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Linda Garmanis, at "UNDAF Signing Ceremony".
Linda Garmanis, at "UNDAF Signing Ceremony".[1][2]

Linda Germanis is an Italian international United Nations Volunteer,[3][4] economist and an author.[5] She is a certified yoga teacher,[6][7][8] founder of YOGA FUSION [9] and current head of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme in Bangladesh.[10][11][12][13]

Contribution

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From 2009 to 2010, she was a Consultant at UNESCO Bangkok[14][15] and Project coordinator at UNV Thailand .[16] From August 2011 to December 2013, she was a Development Economist at UNV/UNDP (Micronesia).[5][17] From 2014 she is the Head (Programme Ofiicer) of the UNV Bangladesh . It's a program that advocates for volunteerism and social cohesion as a common good creating social justice starting from individual choices.[6]

In February 2013, she founded Yap Fusion ; a  innovative food security NGO. It was included as a good practice at UNV Fiji .[18][17]

In March 2014, she founded Yoga Fusion. It's a Research and pilot project on yoga for post-conflict reconciliation and reintegration processes. It's developed under the advisory role of the International Institute of Social Studies (The Netherlands) , and the Patanjali Research Foundation (India).[6][7]

On 1 June 2014, her text was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing .[19] On 27 March 2015 ; she published a yoga training book .[20]

Awards

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In 2009, she was awarded "the Outstanding Volunteer Award 2009" by the Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security for her photography project .[3][4] The award was presented by the National Commission on Social Welfare, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and the National Council on Social Welfare of Thailand under Royal Patronage.

This project won ICV Photo Contest 2009 & three photo were exhibited in Geneva .[21] This project wins 2nd prize at UNV IVD competition .[21] It was also included in the UNV Global Report 2009.[22]

Work

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  • Cultivating Peace: Contexts, Practices and Multidimensional Models, ISBN 978-1-4438-5693-5
  • Heals over Head: Yoga & Yap healed Me. Who heals War ?  ASIN B00VB50G7K

References

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  1. ^ "UNDAF renewed with $1.2 billion for Bangladesh". bdnews 24. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ "UN Pledges US$ 1.2 Billion for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh for the next 4 years". UN Bangladesh. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "United Nations Volunteers: Cameras click in recognition of UNV volunteer". United Nations Volunteers (UNV). 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "United Nations Volunteers: At first sight: Community photography for development in action". United Nations Volunteers (UNV). 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b "Linda Germanis – European Peace Summit". European Peace Summit 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "About Yoga Fusion Founder". YOGA FUSION. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Linda Germanis / Yoga Fusion, Yoga in Action for Post-Conflict Reconciliation – Arhanta Yoga Ashram". Arhanta Yoga Ashrams. Retrieved 3 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ YogaTrail. "I Highly Recommend Yoga with LInda Germanis". YogaTrail. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  9. ^ Fassina, Eleonora (19 January 2016). "A yoga driven economist". Alter Ego Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Country-Team --- Bangladesh". UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT GROUP. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ Independent, The (8 December 2015). "Young volunteers, entrepreneurs to work together – International Volunteer Day observed". Independent Publications Limited | the independent bd. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. ^ Courier, Report (10 December 2015). "The World is Changing. Are You? VOLUNTEER!". Dhaka Courier. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  13. ^ news, today (8 December 2015). "Young volunteers, social entrepreneurs to work together for dev". .news today. Retrieved 7 March 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "UNESCO Office in Bangkok: Pictures tell a thousand words – Photography project highlights hardships of neglected community". UNESCO Bangkok. 20 January 2010.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Some alumni stories – Linda Germanis". International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Linda Germanis Germanis". The Communication Initiative Network. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Voices from the Pacific – MDG 1: Volunteer intervention in the eradication of poverty and hunger in Micronesia" (PDF). 2014.
  18. ^ "YAP FUSION : innovative recipes revolutionized local food industry" (PDF). Newsletter of UNV Fiji, Multi Country Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Cambridge Scholars Publishing – Cultivating Peace: Contexts, Practices and Multidimensional Models ; pages 154–175". Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  20. ^ "HEALS over HEAD. Yoga & Yap healed Me. Who heals War? – Bali Yoga Shop". bali yoga shop. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  21. ^ a b "United Nations Volunteers: IVD story competition runner-up: The environment At First Sight". United Nations Volunteers (UNV). 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "United Nations Volunteers: Annual Report 2009". United Nations Volunteers (UNV). 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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