Rugilė Šablinskaitė

Education

• MA International Humanitarian Aid (University of Uppsala, Sweden; University of Bochum, Germany)
• MA Politics, Security and Integration (University College London (UCL), UK)
• Exchange of the year (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)
• BA Intercultural Relations, Communication and Spanish (University of Birmingham, UK)

Experience

• Save the Children International – project development and coordination to receive funding from donors (rotational work in Brussels, later in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia)
• A year- long case study on refugees in Kenya
• Internship at the European Commission DG ECHO (Humanitarian Aid), Security Unit (Brussels)
• Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces (civil servant);
• Head of the EU project to promote citizenship in schools

Motivation

After spending eight years in seven countries of the world, and having worked in Africa for the last couple of years, I decided to turn back to my country and contribute to its well–being and growth. We all have to start from ourselves, so this is my step to contribute with my accumulated experience and knowledge. Wherever I lived, I always maintained a close connection with Lithuania and I decided to nurture it by creating in Lithuania.