Iris Pappa

Experience

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  Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2010

  Intern

  Evaluating, supervising and coordinating emergency aid programmes submitted by NGOs for fundingbasic organizational and office responsibilities

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  Amnesty International

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Intern

  Preparation of events, experiential education activities and workshops at schools aiming at integrating human rights values to school lifeResearch of appropriate educational material corresponding to the topic of each workshopCoordination of the volunteer's networkSecretarial duties and administrative tasks such as correspondence and record keeping

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  Centre for Mediterranean Middle East and Islamic Studies

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

  Research Assistant

  Collect and classify data, write reports and analyses on current Mediterranean & Middle East Affairs, follow the social media

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  Defence for Children International Greece

  Feb 2018 - now

  Head of Children's Rights Helpdesk

  -Ongoing development and supervision of a comprehensive case management response system for children and youth in need of protection, with a particular focus on those from marginalized and disadvantaged backgrounds, (at risk and/or exposed to violence,neglect, homelessness, exploitation, trafficking or sexual and gender based violence)• Provide Socio-Legal counseling and support to children and youth• Ensure that case management steps, documentation, reports, legal memos and referrals are happening in timelyand quality manner• Supervise and coordinate the pool of lawyers• Prepare and submit legal reports before national authorities and EU/International Human Rights Bodies(UNCRC Committee etc)• Prepare and provide legal and child protection training workshops to professionals working in the field of childprotection and migration through DCIs Human Rights Academy• Project Assistant/Facilitator of the Justice Starts with Us, European Project, focusing on children and youth in thecontext of migration aiming to empower them and strengthen their capacity to become advocates of their rights, through participatory methods such as Theater of the Oppressed (2023-2024), https://www.cfjnetwork.eu/, https://www.cfjnetwork.eu/subgrantingscheme• Program Assistant and Trainer of the European Project 'Become Safe' • Coordinator of the Themida Legal Project, run by DCI Greece and Together for Better Days NGO in Lesvos. Themida Project provided legal aid to unaccompanied refugee children living outside the formal Moria Refugee Camp and who wished to apply for family reunification under Dublin Regulation III• Project Assistant of the Child Friendly Justice in Action project in Greece , https://www.defenceforchildrengreece.org/child-friendly-justice-in-europe• Advocate for Children's Rights to International and European Fora• Experience with EU Grants (Proposal Development, Narrative/Financial Reporting etc) • Liaise and coordinate with national and European partners Show less