Who we are
We want to contribute to a more sustainable world in light of a human rights centered approach.
We are a multicultural, multilingual team that has had the opportunity to approach the world of cooperation from different perspectives and angles: both in the field and at the institutional level, we have given voice to the demands of underrepresented social groups. From the merging of our passions and skills, we came up with the desire to launch “Sustainable Cooperation for Peace and Security“.
Board of Trustees
Andrea Catizone
TRUSTEE
Andrea Catizone is a lawyer specializing in family, personal and child law. A jurist and scholar, she has studied issues relating to human rights and minorities, in particular those concerning the role of women and minors. She holds a PhD at the Alma Mater Studiorum in Bologna.
• Director of “Osservatorio sulle famiglie“
• Member of the “Media and Minors Committee” at the Ministry for Economic Development
• President of the “Family Smile” association
• Adjunct Professor at the Università La Sapienza of Rome
Swenja Zaremba
TRUSTEE
Swenja Zaremba coordinates the German network of the Anna Lindh Foundation as a research associate and head of the team “Interculturality and Globalization” at the Center for Applied Cultural Studies and Studium Generale (ZAK) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). She is also a member of the working group “Middle East/North Africa” of the German Foreign Office.
Thomas Mann Fellows (Oct, Nov, Dec 2022)
The Team
Marjus Ceveli
PRESIDENT
Marjus Ceveli is a Peacebuilder and Gender Equality activist. He has been involved with different civil society and intergovernmental organizations. He is a senior intercultural dialogue facilitator and Master Debate Trainer.
He is elected member of the UNOY International Steering Group representing Europe and Coordinator of the Commission International Cooperation of the European Movement Italy.
Fabio Daniele
GENERAL SECRETARY
Tech Lead and Activist, Fabio specialized in the IT sector within many different environments. Former founder and CTO of a startup, in 2019 he was featured in the Italian “Forbes 100 Under 30” list for bridging the gap between tourism and social impact. As a political activist, he supported or organized more than 15 local, regional, and national campaigns.
Manal Benani
BOARD MEMBER
Manal Benani is a Medical Doctor with sound professional experience coordinating and managing the international health department of Medar hospitals in Turkey, and seven years of progressive engagement with several NGOs in Algeria as a communications officer, coordinator, trainer, reporter, and advocate. Ambassador of YMV. Trainer of debate and public speaking.
Michaela Ballin
RESEARCH FELLOW
Michaela graduated in History, Linguistics and Educational Sciences. Her research specialises in right-wing extremism and media practices of extreme right-wing groups and global dynamics of extreme right-wing phenomena with a particular focus on gender politics, conspiracy narratives, and the concept of dangerous speech.
Sara Jouhari
VICE PRESIDENT
Sara Jouhari is a Human Rights and Gender Equality advocate, involved in several projects on youth, migrants and women empowerment.
She is passionate about co-development, security and gender policies in Sub Saharan Africa and MENA countries.
Sara Monelli
TREASURER
Sustainability passionate, after an early engagement in associations for the insertion of young people in the world of work and against gender violence, she achieves a degree in economics and a Master in Sustainable Economics. She then develops her career on sustainable supply chains.
Paul Krassnitzer
MEMBER
Paul Krassnitzer graduated in Environmental System Sciences & Biorefinery Engineering. He is a passionate advocate for Climate Justice and Mitigation of Climate Change consequences. Currently he is enrolled in a PhD program to further deepen his knowledge on the assessment of new sustainable technologies and their socio-economic consequences.
Robin Fontaine
RESEARCH FELLOW
Robin is a research associate in Environmental Peacebuilding and Development from Monaco. He is particularly interested in GIS and climate change and gender impact on peacebuilding.
