Sophie Rondeau has begun her maternity leave, and she has left the Network in good hands: Nelly Desrosiers was selected to be the Network's Liaison Officer. Elana will coordinate the Network this year while Sophie is away.
Nelly has a bachelor's degree in translation (French-English-Spanish) and a master's degree in international development from Carleton University. She then worked at CARE Canada, which brought her to Kenya and Rwanda where, among other things, she developed a tool on youth participation in community development projects, and planned and facilitated an international workshop. Once back in Canada, she collaborated on a TakingItGlobal project and coordinated the Canadian 8 Goals for a Better World Campaign on the Millennium Development Goals in collaboration with the UNDP (and based at Rights & Democracy). Before her recent maternity leave, Nelly worked at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, where she initiated a peacekeeping training program for African police officers. You can reach Nelly by email at ndesrosiers@dd-rd.ca or by phone at (514) 283-6073, or toll-free at 1-877 736-3833, ext. 245.
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