January 19, 2021

Start your summer with an unforgettable experience in Valencia, Spain!

Nukanti is looking for motivated young people (18 to 25 years old) with interest in the topics of Human Rights, European Citizenship and Intercultural Exchange to take part in the project “Youth and Human Rights” 2, funded through the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The project is organized and hosted by Fundación por los Derechos Humanos 10.12.48 (Spain), in cooperation with Nukanti (UK).

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Filed Under: Empowerment Programs & Organizations

A special Capoeira class – see how great our youth are at acrobatics!

NIOUSHA ROSHANI

Niousha Roshani is an anthropologist and human rights consultant specializing in childhood and youth in conflict-affected regions. As a fellow at the Berkman Center, she will investigate the discourse of media and young people of African descent in Colombia and Brazil from a political, social, and economic perspective.

She is currently the Executive Director of the Nukanti Foundation for Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to leveraging sports and the arts as tools for engaging, educating, and empowering youth to address the social impacts of long-standing conflict, poverty, and human-rights violations.

Niousha is completing her PhD in Anthropology at the University College London (UCL) and holds a Master’s degree in International Development from Cornell University.