Nicosia, Cyprus
Driven by her values,intuition and ethics, Emily strives to show through her work the beauty of multiculturalism by highlighting the element of co-existence. Her studies in Anthropology and Social Development, provided her with the skills to acknowledge multiple cultural perspectives as well as designing the most appropriate tools and solutions for various affairs, always taking into consideration the cultural context. Additionally, her current MA in Visual Anthropology, Media and Documentary practices provide further knowledge in expressing societal affairs through the visual medium. Emily’s involvement in the Cyprus Refugee Council and the Cyprus Red Cross, provided her with a hands on experience in regarding the migration context in Cyprus. Additionally, her role as project manager enhanced her insights to the current affairs of the Cypriot and European context. Coming into further contact with multiple communities in Cyprus and their realities, she undertook multiple research and development of related tools for the humanitarian field, through multiple projects. Lastly, through her MyAnthrogram Instagram page and occasional contribution at the Fading Cultures Magazine, Emily aims to share stories of people, places and cultural meanings of the human realm to show the potential of co-existence and beauty of multiculturalism.
Through my involvement in the project management context I was involved with: - Coordination and implementation of EU and National level projects - Conduction primary and secondary data research - Organisation and implementation of focus groups and interviews - Data transcription & analysis - Development of reports, educational materials and other project related content - Organisation and facilitation of project related events such as trainings, transnational discussion, and informative events - Dissemination of projects through social media, newsletters, press releases & communication through relative initiatives - Attendance and hosting transnational project related meetings The topics I have been involved with include but are not limited to: - Youth Empowerment - Digital Health Literacy - Integration of Migrant Populations - Prevention of Violent Radicalisation - Inclusive theatre practices
As a Research Summer Intern under the FF-MAC project “Following the footsteps of an Ancient Cypriot” my responsibilities included: - Research of Ancient Cypriot feeding bottles and their use - Identification of possible links between Cyprus and the Middle East
As an indirect sales administration intern my responsibilities included: - Development of telecommunication contracts - Client communication -Team collaboration
As a summer intern at the Cyprus Refugee Council my responsibilities included: - Communication with refugees and asylum seekers as part of the drop in team - Organisation of confidential information in asylum cases - Refugee camps visits and case interviews
Through my student volunteering experience I was involved with: - Document organisation - Support in emergency arrivals