Social Steps

Trabajar en una organización internacional y generar impacto social es el sueño de muchas personas. Para abrir una serie en español de episodios de Social Steps centrados en profesionales que trabajan en América Latina, hablé con Gerardo Carballo, trabajador social y consultor de investigación del Consejo Noruego para Refugiados (Norwegian Refugee Council - NRC) y del Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. 

Tras trabajar en organismos internacionales en España, como la Cruz Roja Española y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), Gerardo se mudó a Panamá para trabajar en el complejo tema de los migrantes centroamericanos. 

Hablamos de trayectorias profesionales, la situación actual de las caravanas migrantes en Centroamérica, consejos para quienes planean una carrera internacional y generar impacto social, y otros temas. 

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Luiz Guilherme Natalio de Mello, anfitrión 

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Gerardo Carballo, consultor de investigación del Norwegian Refugee Council y del Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. Máster en Estrategias y Tecnologías para el Desarrollo por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 

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How willing are you to pursue your dreams? André quit a good job in the name of a dream to study abroad and pursue an international career. Despite all the financial difficulties of living in Geneva, one of the most expensive cities in the world, André managed to get his Master's Degree at The Graduate Institute of International Studies in Switzerland and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree at the University of Geneva. We talk about his experiences in Switzerland (including the day when he met Dilma Rousseff, former president of Brazil), how to balance fatherhood and work, cultural aspects of the Swiss culture, advice for a perfect application to study in Switzerland, and more.

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Carolina Almeida Cruz is the Portuguese Tech Award Winner 2021 in the category Sustainability & Climate Change Activist. Her most recent social initiative, C-MORE, is aimed to support international organizations, companies, and NGOs in achieving their goals in creating sustainable impact from their activities.

Carolina already worked with social initiatives in India, co-founded Sapana, an NGO in Portugal, and has won prestigious international awards. One of her main inspirations to follow social entrepreneurship is sitting, listen and share experiences with others.

This episode is an interesting conversation to debate our substantial capacity to change the society for better and why social entrepreneurship matters.

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Can you imagine a day in the life of an epidemiologist and public health researcher? Why are these professionals so crucial to address social inequities in health, especially among vulnerable populations? 

This month I spoke with Aysha Farwin to reply to these and other questions. Aysha is an epidemiologist and public health researcher at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where she is currently pursuing her PhD degree. According to her own inspiring words, she is "passionate about tackling health disparities in vulnerable populations in the community". 

Despite how pandemics can threaten us, it is an insightful conversation about our potential to build a better society. I am delighted to bring you a great perspective on the role of epidemiology and public health research can play in tackling social vulnerability.

Important notice: Aysha views expressed do not represent the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health – National University of Singapore.

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This month I catch up with Vincent Ramos, a Filipino economist who decided to study public policy at the Hertie School in Berlin, one of the most prestigious schools of governance in the world. We talk about how to get into Hertie School, life as an international student in Berlin, the German culture shocks as a Filipino, and more.

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How to develop a technology career with a political science degree? Why academic skills are so important to make positive change? 

In this episode, we talk to Francisca Sassetti, a research analyst whose work is focused on migration, modern slavery, and technology. After arriving in the United Kingdom to pursue her master's degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Francisca ended up learning coding skills to work in tech to pay for her studies. Francisca's background in political science and technology inspired her to investigate tech for good in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

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