Maria Lucia Uribe Torres's Page

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I am highly motivated social development practitioner with experience working on ethics education and interfaith learning. Ten years of international experience working on leadership development for children and young people. Experience working on the development of educational materials based on competencies and ethical values that can foster a culture of peace and the ability in children to learn how to live together. Able to develop trainings and materials on cultural understanding and interfaith learning for children, young people and adults.

I also have experience in fundraising, social research, project development and partnership building with government, non-government and private sectors.

I see myself working on the development of new learning and educational methodologies for children and young people and implementing new models of quality education mainly in developing countries.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Europe
Latin America
South Asia

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

France

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Program Officer, Arigatou International. Ethics Education and Interfaith and Intercultural Learning and Dialogue

How many years professional experience do you have ?

6-10

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.arigatou.ch

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Education, Information and Communication Technology

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Curriculum Development, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Interfaith education
Intercultural education
Religion and Peace