ANDREA OYUELA
DESIGN, WRITING & ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
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ao. ANDREA OYUELA
Andy is a systems designer, food systems expert, and chef in-the-making from Honduras. An architect and urban planner by training, she now specializes in project management, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and data-driven research. Armed with an MSc in Urban Environmental Management from Wageningen University, Andy made the shift to global food systems policy, working with the United Nations on shaping the health and sustainability agenda. Currently with EAT’s Food System Economics Commission, she manages their work at the nexus of planning, food systems, supply chain, and AgTech from her current base in Norway. She is currently looking to pivot from the NGO space to a start-up role where she can bring her experiences managing teams and engaging communities to a fast-paced, impact-driven environment.
SKILLS
LANGUAGES
Independent Highly communicative Proactive Critical Thinker Creative Leader/ Team Player Client needs-oriented Super organized
SPANISH (Native)
SOFTWARE
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E-MAIL: andy.oyuela@gmail.com
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TWITTER: Andy_Oyu
ARCGIS
LINKED-IN: /andreaoyuela
INDESIGN
WEBSITE: www.andreaoyuela.com
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CONTENTS
BLOG
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EDITORIAL
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RESEARCH
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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FARM-TO-TABLE APP IS CONNECTING CHEFS, EATERS, AND FARMERS IN PHOENIX Written for Food Tank
16 INITIATIVES CHANGING URBAN THROUGH TECH & INNOVATION
BLOG
AGRICULTURE
Written for Food Tank
NEWS STORIES & THOUGHT PIECES
INEQUALITY TOWARDS FEMALE AGRI-FOOD TECH FOUNDERS IS PERVASIVE, SAYS STUDY Written for Food Tank
RE-THINKING URBAN FOOD ENVIRONMENTS POSTCOVID-19 Written for EAT
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CITIES INVESTING IN HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN Written for Cities Today
BUILDING FOOD & NUTRITION RESILIENCE IN QUEZON CITY
EDITORIAL
Written for EAT & UNICEF
ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
COMPENDIUM OF INSPIRING PRACTICES: HEALTH EDITION Developed for UN-Habitat
URBAN & TERRITORIAL PLANNING HANDBOOK Developed for UN-Habitat
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RESEARCH
COLLABORATIVE PLANNING VIA URBAN AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS Journal of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems The city of Tegucigalpa today is a result of the rural-urban migration phenomenon triggered in the 1950s across Honduras, and the accompanying blueprint models of urban development at the time. Nowadays, the city is dominated by social disparity, urban violence, and environmental degradation. We question the adequacy of Tegucigalpa’s top-down planning system, and explore the concept of urban agriculture (UA) as a multifaceted lever that can provide building blocks for an alternative bottom-up strategy to address the intricate web of problems. Noteworthy among our discoveries is the potential of school gardens to serve as a channel for strategically achieving community goals. UA is a result of the citizens’ need to overcome food insecurity and hardship in the city. Still, the topic of active citizenship and bottom-up development is not yet consolidated in Tegucigalpa. Moreover, the city poses challenges regarding the resources needed for practicing UA and the diffusion of knowledge to the population. Nevertheless, steps must be further taken towards considering UA and its social assets—which may compensate the unfavorable access to resources in the urban area.
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XIAMEN CALL TO ACTION: BUILDING THE BRAIN OF THE CITY—UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF URBAN HEALTH Perspective Piece for the Journal of Urban Health The question of how to achieve healthy, sustainable urban futures demands a singular emphasis. The scale and rate of change of modern urbanization is unprecedented—so much so that it threatens the health gains of the past century. Urbanization is the greatest ecological shift in human history, and in modern times has attained dimensions never seen before. In a meeting in Xiamen, China, the International Council for Science’s global, transdisciplinary science program on Systems Science for Urban Health and Wellbeing (UHWB), in collaboration with Future Earth’s Health Knowledge-Action Network (FE Health KAN), highlighted the need for innovative new approaches to making urban environments healthier. Health experts, researchers, city planners and decision-makers agreed on the Xiamen Call for Action. This call brings together several intellectual pieces over the course of several years’ work in the urban health space by a range of different actors—representing the latest state-of-the-art on what is needed for urban health and societal engagement.
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Research & content development Placement: Yummy Magazine Location: Kenya Researched topics of interest and key industry players to prepare articles and social media content on food and sustainability, including recommendations for young people on how to switch to an eco-friendly lifestyle, as well as on how to increase the uptake of sustainable food consumption.
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FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON URBAN AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING Fukuoka, Japan
TRAINING FOR URBAN PLANNING PROFESSIONALS & PUBLIC OFFICIALS Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Program development, workshops & events Placement: UN-Habitat Location: Multiple
WORKSHOP ON URBAN PLANNING
Coordinated Planning for Health and International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG-UTP) programs, including by leading pilots with city leadership and technical professionals to map challenges and opportunities; organizing trainings and workshops for officials in Saudi Arabia,China and Uganda; and organizing the agency’s first planning symposium with 100+ attendees.
HEALTHY
Kampala, Uganda
TRAINING FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS ON INTERNATIONAL PLANNING GUIDELINES Beijing, China
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Degree project: Research & design proposal Partner: Mujeres en Las Artes - MUA (Women in Arts) Location: Honduras The Old Penitentiary, located in the historic district of Tegucigalpa, flooded in 1998 during Hurricane Mitch, losing its occupants and infrastructure. To date, the penitentiary remains abandoned while its historic buildings deteriorate—a loss for the architectural and political history of Honduras. Research and stakeholder consultations in the area revealed the need for an arts and recreation center where local artists and students can develop their skills. The design proposal, therefore, suggested the reorganization of current occupancy and the public transportation system in the area to enable new land use. Landscape measures protect the buildings from the river, which overflows again during the rainy season. Finally, three intersected geodesic domes protect the heritage buildings while acting as a symbol for the penitentiary while building the brand of the historic city district over the long-run.
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PHOTOGRAPHY SHOTS & EDITING
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