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I am a Doctor in Social Anthropology, I achieved my PhD at the University of Sussex in May 2018. I have experience both in academia and development organizations. I believe that cooperation between NGOs and social scientists is crucial in challenging established points of view and producing groundbreaking knowledge and innovative practices. This belief oriented most of my experiences across these two sectors. Since 2022, I have been working as a Research Manager for the Italian NGO ACRA, following projects about food security, conflict prevention and women empowerment. I also recently finalized a research funded by Koç University Vehbi Koç Ankara Research Center (VEKAM), focused on networks of solidarity in the food chain of Ankara. Previously, I worked as an Assistant Professor at the Ankara Social Science University, teaching in the Department of African Studies and as an Associate Tutor at the University of Sussex, teaching Anthropology and Development Studies in undergraduate students’ seminars. I worked on my PhD between October 2013 and May 2018 under the supervision of Prof. Elizabeth Harrison and Prof. Evan Killick. My research was part of the broader “Shadows of Slavery in West Africa and Beyond. A Historical Anthropology” (SWAB) project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC – Grant agreement no. 313737) and implemented by the University of Milan – Bicocca. Before starting the Ph.D. program, I achieved an MA in Anthropology at the University of Milan-Bicocca in 2009, with a dissertation on the role of traditional authorities in development projects in the district of Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana; and an MSc in Anthropology and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2012, with a dissertation on the capacity of peasants to affect rural development policies in Korhogo district, Ivory Coast. My main research interests are discriminations based on identity and their impacts on political life; local civil society and its capacity to empower marginal or discriminated social groups; grassroots associations and solidarity economy in food chains. I mainly worked in Sahelian Africa, but I also had a one-year research experience in Turkey. I am mother tongue Italian, I am fluent in English and French and have basic knowledge of Spanish and Turkish. I am looking for long-term employment as a researcher or research manager, preferably in development-oriented projects in academia or NGOs, where I can use my skills in data analysis and qualitative research.
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Research CoordinatorUniversità Degli Studi Di Milano-BicoccaAnkara, Turkey
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Research ManagerAcra May 2022 - PresentAnkara, TurkeyI oversee the coordination, monitoring and support of the research activities implemented by Fondazione ACRA in its development projects. At the moment, I am supervising ACRA’s research activities in the following projects: Project EuropeAid/154792/DH/ACT/MultiHUM/2018/400-608: “Le défi de la crise oubliée au Tchad : les organisations de la société civile luttent contre les violences de genre” aimed to understand and fight gender based violence in Chad, in cooperation with the Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie et Sciences Humaines (CRASH) of N’Djamena.Project ICSP/2021/425-403: “Jeunesse en action pour l’avenir du Tchad !” aimed to support youth association in preventing and managing community conflicts, in cooperation with the Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie et Sciences Humaines (CRASH) of N’Djamena.Project Horizon 2020 agreement 862848: “Linking East and West Africa farming system experience into a BELT of sustainable intensification”, focusing on the Women Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI).Project Horizon 2020 agreement 101084322: “Transforming urban food environments by strengthening inter-city linkages in Africa and Europe”Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development project 012590/01/1 : “ Nourrir la ville : agriculture urbaine et promotion d'une alimentation saine et locale pour le développement d'un système agroalimentaire durable et inclusive”, focusing on the Women Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI). -
Project ManagerAcra Jan 2022 - May 2022N'Djamena, ChadI worked as project manager of the project “Jeunesse en action pour l’avenir du Tchad!” funded by the European Union. The project aims to research the root of conflicts in six Chadian regions (N’Djamena, Bourkou, Lac, Kanem, Moyen-Chari, Ouadai) and support association of youths to prevent and handle violence. I was in charge for the implementation of the starting activities of the project and after May 2022, I will keep cooperating with the project’s team by offering support for the research and capitalization activities as a research consultant.
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Research AssociateUniversity Of Sussex Apr 2023 - PresentBrighton, England, United KingdomI have an affiliation with the University of Sussex as Research Associate -
Assistant ProfessorSocial Sciences University Of Ankara Jan 2020 - Jan 2022Ankara, TurkeyI worked as Assistant Professor for the Ankara Social Science University, in the department of African Studies. I am teaching the modules of “African civilization: theories and representation”, “Africa in World Politics”, “Critical Approaches to Anthropology and Colonialism”, “Identity Politics and Regional Stability in Africa” and “Political Economy of Development in Africa”, all classes for master students. I designed the syllabus, delivered the lectures and marked the exams of the students. -
ConsultantAcra Jan 2020 - Sep 2021Milan, Lombardy, ItalyI supported ACRA in elaborating a strategy for the capitalization of the project « Le défi de la crise oubliée au Tchad : les organisations de la société civile luttent contre les violences de genre », funded by the European Union. I have realized two one-month visits to N’Djamena, where I met with the major stakeholders of the project and we prepared together a strategy to capitalize the outcomes of the project and highlight its best practices.
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Program EvaluatorAcra Sep 2020 - Dec 2020I have realized the mid-term evaluation of the project “Ripartire dai giovani: pro-motori dello sviluppo locale e della migrazione consapevole”, funded by the Agenzia Italian per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo. I finalized the mid-term evaluation report in December 2020, based on a 14 days mission in the Casamanche Region of Senegal, in October 2020.
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Policy AnalystInstitute Of Development Studies Oct 2020 - Dec 2020I realized a literature review about the handling of pandemics in Chad, in cooperation with the Chadian association Centre de Recherche en Anthropoogie et Sciences Humaines (CRASH). As a team, we have produced a final report resuming the main findings, called Key considerations: Chad's context in relation to and response to epidemics, which was published on September 2021 -
Data ConsultantArmed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled) May 2020 - Jul 2020In partnership with with the Chadian association Centre de Recherche en Anthropoogie et Sciences Humaines (CRASH), I worked on the collection and organization of empiric data for the African Cabinet and Political Elite Data Project (ACPED), coordinated by ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project). As a team, we collected data about political elites in Chad and sent to ACLED. -
Doctoral TutorUniversity Of Sussex Sep 2017 - Jul 2019Brighton, United KingdomMy task is to facilitate the discussions of the module key readings and support the assessment and marking of the exams. In the academic year 2017 - 2018, I managed two seminar groups (25 students each) for the course “Key concepts of Anthropology”, a course for first year students in the Department of Anthropology; and three seminar groups in the “Anthropology of Kinship and Relatedness” class, in the Department of Anthropology; and one workshop in the class “Global Development Challenges”, in the Department of International Development. In the academic year 2018 – 2019, I managed four seminar groups in the “Development and Social Change” class, a course for second year student in the Department of Development; and three seminars groups in the “Race and Conflict” class, a course for second year students in the Department of Sociology.
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ConsultantFondazione Acra-Ccs Sep 2017 - Sep 2018Chipata, ZambiaI have realized the evaluation of the project “Making reality of the project “Right to Education through the support of Community Schools in Chipangali constituency - Chipata District in Zambia”, funded by the European Union. I have written a first interim report, in June 2017, based on a desk analysis of the available reports. I finalized the final evaluation report in September 2018, based on a 10 days mission in the Chipata District of Zambia (September 2017); and the assessment of the final narrative report of the project, which ended in March 2018.
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Research AssistantUniversità Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca May 2014 - Apr 2018Milan, Lombardy, ItalyI worked as a research assistant for the ERC project (grant 313737) “Shadows of Slavery in West Africa and Beyond. A Historical Anthropology. During the project, I discussed the finding of my research with the other members of the project, wrote regular reports about the research activities and provided administrative assistance for the activities of the project. -
ConsultantFondazione Acra-Ccs Aug 2016 - Dec 2016Maro, ChadI have realized the evaluation of the project “Les activités génératrices de revenus pour le soutien durable des écoles de la Grande Sido”, funded by the European Union. I have written a final evaluation report in French after a 10 days mission in the Moyen – Chari region, where the project was implemented, in August 2016.
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ConsultantInstitute Of Development Studies Aug 2016 - Sep 2016Brighton, United KingdomI realized a literature review about the decentralization process in Chad and its impacts on local economics and security issues, with a specific focus on borderland with Sudan and Central African Republic. I have produced a final report resuming the main findings.
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ConsultantFondazione Acra-Ccs Feb 2015 - Feb 2016Mongo, ChadI have realized the impact analysis of the project “Les banques de céréales, un modèle efficace pour le développement et la sécurité alimentaire des populations du Guéra », funded by the Acri foundation (Italy). I have prepared a final presentation for a workshop in French in February 2016, after a survey among the household of the Guéra region, where the project was implemented.
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Research ConsultantUniversità Degli Studi Di Milano-Bicocca Nov 2013 - Jan 2014Brighton, United Kingdom; And Milan, ItalyThe goal of this consultancy was to realize a theoretical analysis of slavery in Chad. The research has been based on a literature review and a 2 weeks mission in Chad capital, N’Djamena, in January 2014. I have produced three monthly reports with the update of the research and a final relation resuming the main finding.
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ConsultantFondazione Acra-Ccs Apr 2013 - Jun 2013Yagoua, Cameroon; Bongor, ChadI was the responsible of the impact analysis of an EU funded development project across Northern Cameroon and Southern Chad. I did a one month field work research, in April 2013, assessing the impact of the project for the communities involved in it. I have then presented the finding of my research in the final project workshop, in Yagoua, North Cameroon, in May 2013. I have finally summarized these finding in the final impact analysis report. Furthermore, I have managed the capitalisation of all the documents of another EU funded project in Bongor, Southern Chad, during the month of May 2013. Then I have worked on the preparation of the final report and the capitalisation report of this project, in collaboration with the responsible desks. All the reports have been finalised in June 2013.
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ConsultantFondazione Acra-Ccs Nov 2012 - Feb 2013Milan, ItalyI managed a research about the Fair Trade sector and the opportunity for Fondazione ACRA-CCS projects in this sector. I did a bibliographical research and interviews to different stakeholder involved in Fair Trade in Milan’s area, in order to evaluate the opportunities for ACRA. I presented my final report in February 2013.
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ConsultantActionaid Jan 2012 - May 2012London, United KingdomI was a member of a student consultant team for the international NGO ActionAid. I produced along with 4 fellow students, a 10,000 word report about the role of women small-holder farmers in rural development. The purpose of our research was to outline the conditions that make private investment in agriculture suitable for women small holder farmers. We achieved this purpose analysing policy documents and academic papers related to the topic. Our report was presented to the NGO ActionAid and a team of London School of Economics professors in May 2012 and is now available for consultation at the International Development department of the LSE. -
Project AdministratorFondazione Acra-Ccs Apr 2010 - Jun 2011Gore, TchadI was the responsible for the running of the administration. My tasks were: organize and supervise the activities of the three bookkeepers on the three different field-offices of the project; account regularly the donor, the UNHCR, about project’s expenditures; manage staff’s contracts and procurement procedures. As I was the second in charge under the project manager, I was acting on her behalf during her absence. I have accounted the project manager with a monthly financial report and the UNHCR with a quarterly financial report. I supported the project manager during the start up of the project, in April 2010, and the preparation of the yearly budget for the 2011, in December 2010. I managed the audit of the UNHCR regarding the 2010 activities, in February 2011.
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Anthropology
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Philosophy
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