Youth Venture

Romina joined Ashoka in September 2005 after graduating with an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago. She completed her undergraduate work at Macalester College (Minnesota, USA) where she studied Political Science, International Studies, and Spanish. While at Macalester, Romina worked with student government and faculty committees to increase student participation in the tenure process and renew the curriculum. Throughout her education, she has done various research and projects on youth movements, human rights, conflict resolution and post-conflict development. Romina grew up in Germany and Cyprus. Growing up in Cyprus, an ethnically divided country, she was motivated by a strong belief that young people can make a difference. Having recognized the importance of bringing together young Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots, she founded a youth group, in which participants could express their views and concerns regarding the Cyprus conflict and design strategies for re-unification. This was the first youth-led group of its kind, for which Romina and her team attracted support and funding from the United Nations. After contributing to the Global Recruiting team and the Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurs, Romina’s work took her to Germany where she helped launch Youth Venture and its expansion to other European countries. Romina is now looking forward to a new adventure with the Young Innovators Initiative primarily working to create a global movement of young changemakers around the world.

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