Alta Hooker, awarded in Latin America by UNESCO

Abstract

Alta Hooker Blandford, Rector of the URACCAN, was award for her outstanding work in favor of the social, territorial and intercultural responsibility, promoted in Latin America. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) awarded her with the meritorious distinction "Ojo de Plata" granted by UNESCO's Regional Observatory of Social Responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean (ORSALS), through the International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC). Peter Wells, Director of Higher Education at UNESCO, presented the award, in the framework of the IV Regional Forum: Tendencies in Social Territorial Responsibility in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.