social andenvironmentalimpactstudies.

  MáximoGalloSpecialistinprojectmanagementandstakeholderrelations.

  MiguelVillasecaSpecialistincorporatesocialresponsibility,processmanagement,pedagogyandurbanism.

  NormaCorreaSpecialistininsocialandpublicpolicies,internationalcooperationandresearchmethodologies.

  NormaFullerSpecialistinruraldiagnostics,genderrelationsandtheimpactofthetourismindustry.

  PatriciaDíazSpecialistinmonitoringextractiveindustryprojects.

  PatriciaFuertesSpecialistinruraleconomy,socialprogramsevaluationandpovertyreduction.

Ourteam

  RafaelAnselmiSpecialistinteachingmethods.

  VioletaBarrientosSpecialistingenderandsexualandreproductiverightspolicies.

Ourteam

Ourexperience

  DEVELOPMENTORGANIZATIONS‐  WorldBank‐  InterAmerican

DevelopmentBank‐  RevenueWatchInstitute‐  IDRC‐  OxfamAmerica‐  USAID

  GOVERNMENTDEPARTMENTS‐  PrimeMinister’sOffice‐  MinistryofTransportand

Communications

  PRIVATESECTOR‐  AngloAmerican–

Michiquillay‐  Antamina‐  CerroVerde‐  MineraYanacocha‐  PeruLNG‐  RioTinto–Michiquillay‐  SAVIAPerú‐  TerminalesPortuarios

Euroandinos‐  Xstrata–LasBambas

  LauraSoriaProjectcoordinator

laurasoria@societasconsultora.comproyectos@societasconsultora.com

(511)2437‐609(511)997600‐825

www.societasconsultora.com

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