Chrysafo Arvaniti

Chrysafo Arvaniti, brings over 25 years of experience working, as a project manager, consultant, educational advisor & trainer, across the development and humanitarian field, in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Her cross-cutting expertise is in community engagement & community organizing, inclusive leadership and partnerships’ building.

She has collaborated globally with numerous civil society organizations, local and international NGOs, municipalities and institutional stakeholders. International organizations she has collaborated with, include Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Greenpeace. Institutional stakeholders and Agencies, include the European Education and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission and the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe.

Corporate Experience

• Community Engagement Senior Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders, Greece, 2022 - Present

• Project Lead, Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders, Greece, 2018 - 2022

• Department Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders, 2014 - 2018

• International Board Representative, Amnesty International, 2015 - 2016

• Elected President, International Network Alliance of Voluntary Service Organizations, 2011 - 2015

• Consultant on diversity and inclusion issues/ Project Lead on community engagement interventions for local, regional and international NGOs, 2002 - Present

Academic Background

• UN Executive Leadership Program for Sustainable Development, UNSSC / Kuan Yew School of Public Policy / Hertie School of Governance, 2022

• Executive Education Specialization in Non-Profit Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, University of Harvard, 2019

• BA in European Culture, Open University of Greece, 2013

• German as a Foreign Language; English German Translation| University of Salzburg, Austria, Institute for German Studies, Institute for English & American Studies, 1998 - 2000