Symposium 'Social services across a contested divide: Transnitrian case'
- For whom
- Employees , Private individuals , Students
- When
- 19-02-2025 from 09:00 to 11:30
- Where
- Campus Dunant OR online, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent
- Language
- English
- Organizer
- Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees (CESSMIR) & Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy & UNU-CRIS
- Contact
- floor.verhaeghe@ugent.be
Fully awake and ready to hear more about the latest research findings on the social impact of migration and refugees?
Gaëlle’ Le Pavic's doctoral dissertation explored social services within and across contested borders in the case of Transnistria, Abkhazia and Samegrelo. The dissertation highlighted the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) as key service providers across and within contested borders. Gaëlle will share insights from her 4-month fieldwork in Transnistria and the Samegrelo region of Georgia as well as remote data collection in Abkhazia.
Alexandru Stratulat (programme manager UN Joint Action - Cross-River support for Human Rights) will reflect on her work. He has over 15 years of experience with the UN in Moldova in various positions, including in UN Coordination Office, UNICEF, UN Women, OHCHR and UNDP. Over the years Stratulat was involved in a number of development initiatives o nconfidence-building, human rights and empowerment of vulnerable groups.