Guest Speakers

Glorene A Das is the Executive Director of Tenaganita Women's Force, a human rights organization dedicated to helping and protecting migrants, refugees, women, and children from exploitation, discrimination, slavery, and human trafficking. Tenaganita works to amplify the voices of marginalized and vulnerable individuals in a globalized world. Glorene joined Tenaganita in 1999 as a Program Officer, equipped with a background in Human Rights, Gender, and Social Science. In 2014, she assumed the role of Executive Director, leading Tenaganita with a vision for a just, free, and democratic society.

Ms. Lydia Del Rosario is a licensed social worker and holds a BSc. in Social Work from the Philippine Christian University, as well as a Master in Public Management. She is currently the National President of the Philippine Association of Social Worker's Incorporated (PASWI), as well as the Department Head of the City Social Welfare and Development Office of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines.

Ms. Tara Clavel is the Country Director of Lifting Hands International in Greece.
She is responsible for running a community center to support the residents of a refugee camp in Northern Greece. Tara has spent the last 5 years working for different projects in refugee camps throughout Greece where she has coordinated psychosocial support activities inside of camps and community centers. Tara has a Master’s degree in International Public Health with a focus on human rights and international development. She is currently studying social work and Dari language.

Prof. Dr. Cécile Cuny has a PhD in sociology, with a Habilitation in Urban Planning. She is also a photographer and urban sociologist and has been Maître de Conférences at the University of Paris Est-Marne-la-Vallée since 2011. Her research focuses on citizen participation in urban redevelopment processes, logistics and its socio-spatial effects in France and Germany, and visual urban ethnography. Her book publications include a monograph on urban redevelopment and citizen participation in Berlin (“Changement urbain et démocratie participative à Berlin” 2014).

Dr. Hedaya Hina is an assistant professor at the School of Nursing at the German Jordanian University in Amman. She has over 4 years of experience in teaching in Jordanian universities at schools of nursing. She also has clinical experience in the hospital setting, including in an adult Intensive care unit (ICU) and an oncology ICU. Additionally, she has worked in a research and evidence-based practice unit at the hospital.

Dr. Emmanuel Kimera is currently the Faculty Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Mountains of Moon University in Fort Portal, Kabarole, Uganda. He holds a post-doctorate degree in Behavioral Social Science Research, a doctorate  in Social Health Science, Master of Public Health, Bachelor of Science with Education. Working experience in both Education and Health.

Ms. Juliet Yara is a licensed Social Worker and holds a BSc. in Social Work from Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus in Iloilo City, Philippines. She also holds a Master of Social Work from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. Formerly, she was the Social Work Faculty and Department Chairperson of the Social Work Program of Western Philippines University (WPU) as well as the Focal Person of Gender and Development at WPU. She then became the National Training Coordinator of the Philippine Association of Socia Workers, Inc. (PASWI). Presently, she is one of the members of MIMAROPA Regional Pool of Gender and Development (GAD) Experts and the Social Welfare Officer III of the City Social Welfare and Development Office of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines.

Samira Mechri is currently a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Tunis El Manar in Tunisia. She obtained an MA in Comparative Cultural Studies from the University of Warwick England (1996), a Certificate in Migration Studies from the University of Hannover Germany (2000) and a PhD in Cultural Studies on a joint programme between the University of Warwick, England, and the University of La Manouba, Tunisia (2010).