With over two decades of experience, I have dedicated my career to promoting child protection and human rights. In my current role at UNICEF, I provide essential writing, editing, and proofreading services that support the organisation’s documentation and advocacy. My work producing high-quality content in Portuguese and English helps amplify the mission’s reach and impact.My background reflects a deep commitment to social justice, rooted in experience across research, journalism, and translation. Through rigorous analysis and the creation of relevant content, I raise awareness and drive change. Journalism has sharpened my ability to clarify complex human rights issues, while translation has broadened access to critical information for diverse audiences. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, I strive to advance social justice and support an equitable, systemic transformation toward a fairer society.My career commitment to child protection and social justice is strengthened by my experience in research, journalism, and translation, which reinforce my advocacy for children’s rights. Key contributions include co-authoring a report with ECPAT International on child sexual exploitation in the Latin American tourism sector, implementing Standard Operating Procedures for UNICEF/INAC in Angola to strengthen child protection, and conducting studies on children’s rights in Angola’s plural legal system. Working collaboratively, I aim to create safer environments for children and foster systemic change in favor of equity and justice.
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Freelance Translator, EditorUnicefOlhão, Pt -
Individual Consultancy: Lta For High-Quality Writing, Editing, And Proofreading ServicesUnicef Nov 2023 - PresentPortugalProviding on-demand writing, editing, and proofreading expertise to support UNICEF's documentation needs. -
Professional In Writing, Translating And Analysing Empirical DataIbcr, Unicef, Eige, Adb Among Others Sep 1999 - PresentPortugalEditing, subbing and translation of research reports, child protection SOPs and training manuals, thesis and articles for publication and papers for presentation in conferences, as well as newspaper articles and reports, books and websites. Captions' proof-reader and quality controller of TV documentaries.
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ConsultantEcpat International Nov 2023 - May 2024BrazilBrazil’s local Researcher for the Pilot Project aimed at engaging the Informal Sector and Shared Economy Companies to Prevent and Combat Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism.• Conducted a desk review and empirical research activities, including semi-structured interviews and focus groups.• Compiled, transcribed analysed data and produced a report synthesizing research findings and recommendations for private, governmental and non-governmental organisations and for the… Show more Brazil’s local Researcher for the Pilot Project aimed at engaging the Informal Sector and Shared Economy Companies to Prevent and Combat Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism.• Conducted a desk review and empirical research activities, including semi-structured interviews and focus groups.• Compiled, transcribed analysed data and produced a report synthesizing research findings and recommendations for private, governmental and non-governmental organisations and for the tourism and travel informal setor. Show less -
International ConsultantUnicef Oct 2021 - Dec 2021Home-BasedImplementation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Strengthening the National System for the Integral Protection of Children at Social Risk in Angola. Objectives (i) to support institutions in the education, health, justice, interior and social action sectors in the implementation of the SOPs in the provinces of Huíla, Luanda, Malange and Moxico; (ii) to promote inter-sector coordination, with emphasis on monitoring mechanisms and data collection and treatment systems; (iii) to… Show more Implementation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Strengthening the National System for the Integral Protection of Children at Social Risk in Angola. Objectives (i) to support institutions in the education, health, justice, interior and social action sectors in the implementation of the SOPs in the provinces of Huíla, Luanda, Malange and Moxico; (ii) to promote inter-sector coordination, with emphasis on monitoring mechanisms and data collection and treatment systems; (iii) to conduct training courses on SOPs with a focus on the provinces of Huila, Luanda, Malange and Moxico; (iv) to increase the knowledge of the actors and verify in the workplace the normal performance of their functions; (V) to identify and systematize the lessons learned for the eventual updating of the SOPs instruments. Show less -
Gbv Secretariat Coordinator, National Women CommissionVso Jan 2020 - Apr 2020Kathmandu, NepalSupporting to set up the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Secretariat for facilitating dialogue and cooperation between actors working to reduce and prevent GBV in Nepal with a focus on women and girls. Providing technical and professional support to disseminate learning and evidence of the project among wider stakeholders both at national and international forum. Support to accomplish the SAHAJ project's learning outcomes dissemination contributing to the diffusion of the positive changes… Show more Supporting to set up the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Secretariat for facilitating dialogue and cooperation between actors working to reduce and prevent GBV in Nepal with a focus on women and girls. Providing technical and professional support to disseminate learning and evidence of the project among wider stakeholders both at national and international forum. Support to accomplish the SAHAJ project's learning outcomes dissemination contributing to the diffusion of the positive changes happened at family, school and community levels. Show less -
Programme Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning - Meal)Altsean-Burma Jul 2018 - Nov 2018Bangkok, ThailandResearching, reviewing and developing grant proposals, annual budgets, midterm and annual reports, ensuring its quality and timely submission. Participating in decision-making of annual strategic plans. Tracking, assessing and supporting monitoring frameworks for teams and projects. Making recommendations to amend or update data collection and reporting systems. Facilitating and documenting staff meetings and identifying required updates of the Staff Manual. Engage and update Board Members… Show more Researching, reviewing and developing grant proposals, annual budgets, midterm and annual reports, ensuring its quality and timely submission. Participating in decision-making of annual strategic plans. Tracking, assessing and supporting monitoring frameworks for teams and projects. Making recommendations to amend or update data collection and reporting systems. Facilitating and documenting staff meetings and identifying required updates of the Staff Manual. Engage and update Board Members. Ensure compliance with relevant policies and practice with respect to all human rights and to ALTSEAN´s code of conduct. Show less -
Research Consultant/VolunteerDar As Mãos Sep 2016 - Nov 2017Tarrafal De Monte Trigo, Cabo VerdeConducting a mix-method research, analysing and writing a community and organisation assessment to ensure real needs of communities are to be achieved by this NGO’s projects. Editing all Portuguese texts and translating their newsletters (GB-PT) on a volunteering basis for their website: www.damtarrafal.com
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Research ConsultantEcpat International Feb 2016 - Jul 2016Brasil & Home-BasedIncorporating feedback from the Latin American ECPAT member organisations and data from children and youth focus group discussions collected by them. Reviewing the final fact-checking, the summary and information of the report included in the global report “Offenders on the Move. Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism 2016”: http://globalstudysectt.org/global-report/ -
Writer ConsultantEcpat Netherlands Oct 2015 - Jan 2016Substantial revision, restructuring and translation (PT-GB) of a research report on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism in the Cities of Manaus and Fortaleza – Brazil. http://globalstudysectt.org/category/countries/Brazil/ -
Research ConsultantFair Trade Tourism South Africa Aug 2015 - Oct 2015Analysis of raw data (focus group discussions, surveys and semi-structured interviews) and desktop research to rewrite the report on “Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism in South Africa”.
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Research ConsultantEcpat International Mar 2015 - Sep 2015Bangkok, ThailandDesktop researching, translating (PT & ES – GB), analysing and co-writing the regional report on “Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism (SECTT) in Latin America”. -
Research ConsultantSos Habitat - Acção Solidária Jul 2011 - Jan 2014Luanda, AngolaConducting all phases of a Christian Aid’s baseline project to find indicators and indexes relating to land issues and to the participation of minority groups in community decision-making. Conducting a mix-method research to write the report “Justiça e Desalojamentos Forçados em Luanda-Angola” (Justice and Forced Eviction in Luanda-Angola) for OSISA. Capacity development of SOS Habitat personnel, including supporting this NGO’s project management and training of activists to conduct baseline… Show more Conducting all phases of a Christian Aid’s baseline project to find indicators and indexes relating to land issues and to the participation of minority groups in community decision-making. Conducting a mix-method research to write the report “Justiça e Desalojamentos Forçados em Luanda-Angola” (Justice and Forced Eviction in Luanda-Angola) for OSISA. Capacity development of SOS Habitat personnel, including supporting this NGO’s project management and training of activists to conduct baseline studies in accordance with the Christian Aid format. Show less
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ResearcherCentro De Estudos Sociais Da Faculdade De Economia Da Universidade De Coimbra Sep 2007 - Apr 2010Luanda, AngolaDesigning and implementing a mix-method research (over a year of observation-participation in two musseques) on legal pluralism in Angola. In charge of analysing formal and informal judicial practices adopted to protect children’s rights and the recourse to traditional authorities for conflict resolution. Writing/co-writing and editing chapters for the book “O Direito por Fora do Direito: as Instâncias Extra-Judiciais de Resolução de Conflitos em Luanda”. Supervising a research team, writing… Show more Designing and implementing a mix-method research (over a year of observation-participation in two musseques) on legal pluralism in Angola. In charge of analysing formal and informal judicial practices adopted to protect children’s rights and the recourse to traditional authorities for conflict resolution. Writing/co-writing and editing chapters for the book “O Direito por Fora do Direito: as Instâncias Extra-Judiciais de Resolução de Conflitos em Luanda”. Supervising a research team, writing weekly working plans and progress reports to directors and assisting the project manager in all ways as assigned and directed. Show less -
Research AssistantCiie, Faculdade De Psicologia E De Ciências Da Educação Da Universidade Do Porto Nov 2005 - Aug 2007Porto Area, PortugalIdentifying and consulting international, European and Portuguese documents and legislation related to children and education, collecting information about all thesis made in Portuguese universities on children and curricula of the degrees in nursery and primary teaching courses in Portugal. Organising and categorising all the information into an Access database. http://www.fpce.up.pt/ciie/?q=en/content/infância-… Show more Identifying and consulting international, European and Portuguese documents and legislation related to children and education, collecting information about all thesis made in Portuguese universities on children and curricula of the degrees in nursery and primary teaching courses in Portugal. Organising and categorising all the information into an Access database. http://www.fpce.up.pt/ciie/?q=en/content/infância- e-sua-educação-nas-pol%C3%ADticas-internacionais-na-investigação-académica-e-nos-progr-0 Show less
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Journalist CorrespondentReuters Foundation Alertnet, Revolver Magazine, Www.Hospitalhealthcare.Com Sep 2001 - Aug 2007London, England, United Kingdom And Lisbon; PortugalWriting profile features of NGOs; reporting on Portuguese health issues and on trafficking and migration issues in Melilla; articles on Portuguese news of general interest.
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ResearcherCiie, Faculdade De Psicologia E De Ciências Da Educação Da Universidade Do Porto Nov 2003 - Feb 2004Porto Area, PortugalAssisting research for the Project “Continued Care of Nursing in Obstetrical and Maternal Health – from conception to baby born”, University of Porto, Portugal. Guiding two research assistants on the analysis of the data collected by using the content analysis’ methodology and editing the final copy of the Project.
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JournalistJornal Algarve 1 2 3/Report Magazine Apr 2002 - Nov 2003Portimão, Faro, PortugalPlanning content, writing a weekly report (cover of the magazine), music reviewer and subbing. Managing a team of journalists, ensuring regular work was produced to deadline and to a high standard.
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Broadcast JournalistTv Saúde Sep 2000 - Sep 2001Coimbra, PortugalResponsible for a weekly 45 minutes’ documentary and a fortnight 10 minutes’ report: researching about the weekly subject, interviewing, gathering images, writing the script, coordinating the post-production and controlling the quality of the final product.
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Sociology
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