A communications and social innovation expert with more than twelve years of experience, Raaida Mannaa is the Global Advocacy and Partnerships Manager for the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), the only international organization with a primary aim to promote, strengthen and celebrate the development of volunteering globally. She is the Director of CLAVE, a forward-looking network of companies promoting corporate volunteering for the sustainable development of Latin America.
With a background in journalism and executive production, her career has been oriented to using the influence of storytelling to address social inequality, empowering agents of change committed to develop creative ways to positively impact their communities. Raaida is the Founding Curator of the Barranquilla Hub of the Global Shapers Community, a network of exceptional young people created by initiative of the World Economic Forum. In January 2014, she was chosen as one of the 50 Shapers representing the voice of youth at the Annual Meeting of the Forum at Davos, being the first and only Colombian woman under 30 to ever participate in the event.
Raaida has led and developed a number of projects and initiatives in over 60 countries in all regions of the world, building strategic multi-sector partnerships and robust intercultural networks, and working with senior leaders, public figures, and the community at the grassroots level. Selected as a member of the Iberoamerican Leaders Program and the StartingBloc network, she co-founded socialBaq, an organization fostering innovation processes through human-centered design methodologies. socialBaq is recognized as the first social enterprise in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia, and a unique model for the country's Caribbean region.
International speaker, including global formats like TEDx, Creative Mornings, FuckUp Nights and TVMorfosis, Raaida has served in the International Board of Directors of organizations like Partners of the Americas, a nonprofit connecting people, governments and organizations across borders, developing lasting solutions to the hemisphere’s toughest challenges. She serves on the group of International Chairs for Global Dignity, an initiative promoting a worldwide conversation about the importance of dignity as a basic human principle, and is a member of the Alumni Council of University of Cambridge's Judge Business School.
Born in the Colombian Caribbean in a household with Lebanese and Brazilian background, Raaida has a multicultural perspective, a curious spirit and a strong commitment to promote social inclusion. Selected as part of the first group of Coordinating Ambassadors at One Young World, she co-founded red2021, a campaign linking youth volunteering commitments. She also served as one of the Communications Coordinators for the Wake Up Call, an activism movement that engaged 27.000 people from 84 countries in one day.
With a background in journalism and executive production, her career has been oriented to using the influence of storytelling to address social inequality, empowering agents of change committed to develop creative ways to positively impact their communities. Raaida is the Founding Curator of the Barranquilla Hub of the Global Shapers Community, a network of exceptional young people created by initiative of the World Economic Forum. In January 2014, she was chosen as one of the 50 Shapers representing the voice of youth at the Annual Meeting of the Forum at Davos, being the first and only Colombian woman under 30 to ever participate in the event.
Raaida has led and developed a number of projects and initiatives in over 60 countries in all regions of the world, building strategic multi-sector partnerships and robust intercultural networks, and working with senior leaders, public figures, and the community at the grassroots level. Selected as a member of the Iberoamerican Leaders Program and the StartingBloc network, she co-founded socialBaq, an organization fostering innovation processes through human-centered design methodologies. socialBaq is recognized as the first social enterprise in the city of Barranquilla in Colombia, and a unique model for the country's Caribbean region.
International speaker, including global formats like TEDx, Creative Mornings, FuckUp Nights and TVMorfosis, Raaida has served in the International Board of Directors of organizations like Partners of the Americas, a nonprofit connecting people, governments and organizations across borders, developing lasting solutions to the hemisphere’s toughest challenges. She serves on the group of International Chairs for Global Dignity, an initiative promoting a worldwide conversation about the importance of dignity as a basic human principle, and is a member of the Alumni Council of University of Cambridge's Judge Business School.
Born in the Colombian Caribbean in a household with Lebanese and Brazilian background, Raaida has a multicultural perspective, a curious spirit and a strong commitment to promote social inclusion. Selected as part of the first group of Coordinating Ambassadors at One Young World, she co-founded red2021, a campaign linking youth volunteering commitments. She also served as one of the Communications Coordinators for the Wake Up Call, an activism movement that engaged 27.000 people from 84 countries in one day.
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EDUCATION
*MSt in Social Innovation (2016 - 2018) Awarded Merit
Judge Business School - University of Cambridge *Business Model Generation Masterclass (2016) Strategyzer Academy *Storytelling for Influence (2016) IDEO U *StartingBloc Social Innovation Fellowship (2015) LA15 Institute *Diploma in Executive Production for Filmmaking (2010) New York Film Academy *Diploma in Urban Documentary Films Production (2009) Universidad del Norte and the Colombian Film Development Fund *Masters in Journalism (2007 - 2008) Magna cum laude Universidad San Pablo CEU and Unidad Editorial Media Group *Becas LÍDER Fellowship - Iberoamerican Leaders Program (2006) Fundación Carolina and Grupo Santander in partnership with Fundación Rafael del Pino and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian *Bachelor Degree in Mass Media Communication and Journalism (2002 - 2005) Summa cum laude Universidad del Norte Gold Medal for Academic Excellence, highest honor given to the graduate with the best performance of all academic programs. Thesis project awarded for its Scientific Merit. |
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