Elena Crippa

Experience

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  Cooperativa Impresa Sociale Ruah

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

  Assistant Project Manager

  • Research on project intervention context (children education and women empowerment)• Drafting of a project (“Terra tra le Mani”) implemented from september 2017 to december 2019• Coordination of project implementation and logistic management of personnel, activities and tools• Organisation of awareness campaigns in high schools on migration risks

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  Court of Venice - immigration department

  Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  Researcher and Legal Advisor

  •Reporting of asylum-seekers’ audition and evaluation of their application considering international and European laws.•Hearing translation from English and French to Italian (and vice-versa)•Drafting of report briefs on social, political, cultural and human rights violations of the main countries of origin of asylum seekers to better assess their situation

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  Advocates Abroad

  Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

  Researcher and Legal Advisor

  Advocates Abroad is a Greek and American NGO providing legal and psychological aid to asylum seekers in Greece. My role as a Researcher and Legal Advisor consists in:▪ Researching on the country of origins of asylum seekers▪ Monitoring human rights violations▪ Legal support to asylum applicants and refugees

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  Caritas Bergamasca

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2021

  Project Advisor

  • Conducting a feasibility study for a secure reception project designed for asylum seekers along the Balkan route• Formulating the "Safe Houses" project, including the identification of local and international partners• Handling reporting responsibilities and translations (Italian-English and vice versa)

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  COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

  Oct 2021 - May 2022

  Program Officer

  • General project management support for twelves projects implemented in Sudan (WASH, FSL, SHELTER/NFIs, DRR, PROTECTION); OCHA, AICS, UNHCR, ECHO, EU • Collaboration in the identification and support in the drafting of new project proposals (OCHA, AICS, USAID)• Drafting quality Interim and final narrative reports and project software management (GMS)• Institutional representation in the clusters and stakeholders’ meetings• Collaboration with the HR manager in the screening and selection of project personnel • Support to general administrative and logistics management related to the supervised projects• Contribution to the creation of the national MEAL system, MEAL Tools development and implementation (Survey, PDM, Pre and Post KAP, Complaints and Feedback mechanisms) in coordination with PM in the field • Rolling out of the PSEA national system, training organization, and implementation for COOPI staff and partners based in Khartoum, Gedaref and Nord Darfur States• Set up and management of a new project document archiving system and staff training Show less

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  Croce Rossa Italiana

  Jun 2022 - now

  Regional Delegate for Sahel and West Africa

  Regional Representative of the Italian Red Cross (ItRC) in the Sahel and West Africa Region: (Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Togo)• Representation of the Italian Red Cross in the region towards government and local authorities, institutions, the EU, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors;• Ensuring coordination and the development of common strategies within the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and with other relevant stakeholders;• Participation in roundtables, workshops, and forums on different topic, with a specific focus on Migration and Displacement, both internally within the RCRC movement and externally with other actors;• Technical support to National Societies (NS) supported by the ItRC in the region (Cameroon, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Nigeria) in the implementation of the IFRC Global Route Base Migration Program (a multi-year, global program aims to enhance the safety and dignity of individuals on the move along land and sea migration routes), ensuring alignment with the IFRC strategies and policies, consistent with the priorities of NS, and responsive to the humanitarian needs of people on the move;• Analysis of needs and contexts, planning, and formulation of new project proposals and cooperation initiatives;• Support of the National Societies in planning and implementing existing projects and activities supported by the ItRC in the region;• Monitoring and evaluation of the existing programmes supported by the ItRC in the region;• Supervision, control and reporting on external and internal funding;• Supporting the annual planning of activities and strategies of the Italian Red Cross in the Sahel, West, and Central Africa;• Managing the Regional Delegation office and the team of the Italian Red Cross in Senegal and coordination with the Cluster Delegation in Chad; Show less

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  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC

  May 2024 - May 2024

  Operations Manager_Togo Population Movement

  Over the past year, intensified conflict in the Sahel has displaced tens of thousands of people, with over 60,000, mainly from nearby Burkina Faso, seeking safety and assistance in Togo's northern Savane region by the end of 2023. Consequently, I have been deployed as a Surge for Operation Manger_Togo Population Movement to manage the humanitarian crisis, with the following tasks:• Support to the strategic orientation of ongoing operations;• Participate in the need assessment of displaced persons in the affected region;• Organize, Implement and coordinate of the Training about Humanitarian Service Points (HSP) in Dapaong, Savane region, and inaugurate of the HSP;• Contribute to planning the effective response to the needs of displaced persons;• Contribute on the implementation of an advocacy agenda in support of the humanitarian response;• Promote relations and engagement with external actors and platforms related to migration and displacement. Show less