About Me

I am a Nordic girl living far away from home. I love that tiny corner of the world, those endless forests, lakes, Arctic Circle, lightness winter and nightless summer, quiet people and sauna. But I think there is too much to see in this world to only stay there. World is too fantastic to stick in one place for too long time.

I am a passionate about making a difference. I cannot stand still when I see that something needs to be done – which is not always a good thing :) …

I am currently working as an International Youth Facilitator at the Earth Charter International Secretariat, located at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace, in Costa Rica. I am a social scientist with a master’s level specialization on development and international cooperation. Before joining the Earth Charter International, I was employed by Plan Finland, one of the country’s largest development NGOs. In addition I have been working for Indian Eco-Village Development –project and interning for grassroots NGOs in Uganda and India.

I am also a social entrepreneur running a small online craft business in Finland. I import crafts from East Africa, India and Costa Rica to Finland and collaborate with small NGOs and artisans.


Links to organizations I mention above:
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/
http://www.upeace.org/
http://www.jyu.fi/ytk/laitokset/yfi/oppiaineet/intldev/en/
http://www.plan.fi/toiminnot/english/
http://www.jyy.fi/fi/mika_jyy/valiokunnat/kehitysyhteistyovaliokunta/intia-hanke/indian_eco-village_development_project/?id=238
http://pedn.org/general/index.php
http://balrashmi.org/
http://www.muzungucrafts.com/

• My Interests
  Child & Youth Rights, Civil Society, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fair Trade, Gender Equality, Human Rights, International Aggreements, Labour Rights, Learning, Poverty, Rights of the Poor, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development

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• Countries I've visited
  Austria      Belgium      Belize      Canada      Colombia      Costa Rica      Croatia      Czech Republic      Denmark      Dominican Republic      Ecuador      El Salvador      Estonia      Finland      France      Germany      Gibraltar      Greece      Guatemala      Honduras      Hungary      India      Ireland      Italy      Kenya      Latvia      Lithuania      Mexico      Netherlands      Nicaragua      Panama      Poland      Romania      Russia      Slovakia      Slovenia      South Korea      Spain      Sweden      Switzerland      Tanzania      Turkey      Uganda      United Kingdom      United States