Team

In our project, we are going to have the following facilitators/trainers, who will work as a team for the whole implementation of the project:

Nikolas Nikolaou (Management Team/Trainer)

Nikolas Nikolaou (president of NGO ACPELIA) plays a central or peripheral role in every project with his expert knowledge. Due to the fact that he is successful as a coach and organizer in his personal life, as we can see from the small CV that follows, he is going to have 2 evenings of training of youth workers about his experience in coaching.

The president of the ACPELIA organization (Mr. Nikolas Nikolaou, a physics teacher in high school with a BSC and MSc in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MSc, BSc in the Physics Department at the University of Cyprus) has previous experience by taking part in many seminars and actions related to the environment, non-formal education, entrepreneurship, and discrimination. He organized and participated in more than 20 European programs dealing with non-formal education (KA105, KA205, KA229, Youth in Action), as well as several local environmental and science projects with groups of young people; many of them can be found on his website, www.nikolas-nikolaou.net. Also, Nikolas is coordinating the biggest student and teacher annual conference about natural sciences, which is a yearly conference in Cyprus with the participation of more than 1000 students and more than 300 teachers. He manages to coach a team of the organising committee and make them all do well for 10 years now that the conference is taking place, starting alone, and now has a big team to coordinate.

Agata Lech, Management Team

Agata Lech studies microbiology at the University of Wroclaw. She has been participating in various Erasmus+ projects since 2018. In 2022, she became president of the NGO Open Soul, which she created with her friends to spread Erasmus+ participation among others and encourage other young people to take a step forward. Recently, she has started to be engaged in Erasmus+ projects more as an organiser and project writer than as an only participant. She is an optimistic and energetic person, willing to change the world.

Julianna Madejka, Management Team

Julianna Madejka is a Pole from Wrocław. She is a psychology student. She works with children and young people at various levels of development, intellect, and disorders. In the Open Soul Association, she is a creative creator who develops by taking on challenges. Her favorite quote is "Live a life you will remember.

Gita Vaskelyte, Management-Team

Gita Vaškelytė is a youth worker and the President of Meraki LT, an NGO focused on empowering communities and supporting social change. After completing her studies in social work, she started working with young people, organizing activities and programs to support their growth and well-being. She is actively involved in various projects, youth exchanges, and training initiatives. Recently, she started working as a project manager with the NGO ACPELIA, and she already worked in more than 5 KA1, successfully managing and coordinating international initiatives. Gita is passionate about promoting inclusion, building connections, and empowering young people to reach their full potential through creativity and collaboration.

Boghos (Bobbie) Avetikian, Trainer / Youth Worker

Boghos Avetikian is an Armenian Cypriot who, after achieving a BA in English and Communications at the American University of Armenia, immediately got involved in Erasmus+ projects after graduating. After participating in 25+ projects, both youth exchanges and training courses, Boghos soon got involved in facilitating and coordinating projects on his own, focusing on numerous themes such as sustainability, social entrepreneurship and inclusion. Boghos Avetikian loves jogging and music, and should be in Nicosia, you will probably see him running around in the afternoons with his earphones in his ears.

Nikolaos Misetzis, Trainer, YouthWorker

Nikolas Misetzis is a graduate in economics with a thing for EU politics. He is working in the hotel industry and loves learning new things every day. He has been in the Erasmus+ world since 2022 and has participated in multiple projects, with topics spanning from culture and racism to green development and entrepreneurship. In his free time, he likes to write paragraphs about himself in third person and try questionable food during intercultural nights.