Author: Ana Londoño

Ana Londoño

With experience working in development and public policy in both Latin America and Europe, Ana moved to Brussels to further enrich her multi-disciplinary expertise by studying International Development and Political Strategy & Communications at the Brussels School of International Studies. She is the Project Development and Communications Officer for SB OverSeas, a Brussels based NGO that works in Lebanon and Belgium to provide aid, education and empowerment to those affected by conflict.

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Francesca’s Brussels bucket list: Volunteer with SB Espoir

29 January 201929 January 2019 Ana Londoño

There are over 35 dedicated volunteers who join SB Espoir on the weekends for the different activities they organize. Francesca

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Help us support the 70,000 Syrian refugees in danger from snow storms, flooding and freezing in Lebanon

22 January 2019 Ana Londoño

Against the backdrop of the snowcapped Anti-Lebanon mountains and pillowy white storm clouds in the sky, UNHCR tents are covered

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Sharing New Year Resolutions and other European traditions with refugee youth

15 January 2019 Ana Londoño

With the new year at SB OverSeas, we’ve started once again our weekend activities with refugee youth at accommodation centres

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The resilience of a Syrian refugee child bride

3 January 2019 Ana Londoño

To start off the new year, we share with you this week the next comic in SB OverSeas’ ‘Just Married’ series.

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Civil society and migrants working hand-in-hand for hope

26 December 2018 Ana Londoño

For nearly a year now, I’ve immersed myself in one subject: migration. Academically, I’m working on my masters in the

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Today is International Migrants’ Day but who is a migrant?

18 December 2018 Ana Londoño

In Brussels, your neighbor is probably a migrant —someone who has left where they were born and has resettled elsewhere—as

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Student or Wife? Refugee girls fight for education in Lebanon

12 December 2018 Ana Londoño

“More than anything, she wanted to return to school, but instead she was expected to get married, to take care

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How do you share an orange? – Innovative problem-solving workshop empowers refugee youth

5 December 20186 December 2018 Ana Londoño

How do you share an orange? On first instinct you might think, “cut it in half, so it’s even.” But

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The Ripple Effect of a Kenyan Girl’s Lament: an Interview with S&D MEP Linda McAvan

30 November 2018 Ana Londoño

This week SB OverSeas’ Maria Rosales stepped out of her role as volunteer coordinator for Brussels and Lebanon and into

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Acts and gifts that give hope during the holiday season

21 November 2018 Ana Londoño

It’s the end of November and we’re quickly entering a period where we celebrate the end of the year and