1. Ana Carmona
Address: Ciudad Luz #49-A, San Rafael Abajo, Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica
Telephone: 506-8328-6588 (cell), 506-2754440 (home), 506-22758134 (office)
E-mail: ana.carmonach@gmail.com; morphoasesorias@gmail.com
Web-page: www.morphoac.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=55828976&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Morphoac?ref=hl
Professional Objective:
It is focused on capacity building of community organizations and NGOs in Costa Rica and other countries in the region.
Based on the planning and action for sustainable local development, building and strengthening of local capacities,
identification and strengthening the local economy (green economy, social solidarity economy, productive chains and
business management), project management, community participatory governance in decision making for the sustainable
use and management of natural resources, integrated management of water resources and risk management.
Professional Overview:
Extensive experience (27 years) working with cooperation agencies and the UN System, community-based organizations
(rural and indigenous) and NGOs: in the field of administration of grants, programs and projects; the design, development,
monitoring and evaluation of productive socio-economic projects for conservation and improvement of living conditions
for people; as well as strengthening local capacities (in project management, organization, sustainable development,
protection and conservation of the environment, local empowerment, leadership, gender, etc.), the establishment of local,
national and international partnerships and mobilization and resource management for conservation and grassroots
development.
Skills:
1. Proposal writing
2. Administrative Management
3. Team building
4. Public Relations
5. Initiative
6. Networking
7. Communication
8. Goal setting and implementation
9. collaboration
10. training and coaching individuals
11. Planning
12. Resource mobilization
13. Responsibility.
14. Teamwork
15. self-motivation
16. Problem solving
Education:
- Master in Project Management: Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional-UCI. San José, Costa Rica.
- Natural Resources Management: Degree, Universidad Estatal a Distancia-UNED, San José, Costa Rica.
- Bilingual Administration: American Business Academy, San José Costa Rica.
Post-graduate training:
- Integrated Risk and Disaster Management National University of Colombia, under agreement with the Florida
International University-FIU.
- Integrated Water Resource Management Training for trainers. Cap-Net/UNDP; REDICA, UNEP

2. Publications:
1. Introduction to Mobilization and Resource Management. Methodological framework for the workshop - Designed
for Based Organizations and NGOs
2. Documenting our Projects and Processes: A Guide for Community Based Organizations.
3. Project Formulation Guide: The Logical Framework Approach (LFA).
4. GEF/SGP Financial Management Guide for Grantees, GEF/Small Grants Programme-Costa Rica.
5. GEF/SGP Project Formulation Handbook and Tools, GEF/Small Grants Programme-Costa Rica.
6. Systematization of Biological Corridors in Costa Rica, UNED
7. Socio-environmental strategy for the reduction of land degradation in the Jesus Maria River Basin-Costa Rica,
UNED-SGP-MINAET-CADETI.
Experience:
2012
To date
MORPHO-CIS CONSULTORA, Executive Director. MORPHO-CIS is a company dedicated to providing
advisory services, capacity building and consulting services to community based organizations and NGOs
in the field of grassroots development and project management (training courses, workshops, lectures,
specific targeted technical assistance, consulting and advisory services) www.morphoac.com
2012
To date
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION (IAF), Coordinator, Local Liaison Advisory Services for Costa
Rica. Monitoring, follow up and support to ongoing projects and analysis of potential projects.
www.iaf.gov
1993-
2012:
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME-UNDP. Senior Programme Assistant for its Small
Grants Programme of the Global Environment Facility (https://sgp.undp.org/), and regional advisor for
Latin American and the Caribbean.
1989-
1993
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES-UNOPS. Administrative Assistant for
PRODERE Project: Development Programme for Displaced Persons, Refugees and Returnees in Central
America.
1985-
1989
Administrative Bilingual Assistant for the General Manager at XONEX COSTARRICENSE S.A., and for
the President at CORPORACIÓN MÁS X MENOS.
Memberships/societies:
1. Project Management Institute Member.
2. Alliance for the Human Right to Food in Central America
3. Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation.
Languages and Tools:
1. Spanish
2. English
3. TIC´s
Hobbies:When not working, I enjoy spending time with my family and my five dogs, exercising, writing and
volunteering.