Global Citizenship

I am a Sustainable Development Practitioner with a diverse expanse of interests and subsequent expertise, which are founded on a keen understanding and appreciation for the significance attributed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Working in EU Public Diplomacy since 2006: as an EU diplomat, press officer, communication manager, EU project team leader and as a strategic communication expert.
Since October 2025, Associate Director of Strategic Communication at the European Policy Center.
Founding staff of the European Endowment for Democracy.
7+ years Damascus and Kyiv.
Active in pan-European political party Volt Europa.
Political Science degrees from Yale, SciencesPo-Paris and Free University-Berlin, and Harvard certificate in "Leadership and Community Organising".
Author of “EU Public Diplomacy in an ever-changing world” (University of Southern California).
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I am Maria Yesayan from Armenia. I am currently working in UNICEF Armenia and have experience with local youth-centered and developmental NGOs in Armenia, as well as international organizations, such as World Vision International and National Geographic. I have Bachelor's with Honor in Governance and study abroad certification in the field of Political Sciences from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. I have participated in various national and international projects covering diverse topics from diversity and inclusion to piece and security issues.

Investigative Journalist and Project Manager. Current position: International Partnerships at Maldita.es Foundation. I am coordinating cross-border projects focused on analyse and combating disinformation in different areas of Europe and Latin America. Before, I coordinated the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) project, led by Maldita.es
Foundation. I have previously worked as a fact-checker and investigative and data journalist in different sections of Maldita.es. I have also been a researcher in the Spanish report of the Global Disinformation Index. I hold a master's degree in Investigative Journalism, Data and Visualisation, a MA in International Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University and I have worked in different media outlets focused on the Spanish-speaking population in the United Kingdom, where I lived for almost seven years.

My name is Joseph Mwangi Wamuga, I hold a BSc in Information Technology and an MSc in Information Systems from the University of Manchester (UK). I also possesses Diplomas in Human Resource Management, IT and Education Management, as well as a Diploma in Theology. With over 20 years of hands-on experience in the TVET sector, I have served as a TVET Trainer, CBET Expert, and Principal of a leading TVET institution. I have published in the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, and successfully authored grant-winning proposals funded by Australian AID, the Canadian Embassy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Commonwealth of Learning, and AUDA-NEPAD. Am an alumni of JKUAT-Kenya, MASHAV-Israel, NITTR-India, TAFE/QUT-Australia and Cisco Systems. I am keen to partner with TVET institutions in areas such as capacity building, mobility programs, greening TVET, technology-enabled learning, and job-specific skills development.

Certified and licensed educator, school leader and sustainability advocate; Special interests in plant science, science laboratory management, differentiated instruction and education policy reforms; Demonstrated skills and competencies in transformative education offerings.