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Luminita Ratiu


Title and Organization:		Fundraiser and Gender Activist, REVERSE-Affirmative Movement for Women
Gender and Age:		Female, 36
Location:		Bucharest, Bucuresti
Country of Residence:		Romania
Country of Birth:		Romania
Nationalities:		Romanian/Rumanian
Citizenships:		Romania
Languages:		English , Romanian , Italian , Swedish , French



Website:		http://luminitaratiu.blogspot.com/
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About Me

SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

* Extremely organised person
* Good abilities for synthetic and global views over concrete situations
* End-oriented work capacity
* Problem-solving attitude
* Responsibility, Self-respect and self-reliance
* Strong referential values of fairness, equity and dignity
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
* Ability to live and/or serve in hardship locations

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

* My work experience, professional background and extra-professional activities have their roots in my dedication toward social change, to the improvement of human life conditions and developing the societal mentalities in order to live together in a better society;
* During the last years of studies at the Bucharest University - Sociology, Psychology and Pedagogical faculty, I chose to gain theoretical knowledge in the module of Population, Communities ands Family studies as I had had a well-contured option to dedicate my work for changing society;
* During my undergraduate studies I voluntarily attended several courses from other universities in order to improve my abilities in this above-mentioned direction: communication courses and written journalism as a professional language courses at Journalism Faculty of Bucharest University, motion picture as a professional language courses from Theatre and Film Bucharest Academy, several juridical courses from Law Faculty "Ioan Dragan" from Brasov; I chose to attend these courses in order to improve my abilities for a better communication using all main means of communication;
* In the same time, during my last years of undergraduate studies, I have worked with several sociological institutes as an interview operator; Having more than 1000 interviews with people in different demographic positions I proved my abilities in interpersonal skills and flexibility and I gained the experience in understanding the social reality in nowadays Romania; By using this experience in my subsequent work in the field of social change my work has been improved in this respect;
* Several voluntary activities to which I committed myself (ProDemocracy NGO, Senatorial Office, Youth For Youth NGO) gave me the opportunity to exercise, prove and improve my managerial abilities and my social skills as a very organised person with a problem-solving attitude.* Expertise in international development work, project writing, budgeting, logical framework design and reporting, as well as consultancy to governmental programme management is a relevant experience I gained during my work within the PHARE Programmes under the supervision of the team leaders, in Romanian and overseas experienced consultancy agencies.

ARTISTIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

* During my undergraduate studies I voluntarily attended several courses from other universities in order to improve my abilities in this social working field. Alongside communication courses and written journalism as a professional language courses at Journalism Faculty of Bucharest University and juridical courses from Law Faculty "Ioan Dragan" from Brasov I have attended, I have also pursued my interest in other language and communication forms, among them artistic ones.
* I have, therefore, build upon my native artistic skills attending motion picture as a professional language courses from Theatre and Film Bucharest Academy.
* Supplementary to my professional activities, I followed my artistic gifts in writing, being the author of several published and unpublished translations and literary compositions addressing women and gender issues. At the age of 17, I have been awarded with Best Young County Poet recognition in my native county, to support my literary work.
* Using my design skills, I have voluntary mastered or assisted web-design of my own websites or in the benefit of my friends and acquaintances.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Dates (from - to) From: March 2004- To: March 2004Location: - Online
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training The InterAmerican Development Fund
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Logical Framework for Project Design - for Latin and Carribean Countries
• Title of qualification awarded Certificate of Training Completion

• Dates (from - to) From: November 2003- To: November 2003Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Romanian Institute of Training
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Proposal Writing for EU Phare Funded Projects - short term course
• Title of qualification awarded Certificate of Participation

• Dates (from - to) From: April 1999- To: April 1999Location: Strassbourg, France
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Youth European Council - Training Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Continuity for Non-Governmental Organisations - study session
• Title of qualification awarded not case

• Dates (from - to) From: March 1999- To: April 1999Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Social Dialogue Group (NGO) - Training Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Web-Site Design - short term course
• Title of qualification awarded not case

• Dates (from - to) From: February 1999- To: April 1999Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Civil Society Development Foundation (NGO) - Training Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Grant Proposal Writing - short term course ; Project Management - short term course ; Financial Management - short term course
• Title of qualification awarded not case

• Dates (from - to) From: October 1992 - To: July 1997Location: Bucharest, Romania
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Bucharest, Socio - Psycho - Pedagogical Faculty, Sociology Department
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Sociology of Population, Communities and Family
• Title of qualification awarded Sociologist, Bachelor's Degree

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