Elena Giral

Originally an Architect & Urban Planner, specialised in Shelter and Settlements in Emergencies and participatory projects with local communities in poverty contexts. Currently working for the European Commission as a Programme coordinator for emergency shelter. International Master on EU Studies (policies, project consulting and management). & Advanced Master of Human Settlements. (Development, Urban Crises, Housing rights, Urban Anthropology). My thesis develops a study of the integration of female asylum seekers in the urban space working with the city local authorities, ngos and the Red Cross. My diverse profile puts together technical knowledge, creative and analytical thinking and field experience in development contexts. Proactive, self-motivated, passionate and looking for challenges in the field of program management and advocacy for social and poverty issues, particularly in the topics of shelter/settlements, slums, urban planning, local authorities and land tenure. In love with traveling, languages and different cultures.