Cecilia Milesi Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

As Senior Advisor on Decolonising Research Partnerships, I co-facilitate ODI-wide internal efforts to decolonise ODI ways of producing knowledge, and associated ways of working.

Global

Global Change Center is a platform created to catalyze the emergence of a world of dignity for all.From the South and with the South. We raise our voices. We cross borders. We create what we dream of. We recognize and share our power. And so, together, we create a new world.Global Change Center offers original experiences that invite participants to think.

Global

CDA is an action research and advisory organization dedicated to improving the effectiveness and accountability of peacebuilding, development, and humanitarian efforts wherever communities experience conflict.For more than twenty-five years CDA has worked directly with organizations, institutions, and corporations, driven by two fundamental beliefs:People.

Hong Kong

Selected among more than 1000 candidates from around the world, Cecilia was distinguished as one of the 15 global leaders who are part of the 2019 cohort of the Asia Global Fellowship. The Asia Global Fellowship is the flagship programme of the University of Hong Kong and the Asia Global Institute.The fellows are “up-and-coming leaders in politics, policy.

Contributing as one of the guest lecturers for the Diploma on South-South and Triangular Cooperation coordinated by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of International Relations.Contributing as a lecturer in the "Women, Peace and Security" regional online course organized by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in.

Global

• Cecilia works inspired by her vision of co-creating an equal and just world in which all human beings live in dignity and freedom.Examples recent projects:
• United Nations Volunteers (UNV), facilitation South-South dialogue on feminism and volunteering; UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean, research on chronic multidimensional conflicts and alternatives for conflict.
• Islamic Development… Show more Cecilia works inspired by her vision of co-creating an equal and just world in which all human beings live in dignity and freedom.Examples recent projects:
• Islamic Development Bank: trainers and facilitator on the integration of conflict sensitivity and Do Not Harm
• United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation: Senior Adviser on South-South Cooperation on Peace and Development, design global process
• Social Accountability and Participatory Governance: advising VSO in devising and implementing the social accountability global programme

Global

As CDA Collaborative Learning (CDA) Senior Associate, I have been contracted by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to provide tailored advisory services, facilitation, and training support to support the IsDB on “Enhancing IsDB’s Capabilities to Integrate Fragility and Conflict Sensitivity and ‘Do No Harm’ Programs and Projects.” CDA has developed a.

Latin America

Asuntos del Sur (Southern Affairs) is one of the leading think-do-tanks in Latin America. It implements innovative programmes to enhance horizontal and participatory democracy and policy innovation. Asuntos del Sur una organización que diseña e implementa innovaciones políticas para desarrollar democracias paritarias, inclusivas y participativas.Very proud.

Commonwealth Countries

The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) is the official representative voice of the more than 1.2 billion young people in the Commonwealth. The CYC was first established in 2013 with the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Commonwealth Youth Programme.Together with Steadman Noble, I will be advising and supporting the Commonwealth Youth Programme in.

Latin America

The United Nations Regional Center, Latin America and the Caribbean, aims to support Country Offices in the consolidation of peace and social cohesion. With this objective, UNDP is implementing a series of research and listening exercises to understand the conflict systems (conflict dynamics) and the forces and drivers for peace and social cohesion..

Global

Cecilia Milesi (Founder and CEO Global Change) and Erika Lopez Franco (independent researcher and facilitator) are one of the awardees of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Innovation Challenge.Cecilia and Erika will be modeling an adaptive framework that will support organizations around the world to value, understand, recognize, and celebrate how.

New York

Southern voices and experience to prevent, transform conflict and build peace. South-South power. Creating and coordinating a new South-South programme to support global and Southern efforts to sustain peace.Voces y experiencia del Sur y con el Sur para prevenir, transformar conflictos y construir paz. Poder Sur-Sur. Creando y coordinando un nuevo programa.

London, United Kingdom

Co-Chairing together with Restless Development the DFID-PPA Learning Partnership group "Empowerment and Accountability". The group brings together DFID funded INGOs with the aim to share practical and critical knowledge on programming aiming at increasing power and creativity in our societies in order to make governments accountable.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Research and policy analysis on citizens’ participation in peace processes, legitimacy and the use of systemic and complex approaches supporting conflict transformation initiatives. Lecturer at the Winter Mediation School.Published: "Innovation and Citizens' participation in peace processes: necessary reconfigurations for conflict transformation". The.

Global

From analysing cross-national qualitative and quantitative data (Brazil, India, China, Russia, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa), authored the programme’s baseline report organised around four expected results: 1) Global South CSOs representation of national constituencies, 2) Global South CSOs capacity to undertake research and policy work in inequality.

London, United Kingdom

Led on the development of organisational capabilities towards increased strategic impact. Provided leadership to promote a culture of sound evaluation and learning. Support regional teams in undertaking evaluations and learning events in collaboration with local partners. Designed processes, systems and tools strengthening organisational and peacebuilding.

Global

The Youth Fund is a innovative initiative funded by Microsoft, the Interamerican Development Bank and managed by SES Foundation. The Fund supports Latin American youth projects promoting economic inclusion, labour and life skills training and entrepreneurshipAs member of the Committee -and together with other sector experts- I select the most innovative.

London, UK

• Managed the capacity building initiatives promoting Amnesty growth and impact in Latino America. Facilitation of tailored workshops involving AI Latino American Directors and Chairs with the aim to improve human rights.

London, United Kingdom

• Evaluated and reviewed Amnesty entities strategic and operational plans in order to recommend investment of AI’s global budget (£5 millons pound per year). Portfolio: AI entities from Asia, Latin America and Africa..

London, UK

• Somaliland Focus (UK) was established with the aim to raise awareness amongst decision-makers in the UK and elsewhere about the territory of Somaliland.
• Current Group Member. Joined the Core Group of the Somaliland Presidential Observation Mission (June 2010). Advocacy and media actions in the UK and observation missions to Somaliland. Support writing press statements.

Argentina

• Devised and founded the organization, which included recruiting board members, team-building, strategic leadership, programme design and overseeing implementation and overall organizational management. Created a.

Argentina

• Co-coordinator of the first National Participatory Research on Youth Inclusion: worked with +25 local partners undertaking the Participatory Research on youth exclusion and policies. Research design and field work.
• Designed and implemented Leadership and Community Empowerment Programmes (summary):action-learning and micro-macro advocacy programmes systematized… Show more
• Designed and implemented Leadership and Community Empowerment Programmes (summary):action-learning and micro-macro advocacy programmes systematized, published are being replicated in several countries. Show less

Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Design and development of fundraising and mutual accountability strategy; participatory planning, negotiation and reporting on projects. Worked closely with European Union, DFID, Inter-American Development Bank, AECI.
• Advocacy international trips to Europe and the US post-Argentine economic and political crisis (2001) with support of… Show more
• Advocacy international trips to Europe and the US post-Argentine economic and political crisis (2001) with support of the British Council Argentina. Show less

New York, United States

• Synergos is a US based NGO connecting Senior Social Leaders fighting poverty around the world.
• Conducted research on International Cooperation and Overseas Development Agencies
• Wrote case studies considering experiences of social entrepreneurs (Asia, Africa, LA)

• Responsibilities: power analysis in order to develop the Latin American strategy and coalition involving governments, NGOs and grassroots organizations with the aim to develop the human rights project “Dereitos.

Argentina

Emprender was on of the first argentine civil society organisations providing micro-loans to poor people. It did so by replicating the Grammen Bank model and creating a strong partnership with a national bank.-Analysis of Micro-loans granted to people living in poverty starting small and medium size companies-Business plan evaluation considering market.

Argentina

 Supported the organization of important national and regional meetings bringing together government officials and social leaders from across the country agreeing new social policies during the argentine democratisation process.

Argentina

Cultural/ Social Journalist

Support of field work/ marketing research

Msc, Violence, Conflict, Development

Activities and Societies: Somaliland/ East Timor Dissertation exploring indigenous and native forms of decision making and reconciliation.

Diploma, Anthropology And Social Development

Activities and Societies: Anthropology and Social Development Dissertation on the Impact of Social Development policies in indigenous.

Licenciatura, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Sociology/ Political Sciences/ Cultural Studies Dissertation on Youth and Social/ Economic Exclusion