I remember during my Master in strategic design, few years ago, that we visited design agencies. I asked, “what are you doing for environment and people?”
The answers were like “well… clients are not asking for it… so we don’t do it.” I was quite disappointed by the short-term objectives of doing “quick and cheap consensual projects” by fear to lose clients.

That’s when I decided to pivot from the classic “diploma-internship-work” and go to Lesvos, Greece, to do humanitarian work.

I believe in radical positive impact: no weekend volunteering to give myself a good conscience but a 100% ethical day job.

I stayed on Lesvos for two years. I learned a lot about people, about myself. My friends describe me as the comforting presence in the middle of a stressful crowd; always with a smile and a plan. They trust me because they know I will try to understand everybody’s perspective, be honest with them and come up with a solution that works.

Step by step, I became a project manager and created with R4R’s team, Mandala: a child-friendly place right next to the biggest and infamous camp in Europe. I am happy to say this peaceful and playful place, with social and environmental values, is open and welcomes hundreds of people every day.

By choosing my path and asserting my skills, I became a more engaged person.

I met amazing people with similar values. People willing to collaborate, share and work step by step on improving this world for a common good. If you are a motivated human being or company having a similar journey then let’s connect and see how we can work together.