Filipa Abecasis

Filipa Abecasis currently serves as Gestora social for Portugal and Coordenadora nacional dos Programas Proinfância e Sempre Acompanhados at Fundación ”la Caixa” since February 2021. Additionally, Filipa is a volunteer at Planet Caretakers since January 2022. Prior experience includes roles as Project Manager at CESO Development Consultants from November 2020 to February 2021, and as Responsável da Unidade Internacional at Cáritas Portuguesa from December 2015 to October 2020. Filipa's consulting experience spans from 2009 to December 2015 at Sair da Casca, focusing on Sustainability Development in Action, and from November 2014 to October 2015 as Assessora para a Comunicação at Associação para a Economia Cívica Portugal. Other relevant positions include fundraising at Amnistia Internacional Portugal and contributing to the Projecto Portugal Acessível at Associação Salvador in 2009. Filipa's early career involved human resources at Affiliated Computer Services of Spain, S.L.U. and an internship through the Leonardo da Vinci program at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Filipa holds a Licenciatura em Estudos Europeus from the University of Lisbon.