Odilia Abreu
Short vita
Odilia Abreu joined the Madrid office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in September 2019. Previously she worked for the EU-LAC Foundation at Hamburg, as Project Manager for Communication and Public Relations. During the last 20 years, she has been working in the NGOs & Foundations sector and attained experience in institutional communication and in developing and implementing projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Europe, Middle East and North Africa. She speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English, French and German.
Her expertise areas are migration, asylum and female empowerment, in which she has had the opportunity to lead projects focused on promoting the debate, exchanging best practices, and formulating policy recommendations.
Ms Abreu is co-author of the book “O Regresso dos que nunca partiram – Memórias e Histórias da Emigração de São Roque do Faial” on the history of emigration in the Region of Madeira (Portugal).
Contributions
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Portugal: A Ballot-Proof Democracy?
Portugal's democracy faces new challenges after nine elections since 2020. With snap legislative elections in May, regional elections in Madeira, and local elections later in the year, the political calendar is packed. Amid this turbulence, the Portuguese liberal party, Iniciativa Liberal (IL) is gaining ground as a reform-driven force, promoting stability and economic growth. Can IL's rise prove Portugal's democracy is truly ballot-proof?
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Liberal Values in Play: Unveiling the 'Freedom Heroes' Board Game
The FNF Madrid office joined efforts with the FNF Morocco office and the Youth Task Force (an initiative of the FNF Morocco office) to present the board game "Freedom Heroes" at an event held last week in Rabat, Morocco. The launch event in Rabat convened 20 young individuals hailing from various locations across Morocco. The program was crafted to acquaint participants with the game and provide them with an opportunity to explore its educational, strategic, and entertaining potential.
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EU-Africa Relations in the Limelight
The Africa XXI annual conference is going to be held on the 23rd of November in the Universidade Europeia, in Lisbon. This initiative is a joint endeavor of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) Madrid office together with its Portuguese partner, Institute for the Promotion of Latin American and the Caribbean (IPDAL).
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Publication launch: Young People Facing the Permanent Crisis
The publication "Young People Facing the Permanent Crisis: Expectations, Preferences, and Attitudes towards Socio-Economic Realities" is going to be launched during an online event taking place on the 14th of November, at 16h. This joint endeavor of the FNF Madrid office and its partner EsadeEcPol, aims to shed light on the unique challenges and opportunities facing young individuals in Mediterranean countries.
