Savina Geerinckx
In January 2009 Savina was appointed Director of Overseas Programmes at Street Child Africa (www.streetchildafrica.org.uk). She is still an active member of CREATE although currently not available for consultancies. She has been dedicated to the cause of children in street situations ever
since she first visited a shelter in Kinshasa in 1998. She has taken
on a variety of roles over the years (consultant,
permanent staff or volunteer), working at all levels of intervention:
as a street worker (Dynamo), at the INGO level, (Street Child Africa, EveryChild
& Terre des hommes), at the international network level (Consortium
for Street Children & Dynamo International) and UN level (UNESCO
Programme for the Education of Children in Difficult Circumstances &
UNICEF CAR Child Protection Programme). Her career path has been driven by a desire
to understand both the macro and micro issues at stake, acquire experience
at all levels, and ultimately identify the job that would allow her
to have the maximum impact on children’s lives. Savina has an MA in Social Anthropology of Development and a Master's degree in Children’s Rights. Savina is putting her background in anthropology, her broad child rights
knowledge and variety of skills (training, counseling, research, development
of training materials, monitoring and evaluation) to the best use at
all levels. She is particularly interested in the development and coordination
of strategies and programmes at a national level, and education programmes
for children in street situations. She is also very keen to invest her passion for documentary filmmaking in raising awareness on child rights issues.