Meet the Team
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Emily Wilson
Founder and Director
Emily Wilson is a Humanitarian aid worker and educational specialist who has been working in the humanitarian context for 12 years in various international projects. Emily has completed a Masters Degree in International Humanitarian affairs and currently also works for an International emergency disaster relief Agency - ShelterBox as a Learning and Development specialist with a focus on Capacity strengthening.
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Uxue Sagarna
Lead Psychologist and Education Officer
Uxue Sagarna is psychologist working for the International Red Cross in Spain. Uxue has worked for 6 years in Humanitarian response in refugee camps and with volunteers and humanitarian aid workers She has Masters Degrees in Psychological intervention in catastrophe, a qualified specialist in Trauma , Attachment and EMDR.
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Claire Lalande
Program Manager and Safeguarding Officer
Claire is a Humanitarian an engineer and a yoga teacher Currently living in Athens, Greece, working as a humanitarian program manager and Safeguarding advisor she also has completed a Masters in Strategy within humanitarian action and continues to further her research and education in inclusive program design and capacity strengthening for local partners.
The Pandora Project Affiliates
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Jude Larnerd
Researcher and Education Officer
Jude Larnerd, based in Greece-USA, is a humanitarian by nature building a career in human rights law. He believes that sustainable legislative change is rooted in civil society and grassroots movements. His current focus is on a master’s thesis (Global Campus of Human Rights, 2021) about general comment about trans-generational violence on the Convention of the Rights to the Child, Article 19. He has interests in peacekeeping operations and children’s rights. Further, he finds joy in a yoga practice and sustainable living.
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Anna Drathren
Yoga Instructor and Education officer
Anna Drathen, currently based in Berlin, has entered the world of international justice through the environmental field. With an already finished bachelor in nature sciences she found her way to Lesvos. For the last two years she came back several times, to work and live on the island. On Lesvos she also took part and completed a Yoga Teacher Training, a passion which accompanied her for several years. In Germany she is working and studying social work.
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Kelley Griffiths
Yoga Facilitator & Mindfulness Coach
Kelley is a Welsh American woman living in Berlin. She runs Mind Body Bliss which offers mindfulness-based health coaching and Yoga Nidra both online and person. She has a background in business operations management, theatre production and international tour management for circus. She is passionate about Yoga Nidra, engaged Buddhism and is currently studying Contemplative Psychotherapy online with the Nalanda Institute in San Francisco. She met Emily at United World College of the Atlantic where they studied together.
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Fanny Akasha
Ayurvedic Consultant & Yoga Instructor
Fanny, originally from France, based in Berlin, is a Yin Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic consultant. Graduated from the Ayurvedic Clinic of Kerala, India and currently doing an online ayurvedic coaching training. She is engaged in humanitarian work and is willing to bring her support with the tool and possibilities she has. Fanny is a student and teacher & dedicated to learning and helping people thrive in their body and in their life. She cultivates a holistic creative approach in her work.
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Rima Hajjar
Humanitarian & Volunteer managment specialist
Rima Hajjar is an experienced program manager and volunteer coordinator who has worked internationally in humanitarian response for 6 years in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Rima completed her masters degree in International Humanitarian Affairs and is currently the Volunteer Coordinator for Make a Wish Foundation in Canada.
The Board of Trustees