SOBERANA COMPAÑÍA DE LOYOLA: Muhammad Yunus invitó a S.E. Dama de Honor Ing Mónica Pescarmona a recibir en la Ciudad de Oslo, Noruega , el premio Nobel de la Paz

Muhammad Yunus “el Banquero de los pobres” hoy ganador del premio Nobel de La Paz invitó a S.E. Dama de Honor Ing Mónica Pescarmona Presidenta y Fundadora de la Fundación Graneen Mendoza a recibir en la Ciudad de Oslo, Noruega , el premio Nobel de la Paz

En reconocimiento a su labor en pos del Desarrollo Social de los Argentinos;S.E. Ing Doña Mónica Pescarmona de Baldini, Muy Augusta Dama Gran Cruz

Born in Mendoza, member of a respectful entrepreneur family of the province. Graduated from “Universidad Nacional de Cuyo” with the title of Agronomist. Speaks English and has basic knowledge of Italian and French. Married to Eduardo Baldini, four children and two grandchildren..

Experience.Private Sector

Director of “Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona SA (IMPSA)”
Director of “La Mercantil Andina Insurance Company”
President of “La Mercantil Agropecuaria”
President of “Olivos de Lagarde”
Director of “Corim”
Made several changes in Mendoza`s agriculture while working as an Agronomist

Third Sector

President of former “Fundación Pediátrica Renal”
Former Board member of “Fundación de Endocrinología Infantil”
Advisory Consultant to “Viaje de Vuelta”
Honorary President of “Fundacion de Hospital Pediátrico Humberto Notti de Mendoza”
Participant of the 2002 Micro credit Summit Campaign in New York
Participant of the 2003 International Micro credit Forum in Brasilia
Participant of the 2004 Micro credit Summit Campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Participant of the 2005 Micro credit Summit Campaign in Santiago, Chile
Participant of the 2006 Micro credit Summit Campaign in Halifax, Canada
President and Founder of Grameen Mendoza Foundation.
Founded Grameen in 2001, converting it in 2003 into a social organization conducted under principles of efficiency and self sustainability. Assisted to several training courses on micro finances, as applied by the Grameen Bank, and was visited in Mendoza, by Peace Nobel Prize, Muhammad Yunus in 2003. She assisted to almost every Micro credit Summit Campaign and did training with institutions such as Grameen Bank (by General Manager, M. Siddiqur Rahman), Grameen Trust, BRAC (one of the biggest NGOs in the world), ASA, Sheva and MSS (Working for the People). Actively participated in the design of the institution’s Credit Guidelines adapted to Argentina’s idiosyncrasy, received several awards and has been invited to talk about and share Grameen`s experience in Argentina and other countries. Received several proposals from businessmen to take Grameen to other Argentinean provinces with their funding. As a consequence Grameen operates nowadays in Mar del Plata and Corrientes and will expand to Buenos Aires and other provinces in the region of “Cuyo”..

Distinctions and Dissertations

Year 2004: Dissertation at IDEA`s Symposium; Dissertation on Grameen`s foundation in Tunuyan, Mendoza, invited by Rotary Club de Tunuyán, Mendoza; Speaker at the Social Development Challenges for the New Millennium Conference; Dissertation at the AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) on it’s 104th anniversary; Appointed Member of the Regional Advisory Board of the Regional Micro credit Summit for Latin America.

Year 2005: Moderator at the conference “Diseño de Sistemas Internos de Control para Minimizar el Fraude y las Irregularidades” at the Regional Micro credit Summit for Latin America, in Santiago de Chile; Dissertation about Grameen`s foundation at the Regional Micro credit Summit for Latin America, Santiago de Chile; Invited to participate at the Women’s Forum for the Economist & Society, France; Winner of the Business Social Responsibility Award in Micro finances- granted by the Franco-Argentina Chamber of Industry and Commerce: Benefactor: MERCANTIL ANDINA S.A. Insurance Company - Beneficiary: Fundación Grameen Mendoza”; Semifinalist of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2005, sponsored by The Schwab Foundation.

Year 2006: Speaker at the Third National Congress “Argentina necesita Emprendedores”, Buenos Aires; Semifinalist of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2006, sponsored by The Schwab Foundation and “El Cronista”; Winner of the Social Entrepreneur Award granted by the “Foro Ecumenico Social”; Finalist at the “Intercambio para el Desarrollo de la Microempresa” Award granted by the Inter-American Development Bank.

Year 2007: Speaker at Columbia University, New York; Speaker at the Argentinean Consulate in New York.

Interviews

Interviewed to talk about microfinances and the Grameen model by many local, national and international newspapers, television and radio programs such as Uno Newspaper, Los Andes Newspaper, “Mañana Profesional” Newspaper, “La Nación” Newspaper, “Clarín” Newspaper, “Mercado” Magazine, “Fortuna” Magazine, “Mujeres y Compañía” Magazine, “Infobae” Newspaper, “La Nueva Rioja”, “Caras” Magazine, “IDEA” Magazine, “Noticias” Magazine, “Cambio” Cultural, “Emisora del Sol de Mendoza” Radio, “Nihuil de Mendoza” Radio, “Familia de Mendoza” Radio, “Radio 10 de Buenos Aires”, Mr. Chiche Gelblum Television Program, Mrs. Marita Morál Television Program (Channel 4 Supercanal), “Opinión” Television Program Channel 9, “Viva la mañana con todo” Television Program conducted by Mrs. Carbonari, Channel 9 and Channel 7 from Buenos Aires, BBC London, among others.

Works and Publications

Author of the Autobiography “Trazos de una historia de vida”, about her father and family’s experience.
In the process of writing a book about her personal experience in the microfinance sector, from the very beginning, while doing voluntary work at Caritas Foundation to the discovery of Yunus`s book, an inspiration to Grameen Mendoza Foundation

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