Valentina Pesarin

Programme Officer at World Food Programme
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(386) 825-5501
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London, England, United Kingdom, GB

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Experience

    • Italy
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Programme Officer
      • Jan 2022 - Present

    • Partnerships and Policy Consultant
      • Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

    • United Kingdom
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Policy Officer
      • Mar 2021 - Present

    • On The Table co-founder
      • Sep 2019 - Present

      - Designing and curating an intimate, informative and inter-generational supper club experience for food policy professionals. - Moderating and chairing Q&A sessions between our guests and speakers. - Managing social media accounts.- Working with the team to facilitate a pleasant evening for all. - Designing and curating an intimate, informative and inter-generational supper club experience for food policy professionals. - Moderating and chairing Q&A sessions between our guests and speakers. - Managing social media accounts.- Working with the team to facilitate a pleasant evening for all.

    • Food Policy Researcher and Communications Liaison
      • Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

      Co-researching and analysing the response of the Italian government to the Covid-19 food emergency. Co-leading a joint intra-European research initiative investigating food poverty dynamics under Covid-19, together with partners at Sustain, The Alliance for Better Food and Farming (UK), Terres en Ville (France), and The Red de Ciudades por la Agroecología (Spain). Co-researching and analysing the response of the Italian government to the Covid-19 food emergency. Co-leading a joint intra-European research initiative investigating food poverty dynamics under Covid-19, together with partners at Sustain, The Alliance for Better Food and Farming (UK), Terres en Ville (France), and The Red de Ciudades por la Agroecología (Spain).

    • Educator and Food Sustainability Project co-leader
      • Sep 2017 - May 2019

    • Early Childhood Educator
      • Dec 2010 - Jul 2017

    • Co-founder and Youth Worker at “Fuori Orario”
      • Sep 2006 - Sep 2010

      I worked for the Misano Adriatico council as a youth worker. When austerity hit the country, and the Council could not afford to offer extracurricular activities any longer, I co-founded the organisation “Fuori Orario” to secure the continuity of a care net for vulnerable families. This involved:• Freelance policy research• Advocacy• Submitting bids to the Province of Rimini to secure funds• Mentoring and supporting 40 children through “Fuori Orario” activities and services.• Fostering relationships with experts that could deliver courses.

    • Educator and Youth Worker
      • Jun 2004 - Sep 2010

      Designing and coordinating interactive experiences for children to support emotional well being

Education

  • City, University of London
    MSc in Food Policy, Food Policy
    2019 - 2020
  • SOAS University of London
    MSc in Globalisation and Development, PPPs and the Political Economy of Food Aid
    2012 - 2014
  • Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
    Anthropological Sciences, Political Anthropology of Food
    2006 - 2010
  • Uppsala University
    Erasmus Programme, Anthropology of Food and the Environment
    2008 - 2009
  • SOAS University of London
    MSc Globalisation and Development
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