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Jaana Laitinen

Jaana

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Gender and Age:

Female, 39

Location:

San José, San Jose

Country of Residence:

Costa Rica

Country of Birth:

Finland

Nationalities:

Finnish

Citizenships:

Finland

Languages:

English , Finnish , Swedish , Spanish

User is:

Offline

User Joined:

September 11, 2008

Last Login:

July 18, 2011

Website:

http://www.earthcharter.org

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About Me

I am a Nordic girl living far away from home. I love that tiny corner of the world, those endless forests, lakes, Arctic Circle, lightness winter and nightless summer, quiet people and sauna. But I think there is too much to see in this world to only stay there. World is too fantastic to stick in one place for too long time.

I am a passionate about making a difference. I cannot stand still when I see that something needs to be done – which is not always a good thing :) …

I am currently working as an International Youth Facilitator at the Earth Charter International Secretariat, located at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace, in Costa Rica. I am a social scientist with a master’s level specialization on development and international cooperation. Before joining the Earth Charter International, I was employed by Plan Finland, one of the country’s largest development NGOs. In addition I have been working for Indian Eco-Village Development –project and interning for grassroots NGOs in Uganda and India.

I am also a social entrepreneur running a small online craft business in Finland. I import crafts from East Africa, India and Costa Rica to Finland and collaborate with small NGOs and artisans.

Links to organizations I mention above:
http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/
http://www.upeace.org/
http://www.jyu.fi/ytk/laitokset/yfi/oppiaineet/intldev/en/
http://www.plan.fi/toiminnot/english/
http://www.jyy.fi/fi/mika_jyy/valiokunnat/kehitysyhteistyovaliokunta/intia-hanke/indian_eco-village_development_project/?id=238
http://pedn.org/general/index.php
http://balrashmi.org/
http://www.muzungucrafts.com/