OPRISAN

Founding Partner of Euro Asia Projects Consulting in Istanbul, Turkey;
Vice-Chair of the Board of ERGO Network – European Roma Grassroots Organisation;
BA in Philology (Romania), MA in Political and Social Sciences (Turkey) and presently PhD candidate in Development Studies at SOAS – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (UK).
Aspen Institute – Young Leaders and OSI – Roma Inititatives Fellow;
Involved in research on ethnicity, minority issues and development policies for the Roma;
Coach and trainer on NGO management, projects development and access to European funding;
15 years of experience in community development projects and humanitarian aid operations, working with overall vulnerable people, refugees, Roma and victims of disasters in Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Syria etc.

alianais@hotmail.com; ana.oprisan@euroasiaprojects.com