LVIA Ong
Elena Gatti is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in project coordination, medical assistance, administration, and client relations. Currently serving as the Project Coordinator at LVIA Ong in Senegal since September 2019, Elena oversees monitoring and evaluation for the CREER project, focusing on job creation for returning migrants. Prior to this role, experience included working as a Medical Assistant at IVI Barcelona, where responsibilities involved translation and administrative support in a fertility clinic. Additional roles ranged from Senior Administrator for Italian and French Markets at Quality Courses to positions in event management and tourism. Educational credentials encompass a Master's in Social Innovation and degrees in International Cooperation for Development and European Languages and Cultures.
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LVIA Ong
LVIA – Lay Volunteers International Association – is an Italian association which deals with international solidarity and cooperation, committed to fostering ways of local and global change to overcome extreme poverty, reinforce equitable and sustainable development and enhance dialogue between Italian and African communities. LVIA was founded in 1966, inspired by the reformist thrust of the Second Vatican Council and the values of justice and peace. Since then, LVIA has been professionally committed to promoting principles of common good and active and responsible citizenship. LVIA is active in 10 African countries and in 50 years, in collaboration with international and local partners and with the backing of thousands of supporters, it has ensured water, healthcare and food, improved family agriculture and natural resource management, strengthened small businesses, improved the quality of the environment, and has supported the inclusion and social innovation for the benefit of millions of people. During humanitarian crises, LVIA has tackled emergencies to safeguard the lives and dignity of the people and has worked towards enhancing the ability of the peoples and local institutions in addressing the crises. In Italy, LVIA offers opportunities for education and active citizenship, training for international cooperation, field trips to Africa, youth exchanges, and undertakes inclusion and sociability activities in disadvantaged urban environments. LVIA promotes interculture and volunteering as personal and social growth, operates in schools and, with young people, participates in campaigns for human rights and for the common good. LVIA has the support of thousands of citizens, foundations, businesses, associations, regional and local governments, the European Union, the UN, Ministries, among which the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and international cooperation agencies.