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Staff
GIORGIA GAMBINI
Giorgia Gambini , a graduate of Natural Sciences with a focus on biology in France and a Master's in Management of Development from the UN and a Master's in Project Management for Nonprofit Organizations, has worked as a scientific researcher at several Australian universities. In Africa, she has worked in the fields of international cooperation, sustainable development, and responsible tourism. In Italy, she is president of Interlife. She has collaborated on project management with one of the leading Italian NGOs working in international cooperation and with the United Nations system in the fields of fundraising and training.
Her experience in international cooperation complements her work abroad, both in humanitarian aid and in the conservation and enhancement of environmental biodiversity (EU, China, Uzbekistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Kenya, Congo, Egypt, New Zealand, Australia). She teaches design and quality management systems (at universities, associations, and social enterprises).
CECILIA DI FRANCESCOMARINO
With a degree in “International Cooperation and Development Policies” and a MASTER'S degree from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in “Local Human Development and Cooperation,” she worked as a researcher at the UN development agency, UNDP, and at the University of Guatemala.
Gaining direct experience in participatory work with communities, she has collaborated with various organizations and associations in Africa and Central America, on projects focusing on community health, child protection, respect for human rights, reducing environmental vulnerability, and promoting small income-generating activities.
It was precisely from the growing interest in social entrepreneurship applied to contexts of extreme poverty, and from addressing the needs of Interlife's beneficiary communities, that she conceived and is developing the Toolkit model, in close collaboration with all Interlife staff in Italy and abroad. She is currently involved in social planning, poverty reduction, intercultural mediation, and social communication activities in Italy.
FRANCESCA CORSO
After eight years as the F2F coordinator for Southern Italy with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in 2015 Francesca decided to move to Interlife; a smaller, yet extremely cohesive and innovative organization, where transparency reigns supreme and the work is based on great synergy and mutual cooperation.
The intuition turns out to be right; many and varied goals have been achieved so far, and the lives of children, women, and men have been saved!
Francesca is the general secretary of Interlife and deals specifically with Corporate, Foundations and Major Donors.
ADA CARCIONE
After years of experience in the for-profit sector as a Social Media and Project Manager, working in the web and communications sectors, and always active in the social sphere, Ada joined Interlife in 2022, embracing its values and projects. She currently manages Interlife's social media channels, devising, creating, and promoting valuable content to spread those very values and projects, and managing the website.
ONELIO ONOFRIO FRANCIOSO
Journalist, writer, sociologist, university professor, editor, and jurist, Onelio Onofrio Francioso serves as a Director and Strategic Advisor for Interlife.
KARUNAKARAN PACKIARAJ
Interlife Representative in India
Expert in Human Development, Education, and Sustainability
With over 30 years of experience in project consulting, P. Karunakaran Packiaraj is a highly
qualified professional in the fields of human development, child and women's rights, sustainable agriculture, and climate change adaptation. He holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Madras and has expanded his expertise with qualifications in Education, Counselling, and Child Protection, as well as a specialization in Watershed Management with a sustainable agriculture approach.
For 26 years, he served as a high school teacher of Mathematics and English. He also spent a
decade working on child protection projects supported by KinderNotHilfe (Germany), and for 20 years he led the Human Development Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to community development. Since 2019, he has been collaborating with Interlife, contributing to the design and monitoring of high-impact social projects in India.