About LIU Costa Rica Project

History:

On February 22nd, 2007, the DPI/NGO Executive Committee, with the intention of broadening the representation of NGOs from Latin America, established a Sub-Committee to provide guidelines and supervision to a Costa Rica Out Reach Project sponsored by Long Island University's Institute for the Study of International Organizations. Juanita Carrillo is the subcommittee chair; members are Joyce Braak, Aaron Etra, Muriel Hertan, Eudora Pettigrew and Lester Wilson.

Objective:

The objective of the NGO/DPI Executive Committee Outreach Project is to identify and recruit NGOs in Costa Rica to affiliate with the DPI/NGO Section at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Graduate students from Long Island University's United Nations Graduate Certificate Program will spend two weeks in Costa Rica and meet with prospective NGO candidates. The Executive Committee will support their affiliation applications.

Participants' Duties and Responsibilities:

Three teams of two students each will travel to San Jose, Costa Rica with the objective of initiating contact with previously identified NGOs and inviting them to apply for affiliation with the DPI/NGO Section at UN Headquarters in New York. Participants will arrive in San Jose on Saturday, 2 June, and depart on Sunday, 17 June.