Thomas Duchini is a graduate in Linguistic and Cultural Mediation and with a Master in Development and International Cooperation.

The rights of children and groups at social risk, such as migrants, refugees and LGBTI + people, have always been the object of his interest.

Thomas has participated as a volunteer in international cooperation projects with schools and educational centres in Africa and Brazil and here in Catalonia he has worked with associations that defend human rights.

Currently he combines his activism with his work as an Italian and English teacher.

Thomas was member of the coordinators team of the Living Libraries project and currently member of the Board of AHEAD.

thomas@aheadedu.org

Elisenda Vera is a young architect graduate, and designer of edutainment gamified activities. In parallel she has a long experience in the world of non-formal education and human rights education.

She has participated in multiple projects in the European field, including representation activities in the Council of Europe, and at the World Forum for Democracy.

Elisenda has been the leader of youth exchanges in the European area and has been a developing member in the "GainKids: Global Education for early child education" project.

Currently, she is leading the team on the "Remembrance of totalitarian regimes" project, developing edutainment methodological tools.

She is currently a member of the Board of AHEAD

Elisenda@AHEADedu.org

Bet has a degree in Political Science and Public Management, and she is specialized in International Relations. Thanks to her experiences abroad, her interest grew on international politics, and especially, on a European level.

Her migration and human rights concerns took her to do her internship with us, and she is currently part of AHEAD’s Team. Together with other member of the team, they work to manage, coordinate, and execute several of our European projects, like the CLAP - CERV Project and Towards Inclusive Europe, among others.

She is currently a member of the Board of AHEAD

bet.gamell@aheadedu.org

Maria Arrufat is a feminist, humanist, anthropologist by training and mediator by vocation. She likes to accompany people in their changes and help them improve their relationships.

A little more than fifteen years ago she started her path in mediation. It was in the penitentiary field where, as an intercultural mediator, she learned the first tools of transformative conflict management. Since then, during her professional career she has shared several projects and been part of several teams, with a common denominator, mediation in the municipal sphere, which has allowed her to acquire a community view of social problems. She currently works as a secondary school educator and  is member of the Board of AHEAD

mariaarrufat@AHEADedu.org

Eva Navarro is a social educator and teacher of secondary education. She combines her profession with illustration and art therapy, and works on the development of human rights education through art.

Eva has collaborated on several AHEAD projects, and is part of the coordination team of the European Project: New Era - New youth work practices on refugee inclusion. She is currently a Board Member of AHEAD.

Eva@aheadedu.org

Xavier Baró is projects' coordinator and educational advisor of the Association of Human Rights Educators. Xavier has over twenty years of experience in the educational and youth fields as a trainer. He combines the work at European level with the local activism in Barcelona.

As a trainer and educational advisor Xavier Baró collaborates on a regular basis on the development of Training activities for the European Commission, the Education Department and the Youth Department of the Council of Europe; and the Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue among cultures.

xavierbaro@aheadedu.org

Tejitu Tort is a student of International Relations. Thanks to Erasmus she has become aware of her interest in cultural issues, and how they impact on the dialogue between communities.

Currently, during her internship at AHEAD, she aims to deepen her knowledge on human rights and international relations, while also beginning his professional journey in this field

As for the future, Tejitu hopes to gain more professional experience in order to get on track. In addition, she wants to spend some time abroad in order to continue learning.

Sara El Habib is an international relations graduate.

She has participated in youth projects that promote leadership, international dialogue, and active participation. She was also part of forums and conferences, contributing to debates on human rights, sustainable development, and social progress.

Currently doing her internship at AHEAD, she aims to deepen her understanding of human rights education and explore the different areas of practice within the field.

This experience will allow her to build a solid foundation for a career in human rights and international relations, combining her passion for the field with a commitment to learning and contributing to meaningful initiatives.

sara.elhabib@aheadedu.org

Paula Moll is an international relations graduate. In 2025, she participated in the European Erasmus+ programme, which took her to Germany for a semester, where she had the opportunity to study in an international environment and enrich herself with the perspectives of people from different nationalities and backgrounds.

She is currently doing her university internship at AHEAD, with the aim of deepening her knowledge and gaining her first professional experience in the field of international relations. She has a special interest in human rights, gender equality and environmental protection, fields in which she aspires to continue her training and actively contribute to their promotion and defence.

Lucia Carrasco is a Sociology graduate who, from a very young age, has been interested in feminism, the LGTBI community, migration and youth, always with an intersectional and critical perspective, which has also led her to become involved in the field of human rights.

During her degree, she has discovered a growing interest in managing social and community intervention projects, an area in which she would like to specialise in the future. This interest is complemented by her desire to engage in the defence of human rights and the construction of a more fair and inclusive society.

In her free time, she is interested in drawing and painting, as well as recording and editing audiovisual content. She also enjoys reading and watching documentaries, interests that allow her to broaden her knowledge and maintain a critical view of reality.

She is currently collaborating with the AHEAD association, providing facilitation work on different projects, with the aim of gaining first-hand insight into the various fields of action and dissemination of human rights and acquiring experience in the professional field of sociology and social intervention.

lucia.carrasco@aheadedu.org

Aina Tomàs Roqué is an International Relations student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, with a strong interest in international security, geopolitics, and global development.

Throughout her academic journey, she has broadened her international perspective through the Erasmus+ programme at the University of Bologna, and in initiatives such as the UAB Model United Nations, experiences that strengthened her intercultural and analytical skills, adaptability, and ability to work in multicultural environments.

Currently completing her internship at AHEAD, where she aims to deepen her understanding of human rights, international cooperation, and global citizenship education. This experience provides her with the opportunity to further develop her professional skills while contributing to projects with a meaningful social impact.

aina.tomas@aheadedu.org

Laia Aurés is an international relations undergraduate student at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, with a special interest in geopolitics, global communication, and international cooperation. 

During her university studies, she spent an academic year at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands) through the Erasmus+ programme. Additionally, to complement her academic background, she has participated in debating spaces such as the United Nations model UABMUN 2024, where she enhanced her conflict resolution skills. 

By joining the AHEAD team for her professional internship, Laia aims to put the knowledge acquired throughout her degree into practice while working closely in the field of human rights protection and actively contributing to the association's projects.

laia.aures@aheadedu.org

Ona Enrich is an International Relations student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Her main areas of interest are international security and cooperation, as well as foreign policy and geopolitics.
During the next academic year she will spend a semester in Southeast Asia, where she will participate in various volunteer projects related to the fields of education and social impact.
She is currently an intern at AHEAD, where she collaborates in different initiatives related to the promotion and protection of human rights.

ona.enrich@aheadedu.org

Maria Pujante Homs is a political science student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona with a strong interest in human rights, international cooperation, and public policies that promote social impact.

Throughout her academic journey, she has developed a critical perspective on global challenges and inequalities while strengthening key skills such as analytical thinking, teamwork, and adaptability in international environments. She has also gained international experience through an Erasmus exchange at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium).

She is currently an intern at AHEAD, where she contributes to projects related to human rights, international cooperation, and global citizenship education. 

maria.pujante@aheadedu.org

Coordinators Team Expressions in Dialogue

Project Description Expressions in Dialogue: Innovative youth work practices on refugee inclusion through Living Libraries

Coordinators Team Not Alone in Europe

Project Description Not Alone in Europe: Intersectional youth work on refugee inclusion

Coordinators Team Citizens Cohesion

Project Description Citizens' Cohesion and Community Mediation Project

Ljubov Lissina (Ljuba) is a human rights educator and trainer. She is a founding member of AHEAD. She combines her work in the field of human rights education at a European level with local activism in Barcelona.

Ljuba is a member of the Trainers Pool of the Council of Europe's Youth Department.
She is also a certified life coach and embodiment practitioner.

ljubov@AHEADedu.org

Ramon Tena (andorra@AHEADedu.org)

I have a degree in political science.

I’m a mediator and trainer in conflict transformation. Two years ago I left my job as a diplomat to start a social entrepreneurship project. Its main objective is to promote a culture of peace within organisations.

I also work in human rights education, both nationally and internationally. I have participated in different projects of the Council of Europe and the Youth in Action programme.

At present, I’m following the credentialing process for the Council of Europe’s Pool of Trainers.

andorra@aheadedu.org