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- Placed with Morgan Stanley's Product Governance Enterprise, Technology & Services Division

• Founded Dafero, a food startup crafting healthy spreads which also fund support programs for vulnerable women
• Developed an education app to train refugee and trafficked women on financial literacy, preventing sexual violence, early childhood development, hygiene, mental health, understanding COVID-19 and other life skills
• Used email and social media monitoring tools to communicate company mission and increase product sales
• Developed all media and communications content, including pictures and videos for Instagram and Facebook, created blogs for digital newsletter and pitched to PR agencies for international articles and interviews.
• Expanded sales to 60 retail locations and 6 online retailers
• Partnered with the IRC to secure a pipeline of employees and co-develop training programs

Córdoba Province, Argentina

Berlin Area, Germany

- Member of the 'Managing Forced Migration' task force- Presented "Private Sector Solutions for Refugee Employment" as technical insight on refugee livelihoods programs, with a roadmap for companies on how to hire refugees and keep high retention rates

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Worked in the Fragility Conflict and Violence, Forced Migration and Financial Literacy teams.Tasks completed include:
• Analyzed IDA18 country census on refugee household measures
• Developed stakeholder mapping of relevant global actors in Forced Migration
• Assisted exhibit, panelist and content preparations of the Fragility Forum (March 2018)
• Participated in the development of background material to help country clients bridge the humanitarian-development divide in assisting displaced peoples (refugees, internally displaced and returnees)
• Wrote and published blogs and communications materials to explain to the general public project outcomes

Dubai, UAE- Islamabad, Pakistan –Muscat, Oman – Vancouver, Canada

Breaking Barriers is an online educational tool to eliminate racial and religious stereotyping in universities and international organizations.- In-situ research in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Muscat regarding the impact of Islam in institutions and lifestyle of persons in the region;- Created online portal to stream and host live.

Rawabi, Palestine

- Coordinated relocation and expansion of business incubator (Bader ICT) from Ramallah to Rawabi and create startup accelerator (Bayyti)- Designed the business plan, operations and space for the opening of co-working offices in Rawabi - Developed partnership with AngelHack to organize a hackathon in Palestine through impact investing funds - Strengthened.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Organized 4 events to address the impact of governance on business and state operations - Ideated and coordinated a panel on the impacts of economic regulation on civil society, business and government - Promoted good governance through research, analysis and communication of high-level events

Bonn Area, Germany

- Research for e-learning courses related to Capacity Building and Sustainable Land Management;- Collect and prepare content for publication;- Assist in processing applications, sent in by country Parties and other organizations, for the admission of information in to the databases on this website;- Prepare content for social media and upload this content.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Organize the international 3-day Youth Can Do Conference (1-3 May, 2014) at the University of British Columbia;- Set budget, venue and elect a Board of Directors;- Select International Global Laureate Fellows to educate Canadian youth on how to start their own NGO or initiative;- Empower youth to create social enterprise projects.Press coverage.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Direct 4-day Brescia (Italy) Chamber of Commerce Trade Mission to Vancouver and Seattle;- Manage logistics and legal division of the Trade Mission;- Obtained 5 business partnerships for each of the 7 companies.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Create, edit, and proofread content intended for the web, social, and other channels; - Assist in the development of high quality communications that adhere to the Student Services style guide;- Create and edit content within content management systems (Drupal, Mura,WordPress); - Develop and implement plans for user testing and create summary reports.

La Jolla, CA

- Formulate, distribute and conduct a large institutional survey on the future relations between US and UK; - Research risk management protocols of the Canadian Government;- Analyze collected data; - Develop models useful to study strategic and policy documents needed to foresee future predictions; - Provide assistance in review and editing of final report.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Organize large-scale events and restricted gatherings to connect the residence community;- monitor the financial expenditures of the compound and act as an intermediary between residents and management; -facilitate students’ transition to campus-life.

Barcelona Area, Spain

- Develop a comprehensive database of environmental research institutions operating within the Balkans and report their activities in the IEMed Yearbook 2012; - Translate academic articles in English, Italian, Spanish and French; - Research, analyze and upload scientific and economic articles on the online research database of the Institute.

Paris Area, France

- Contribute to the design and preparation of firm’s communication booklet using InDesign software;- Use of AutoCad and PhotoShop for project development;- Field visits to monitor progress of construction sites.

Master Of Arts (M.A.) In German And European Studies - School Of Foreign Service, International Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs, Environment & Society

Activities and Societies: IRSA (International Relations Student Association), Global Lounge, MDRA

International Studies And Environmentalism, Political Science And Government

One year exchange program.

Diploma, Scientific Specialization

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Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations And Affairs, Environmental Sciences

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