African. Nigerian. UN civilian peacekeeper in the Sahel region. Ex-UNDP and ex-UNIDO.
Appreciates music, LatAm dance, culture, languages, food, fictional literature. Thinker. Voyager.
I'm studying a Master's degree in General and Adult Pedagogy in the University of Helsinki. I find this community interesting and there are several topics that I am interested academically. I'm also working in a Finnish NGO in which we guide and support some of the most vulnerable people in the society on their path towards participation, learning and employment.
Petros Kremonas has been working in communications on European affairs for a decade. He is currently the Communications and Campaigns Coordinator at the EU Office of Plan International, a child and youth rights INGO with a focus on girls and young women. Plan International is present in over 80 countries, working with a dual mandate as a development and humanitarian organisation.
Prior to joining Plan International, he was part of the European Commission Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). Before that, he worked as a communications consultant, as well as in civil society organisations. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in European and International Studies from the University of Macedonia in Greece, and a Master’s degree in European Affairs with a specialisation in European History, Diversity and Culture from KU Leuven in Belgium. Petros is an active volunteer in Brussels. He is supporting the communications work of a citizen-owned renewable energy cooperative that strives for the democratisation of the city’s energy system, as well as contributing to the work of organisations working on food access for people who find themselves in precarious living conditions.
Marika is a young professional in development cooperation sector, with background in Social Sciences.
She graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Oslo with a
joint MA degree in Global Development and Education. As part of her studies, she has undertaken
research on Youth and Employability in Georgia as well as served as a EU funded GLOBED Fellow to
contribute to youth research. Her professional background includes working with development and
education organizations such as World Vision International, American Councils for International
Education and the most recently EDUCO Foundation in Spain on the issues related to youth development and education, gender equality, girl’s empowerment, and sexual & reproductive health and rights.
Currently Marika holds project officer role at the United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA), working on addressing gender norms and harmful practices.
