Raven Frias

People and PartnershipsBased in Paris, France

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Education Equity, Youth and Women EmpowermentMaster's Degree in Interdisciplinary ResearchLanguages: English, French & TagalogWork: Partnerships, Communications and Operations in Corporate, NGO and UN settingsCreative: Photography and Film

Goal: Empowering youth under 25 to explore the future through artMy contributions: Project Manager, Partnerships Lead, Communications LeadGlobal Action: 5 collaborators across the Philippines, Afghanistan, India, Netherlands, HungaryImpact:
- 300 artworks curated on a 2D virtual exhibition platform
- 20 educators & ambassadors engaged globally
- £15K in private funding (BIC Foundation, Ormistron Trust, School of International Futures)

Graphic design, campaign posters and social media management

Communications Kit

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Sprouting into action in
Nairobi, Kenya

Recharged in the Sprout 2025 retreat alongside 15 other fellows globally for the Next Generation Systems Leaders for Children's Safety and WellbeingRetreat hosted by Ignite Philanthropy

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Presenting at the Dubai Future Forum 2024

Campaigned for the Voices of Tomorrow project, a 3D art exhibition as a NGFP Foresight Fellow.Event hosted by Dubai Future Foundation and School of International Futures (SOIF)

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Facilitating the UNESCO Youth Forum 2023

Facilitaited the University Design Challenge in Paris, centered around inclusive co-design of education governance, curriculum and learner experience.Event hosted by the Learning Planet Institute

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Project Dasig

Co-founder and Partnerships Lead (2020-2022)Project Dasig is a community initiative to build a learning hub in coastal communities in the Philippines.

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Tahanan (home)

Externals Lead and President (2018-2022)Tahanan is an initiative to empower young children and their families in different topics such as mental health, nutrition and sexuality.By the Family Life and Child Development Circle (FLCD Circle)

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Frontliners' Kitchen

Externals Associate (2020-2021)Frontliners' Kitchen is a youth-led disaster and pandemic response organization that aims to #FeedtheFight with our frontliners in our healthcare, urban, agricultural, and fisherfolk sectors. We are currently accepting monetary and in-kind donations.

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End-to-end social media management
(Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook)From creating branding guidelines,
content creation to execution

In-house Youth Mobilisation Campaign Video2023, Learning Planet Institute (LPI)
Co-written with Master StudentsDirected and edited
by Raven Frias
(Former Fundraising Officer)

In Filipino: Award-winning video of Tahanan project (Grantee of the National Mental Health Month Prize)2021, Family Life and Child Development CircleDirected and edited
by Raven Frias
(Former President)

Research: Emerging adulthood of aged-out Filipinos from child-caring agencies, 2018

A research study on the experiences of Filipinos aging out from Philippine child-caring agencies (orphanages) as they approach emancipation and undergo emerging adulthood.

Authors: Arce, Ainjelou; Frias, Raven
Co-author: Maclid, Erickson

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Photo: Global Education Monitoring (UNESCO GEM Report) Photo Competition, 2021

Collection of photographs for GEM Report 2021 that capture the many ways in which non-state actors are involved in education systems – providing education, providing ancillary services, influencing education systems and the state role in the process.Photo taken during the 2021 Women’s Month Celebration where Andrea Madrid, a 19-year old criminology student from the organization, leads the youth in handing out more than 100 school meals for children in the community.

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