Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Lucia Barbieri
Lucia Barbieri
VIA G. VERDI, 2 – 59021, VAIANO (PRATO) ITALY
+39 338 7923765
[email protected]
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Sex F | Date of birth 01/08/1972 | Nationality Italian
PROFILE
WORK
EXPERIENCE
From 2005 onwards
Graduated in Arabic Language and Literature at the Cà Foscari University in Venice with a master
degree in Middle Eastern geopolitical issues at the University of Urbino, after some years of living and
working in Egypt I now live in Prato (Tuscany-Italy) and work both locally and in the Euromediterranean
framework. I am mainly specialised in the field of valorisation of competences, capacity building, social
and job inclusion and the empowerment of young people, women in particular. Dynamic, always willing to
improve and take new challenges in life.
Free lance trainer and coordinator; author/researcher/ editor
Collaborations: Italian National Agency of Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme-ITALY; SALTO-YOUTH EuroMed
Resource Centre FRANCE; Replay (Resources for European Projects and Learning Activities for Youth) and Cemea
del Lazio Roma ITALY; Euromed Youth Platform –MALTA; Anna Lindh Euro-Med Foundation for the Dialogue
between Cultures- EGYPT; Council of Europe, HUNGARY ; The Centre for EU Education and Youth Programmes,
TURKEY ; Caritas Toscana –ITALY; IAL Toscana- ITALY; Arbeterwholfahrt Landesverband Thueringen, GERMANY;
Consorzio PEGASO -Prato ITALY
UNWomen Training for Gender Equality http://unwomen.unssc.org/
o from November 2015 selected expert in the UNWomen roster Training for Gender Equality
http://unwomen.unssc.org/
o from October 2014 selected expert in the UNDP roster for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in
Public Administration (GEPA)
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/democraticgovernance/expert_rosters/
o from 2013: Pro-bono mentor in the mentorship programme Aspire Foundation
http://www.aspirewomen.co.uk/foundation/
o 2010-2014: Nominated member of the Commissione Pari Opportunità della Provincia di Pra
Main activities and responsibilities:
 training, event facilitation and coordination
 designing of the agenda with the stakeholders
 organising experts interventions and moderating round tables
 coaching and mentoring
 training evaluation
 writing of educational reports and researches
Business or sector Non-formal education, youth work, Erasmus + Programme, gender equality and on arrival
training and mid-term evaluation of the European Voluntary Service (EVS), empowerment of women
[capacity building, development of competences, life/work balance, leadership, employability and
entrepreneurship ] intercultural learning, educational tools and methods, migration and European
policies, conflict resolution, human rights education.
From 2003 onwards
Project officer, third sector management
Collaborations: Associazione Don Lorenzo Milani onlus; Il Giardino di Agata società cooperativa
sociale onlus; Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Prato; Centro UNESCO di Firenze; ilCAntinonearte
Teatri, Montepulciano (SI); Ricerca e Cooperazione- Roma.
Main activities and responsibilities:
 fund raising
 project cycle management (need analysis, project design, coordination, evaluation)
 organisation of seminars/conferences/events
 team and stakeholders management
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Curriculum Vitae
Lucia Barbieri
 management and direction of a social cooperative (employee coordination, contacts with
practitioners and stakeholders, organisations of activities, budgeting)
Sector: third sector. Topics dealt: competences balance and valorisation, use of social media for
professional promotion, migration and refugees, teaching of Italian to foreign adults, intercultural learning,
gender equality, childhood, education, school-related distress, work and social inclusion, UNESCO World
Heritage.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
January- March 2015
March-June 2013
September-December
2011
January 2011
from 2004 to 2006
“Gender sensitive governance” e-learning course- Gender Hub
“Women leadership” Provincia di Firenze; Società Italiana delle Storiche
“Women, politics and institutions” Università degli Studi di Firenze, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
Principal subjects covered An historical approach to gender; Equal opportunities: theories and praxis; The
governance systems; National and international laws; Gender policies: job, training, welfare and life-work balance;
Gender political representation; Gender budgeting; New media and communication; Legal protection against gender
discrimination; Multientic cities and women; European funds for equal opportunities. 90 class hours. Final exam.
"Politics, women and communication” Unione Province d'Italia, SSPAL
TATEM - Training Active Trainers in Euro-Med Youth Work
The Council of Europe in covenant with The European Commission, SALTO Euro-Med Resource Centre
Principal subjects covered Specific objectives and principles of training in the Euro-Med programme of the European
Commission; methodology of education and training of young people; intercultural and non-formal education;
monitoring and evaluation of projects.
from 2004 to 2005
Professional Qualification of Socio-Cultural Operator – 3rd European Level
CESVOT (Centro Servizi Volontariato Toscana); IAO (Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare); Regione Toscana
Principal subjects covered Geopolicy; international cooperation of the United Nations, the World Bank, the European
Union and the Foreign Ministry, the Tuscany Region and local government; project cycle management & logical
framework approach; techniques of fund raising; techniques for evaluating the social impact of the interventions.
Internship: UNESCO Centre of Florence.
academic year
2001 – 2002
from academic year
1991/1992
to academic year
1996/1997
from school year
1986/1987
to school year
1990/1991
Master Diploma Expert in Middle East geopolitical issues
Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Political Sciences Faculty, Urbino - ITALY
Principal subjects covered Historical-political sectors and international policy; Economic and legal sector; ethnicreligious sector. 120 class hours from April to August 2002. Final exam March 2003
Academic degree in Oriental Languages and Literatures (magna cum laude)
Università di Venezia “Cà Foscari”, Faculty of Oriental Languages and Cultures, Venice -ITALY
Principal subjects covered Culture of the Middle East, Arabic and Turkish language, Islamic studies, Middle Eatern
history, philosophy, economic geography, history of art, literature. Thesis in comparative literature Arabic-English
entitled "Comparison in the use of the stream of consciousness in Al-Liss wa-l-Kilab of Naguib Mahfouz and James
Joyce's Ulysses": private interview with the author Naguib Mahfouz in Cairo.
Diploma of Scientific Liceo with Linguistic Specialization (56/60)
Liceo Scientifico Statale N. Copernico – PRATO - ITALY
Principal subjects covered General classical and humanistic studies, foreign languages specialization (English,
German, French)
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue
Italian
Other languages
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
C2
C2
C2
C2
C2
French
Arabic
C2
C2
B2
B2
C2
B1
B1
A2
A2
B1
German
B2
B2
B1
B2
C1
A1
A1
A1
A1
A2
Turkish
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Communication
skills
Organisational /
managerial skills
Computer skills
Other skills
Driving licence
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Rich communication skills, also in institutional and international contests. Very good intercultural
communication skills: teaching of Italian language to adult migrants.
Very good experience in coordination of seminars/conferences/events, social entreprenership
management, project management, fund raising.
Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft OFFICE 2013 package; writing and management of multilingual
newsletters; photo and video editing; web site creation and update; use of monitoring tools.
Good artistic skills, focusing mainly on painting and drama. Keen of photofraphy.
European driving licence B
- chief editor of the report Quaderno n.56 of Consiglio Regionale della Toscana – Commissione Pari
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Publications
Conferences
Curriculum Vitae
Lucia Barbieri
Opportunità “Lavori di genere nel terzo settore: stereotipi o opportunità?” (gender labour in the third
sector)(2014)
- author of the study/research “Empowering women in EU and neighbouring countries” (2013), SALTOYOUTH EM RC
- author of the seminar report “Our White sea V” (2013), Euro-Med Youth Platform - Malta
- co-author of the 2008/2009 Immigration Report with the chapter “Il dialogo interculturale secondo una
prospettiva di genere: esperienze nella Val di Bisenzio”(Intercultural dialogue with a gender perspective)
- co-author of the training manual “Conflict resolution and cultural cooperation”: session 1
“Understanding conflicts” and session 4 “Drama techniques in conflict resolution training”, (2007) Anna
Lindh Euro-Med Foundation
- chief editor of the educational report “Women in EuroMed: a kaleidoscope of roles and places” (2006)
SALTO-YOUTH EM RC
-“The role of non-formal education in breaking women glass-ceiling”, Conference/debate L’éducation non
formelle, tremplin pour l’emploi et l’émancipation des femmes” (2013): INJEP-Paris
- “The Theatre of the Oppressed as method in training on cultural conflict mitigation (workshop)”,
International Con-ference “Understanding conflicts: cross cultural perspectives” (2008): Aahrus
University, Denmark
-“Il dialogo interculturale secondo una prospettiva di genere” (Intercultural dialogue with a gender
perspective) (2008): ass. don Lorenzo Milani-Vaiano, with the sponsorship of Regione Toscana,
Provincia di Prato and CESVOT
-“The Role of Young People in the Process of Inter-Cultural Dialogue: How Far is EMP Agreement from
Concrete Implementation?”, International Conference “The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (2007,
Crete, Greece): [The Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens; The Foundation for
Mediterranean Studies; The Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence]
- “Formazione alla cittadinanza Europea: metodologia" (Training to European citizenship: a methodology)
in the seminar “Essere cittadini Europei” (2005) Florence: UNESCO Centre of Florence and Consiglio
Regionale della Toscana
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