I am a goal-oriented, highly committed, motivated, and ethical mid-career professional with over 21 years of progressively responsible experience in international development, specifically working with United States Government (USG) development agencies supporting Ukraine’s EU integration. I possess extensive experience in areas such as democracy development, civil society development, organizational development, local governance, emergency response, and stabilization issues. I have a proven track record in designing and managing complex projects, building and maintaining relationships with government officials at all levels, including the Prime Minister, and managing and training development professionals. Additionally, I have strong management, analytical, presentation, networking, and negotiation skills.

Long-term (35+ year) experience in sustainable economic development, climate change, environment in different economic sectors as an institutional development, strategic planning, capacity development, and knowledge management and communication expert in programmes and projects in Asia, Africa and Caribbean. Working in multi-disciplinary teams and for international organisations (ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, FAO, UNESCO, AU-NEPAD, IFAD-BSF, UNESCO-IHE, DFID, EC-DG-DEVCO/DG-INTPA, ACP-CTA, CAREC Institute), government and research institutions, universities, NGOs, private sector and (inter)national networks in Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific.
In last two decades advising government institutions, international organisations and civil society organizations and networks in Asia/Pacific and Africa on institutional development, strategic and business planning, capacity development, knowledge and information management, communication, partnerships, use of ICTs, and innovation in different socio-economic sectors.
I have worked with international networks, NGOs, community-based organizations and local communities in the broader context of sustainable development with a focus on poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainable livelihoods, life-long learning, health and education. Before 2000 specifically focused on research and management of fisheries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

For more information on my projects see: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/ruudcrul

Gustavo Adolfo Amaya Villalobos, es profesionalmente Maestro en Dirección y Gestión Pública, Licenciado Comunicaciones y Relaciones Públicas, y cuenta con estudios de posgrado en Alta Gerencia, Descentralización, Gobiernos locales, Participación Ciudadana y Dirección de Centros de Formación Profesional.

Paola Berbeglia anthropologist, PhD in Experimental Pedagogy ,expert in intercultural processes. Since September 2006 she is President of CREA Centre for Research and Activity, and since 2011 vice-president of CIPSI , Italian Federation of 30 NGOs. Currently, she is representative of the Italian platform for DARE at CONCORD (European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development, consisting of 1,600 European NGOs) and she was till 2014, one of the Italian delegates at the European Civic Forum (transnational network of hundreds of associations, civic organizations, non-governmental organizations in 27 European countries). She is an activist on promoting a popular and civic Europe. She planned and coordinated several international, (Senegal) European, national and local projects in social and health sector and intercultural sector. In recent years she collaborated with the Cipsi in the implementation of the campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize for African women ( awarded in 2011). Since 2009, she gained the qualification of applicant at the Center Studies Feuerstein (Ca 'Foscari University and ICELP - International Center for the Enhancement Learning Potential), consequently she is enabled to use the Instrumental Enrichment Program (PAS) and its diagnostic instrumentation (LPAD).

I am a social entrepreneur and founder of Brighter Smiles, which coordinates the EVETTI project under the Erasmus+ Programme action Capacity building in the field of VET. I am a VET teacher in craft-, design and product development-. In media and communication, I am a farmer, a sailor and a fashion designer with 15 years of professional experience in the industry, working in Spain, England and Norway. I am passionate about transforming lives through education and lifelong learning and recognize the critical role of education as one of the main drivers of the development of the individual and society. I believe diverse, inclusive, and thriving local communities that contribute to sustainable production and consumption and equitable, prosperous, and peaceful societies can be achieved through co-creation and comparison with good environments at home and abroad.