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Gender and Age:
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Female, 39
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Location:
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San José, San Jose |
Country of Residence:
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Costa Rica
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Country of Birth:
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Finland
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Nationalities:
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Finnish
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Citizenships:
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Finland
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Languages:
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English
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User is:
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Offline
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User Joined:
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September 11, 2008
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Last Login:
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July 18, 2011
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Website:
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http://www.earthcharter.org
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Send Jaana Laitinen a Message
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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/
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Interests |
Child & Youth Rights
Civil Society
Corporate Social Responsibility
Fair Trade
Gender Equality
Human Rights
International Aggreements
Labour Rights
Learning
Poverty
Rights of the Poor
Social Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Development
Countries Visited |
Costa Rica [country of residence]
Austria
Belgium
Belize
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Kenya
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Panama
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
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E-commerce
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