IPD - Instituto de Promoção do Desenvolvimento

The Development Promotion Institute (IPD) is celebrating its 13th anniversary this year. Founded by entrepreneurs from Paraná on March 29, 1996, it was declared of public utility by Law 11,828 of December 12, 1997 and certified as an OSCIP (Civil Society Organization of Public Interest) on February 17, 2006. All through these 13 years, it underwent important changes in prioritizing its actions. The intent on becoming an avant-garde institution called for emphasis on initiatives that

Publication showing data updated by Pnad 2008 will be issued by the end of the year. This material will draw a profile of the status of the Millennium goals in the state Curitiba´s Regional Sustainability Indicators Observatory (Orbis) will launch a new diagnostic of the status of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Paraná by the end of the year. The publication called “Objectives of the Millennium as a Strategy for Local Development” will bring to

Biofach, the biggest organics trade show in the world, held its Latin American edition in São Paulo, on October 28-30. It marked the last phase of the world’s trade show market, having been previously been held in Germany, the United States, China, and Japan. This edition featured a wide variety of products from member companies of the OrganicsBrasil Project developed in partnership with the Brazilian Agency for Exports Promotion and Investments (Apex-Brasil) and by the

Dialog Circles in Your Town! The Yes, We Can Paraná movement aims at reaching out to all municipalities in Paraná. The goal for 2010 is to take the mobilization for UN’s Millennium Goals (MGs) to 399 municipalities, by implementing Municipal Work Centers. Several cities and towns already have their Local Centers that organize and support local actions in the region in addition to backing up the movement statewide. Through awareness-raising and mobilization efforts