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A New OptionA New Option (Spanish: Una Nueva Opción; UNO is a non-profit organization
from Ecuador
which trains future political leaders.
It was founded by Eduardo Maruri
, a well known business
man from Guayaquil
, former president of the Guayaquil
Chamber of Commerce
and the Federación de Cámaras del Ecuador; Xavier Castro
, a lawyer
from Guayaquil; Mae Montaño and Santiago Rivadeneira from the Andean region of Ecuador.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
which trains future political leaders.
It was founded by Eduardo Maruri
Eduardo Maruri
Eduardo Maruri Miranda is an entrepreneur and politician.Eduardo Maruri earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1986 and a Certificate in Communications degree from Harvard University in 1989.In 1992 he and his father Jimmy Maruri, former President...
, a well known business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
man from Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, former president of the Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of commerce
A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, e.g., a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community...
and the Federación de Cámaras del Ecuador; Xavier Castro
Xavier Castro
Xavier Castro Muñoz .Xavier Castro earned his law degree from the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil in 1990 and his Master's degree from Cambridge University in 1997....
, a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
from Guayaquil; Mae Montaño and Santiago Rivadeneira from the Andean region of Ecuador.