OUR TEAM
Albino Martins Nogueira Pereira
Project Management
About Mr Pereira, President - Master in School Administration and Management. Specialized in Neuroeducation and Gender Equality. Specialist in benchmarking and organizational and planning skills. Very experienced in non-formal education methods. He coordinates many actors (students, teachers, families and staff) to achieve the objectives of the educational success. He is a teacher trainer for teachers and staff. He has connections with the local Municipalities and Community (cooperation and partnership within European projects). He has good connections also with the main stakeholders of our region. He is very experienced with eTwinning projects. He has good practices in the management of international exchange programs. He speaks English, French and Spanish fluently.
Nikolas Nikolaou
Project Co-Manager
Nikolas Nikolaou (president of NGO ACPELIA) will have the main coordination of the program and actually, he is the one that he will have in mind the whole procedure with partners organisations and he is going to keep timetable as an expert project manager. Due to the fact that he is successful as a coach and organizer in his personal life as we can see from the small CV that follows he is going to have 2 evenings training of youth workers about his experience in coaching.
President of our Organization (Mr Nikolas Nikolaou, physics teacher in high school, BSC, MSc in Chemical Engineering National Technical University of Athens and MSc, BSc in the University of Cyprus at Physics department) has previous experience by taking part in many seminars and actions related to Environment, Non-Formal Education, Entrepreneurship and Discrimination. He organized and participated in more than 20 European programs which are doing with Non-Formal Education (KA105, KA205, KA229, Youth In Action) as well as several local environmental and Science projects with groups of young people, many of them can be found in his website: www.nikolas-nikolaou.net. Also, Nikolas is coordinating the biggest students and teacher annual Conference about Natural Sciences that is a yearly conference in Cyprus with the participation of more than 1000 students and more than 300 teachers. He manages to coach a team of the organising committee and to make them all do well for 10 years now that is taking place the Conference starting alone and now has a big team to coordinate.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT/ TRAINER: EVANGELIA NIKOLAOU
Evangelia Nikolaou is the person that wrote the project and will therefore be the main Trainer. She graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a first-class PLUS honours degree in Philosophy with Media. She did a Postgraduate Philosophy Degree at the University of Bristol on the strength of a fully-funded Think Big scholarship. As a youth worker, she was physically involved in the following Erasmus Plus Projects: Biodiversity of Rivers (Romania, 2014), Climate Changes as Fast as Fashion (Cyprus, 2014), Non-Formal Environmental Education (Cyprus, 2015), Save Our Environment Save Ourselves (2018-2019), Act for Changes (2021), Out of the Box (Cyprus, 2021), Another way (Italy, 2021). As a project manager, assistant project manager, or Trainer, she is involved in some of the following projects: Green Innovation and Circular Economy, Re-connect with Nature, Closing the Gender Gap and Empowerment of All Women Through Education, etc. Her research focuses on issues of environmental sustainability, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and she is constantly on the lookout for ways to expand these concepts. More particularly, empathy is her area of interest and expertise. She strives to link empathy with diversity, equality, inclusion, and eco-friendliness, in all of her endeavours. She is fluent in Greek, English, and German, whereas her interests include volunteering, being involved with Erasmus+ Projects, reading books, as well as writing, having published a philosophical book.
TRAINER/ GENERAL SUPPORT PERSON: ANTONIO SILVA
António Silva is a dynamic Youth Worker with a passion for empowering individuals and making a positive impact on the lives of young people. Equipped with a degree in business communication and a postgraduate qualification in public relations, António's background fuels his passion for branding, marketing, and effective communication.
In his role as a Youth Worker, António is no stranger to the power of non-formal education methods, seamlessly incorporating them into his everyday work to create engaging and transformative experiences for young minds. Through his participation in numerous Erasmus Plus projects, he has developed a deep understanding of teamwork, and the importance of fostering equality and diversity.
As a professional, António strives to create inclusive spaces where every individual feels valued and empowered to achieve their full potential. He is known for his ability to connect with young minds and inspire them to discover their unique strengths and talents.
António's driving force lies in the belief that each individual has the power to shape their destiny, and he is dedicated to guiding and supporting them on their journey towards personal growth and success. Through his work as a Youth Worker, he envisions a future where young people are confident, resilient, and equipped with the skills to make a positive impact on their communities and the world at large.
TRAINER: ERMA GEORGIOU
Erma Georgiou has a great passion in the development of individuals as well as groups, and this is the reason that she decided to become a facilitator at Acpelia. She gained a BA in Theatre Studies from the University of Athens, and then graduated from the drama school of G. Armenis.She is also registered as a yoga and meditation teacher from Yoga Alliance Institute and has attended various seminars on theatrical techniques such as physical theatre, voice lessons e.t.c.But,she is always searching ways to empower people and finding therapy through arts and therefore she attended drama therapy lessons. She has worked with children of refugee background in Elix N.G.O at Athens and she attended to the workshop "Facilitate Teachers using the arts in working with groups'' from P.Y.E organization and she was impressed by the creativity of the process as well as the potential of arts to empower people.
Shortly thereafter, she joined the Erasmus Plus non-formal education program called "How to be a mentor" in Lithuania. This program enabled her to see deeper that empowering others is the direction that she wishes to grow professionally. During this programme she gained skills and competences such as the ability to commit in supporting, inspiring and motivating a positive outlook for the future.Afterwards, she found a creative program called "Mnimosini" at Hellenic Youth Participation,a group that the participants connect to each other through various artistic activities such as dance,dramatherapy,expression in painting and movement etc in order to create local art actions exploring the idea of identity and transformation. Last year, representing SEAL CYPRUS in the trainers' training "Dramatize" in Ukraine gave her the opportunity to expand in both a professional and personal level, while acquiring tools in which she can bring together both her passion for theatre as well as her passion to empower people and organizations.Last but not least, she educated and certified as aManadoob educator, a social emotional program that empowers and enrich the lives of children and recently she attended at an online course "Introduction to Dialogue Facilitation", a useful tool for every facilitator.
