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ARLAB Agenzia Regionale LAB

Italy

The Regional Agency for Work and Learning in Basilicata (LAB) was established in 2016 by the Basilicata Region. LAB is responsible for implementing policies related to training, education, and work orientation, as well as providing identification, validation, and certification of skills services. It also conducts analysis and monitoring of regional policies and manages employment and active employment policies. LAB operates within the integrated regional system for lifelong learning and is subject to the supervision and control of the region. The agency manages employment centers and supervises active labor policies in the region, in accordance with national regulations. The employment centers serve as access points for regional and national employment services for citizens and businesses.

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p-consulting.gr

Greece

p-consulting.gr is an innovative consulting company based in Patras, Greece, that offers a range of services including consulting, research, training, project management, and custom application engineering & web development. The company operates throughout Greece and Europe and is an active member of EfVET. p-consulting.gr has experience in planning, organizing, and implementing national and European programs and has been involved in several Erasmus+ projects. The company collaborates with public and private organizations, including educational institutions, municipalities, NGOs, and health organizations, to deliver high-quality consulting services and training programs. The staff of p-consulting.gr has a wealth of experience in national and European projects.

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S.I.U.L.P

Italy

The Union of Italian Workers Unitary Police (SIULP) is a well-established organization that represents the staff of the State Police in Italy. With its extensive network of regional and provincial offices, SIULP is committed to protecting the rights and interests of its members. The national office, located in Rome, is home to the General Secretary and five national secretaries, who oversee the organization’s operations. SIULP is a strong advocate for the rights of workers, and is deeply committed to promoting social justice and equality for all. Alongside its core mission, SIULP also supports a range of projects relating to public safety, immigration, youth empowerment, and other important social issues.

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OMNIS

Italy

OMNIS is a cooperative society founded in 2008 with the objective of fostering exchange and dialogue among individuals from different ethnic backgrounds in Umbria. However, in 2010, OMNIS underwent a change in leadership and shifted its focus solely to vocational training. As part of this transition, OMNIS became an accredited training institution in the Umbria Region in October of that year and began developing European training courses. Additionally, it secured accreditation from various interprofessional funds to offer continuing education opportunities. OMNIS aims to provide ongoing professional guidance to companies, entrepreneurs, and workers, with a focus on skills development and enhancement of professional resources in businesses. The organization is committed to fostering innovation in vocational training policies, aligning with regional, national, and European economic development strategies, and creating partnerships among training organizations, educational institutions, and the labor market.

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Asociacion sosdesaparecidos

Spain

Sosdesaparecidos is a non-profit association that was established in Caravaca de la Cruz – Murcia in 2010, but has been active since 2007. Its primary mission is to collaborate in disseminating information on missing persons of any age, whose families do not know what has happened or where they may be located. The organization primarily focuses on alerts and the dissemination of such alerts for missing persons. Sosdesaparecidos works with 35 other associations to rescue, research, and disseminate alerts for missing persons. The association’s key activities include offering information and support to families looking for missing individuals, particularly when there is no express communication of their whereabouts. They also work to direct requests for help with disappearances to the appropriate channels, such as public and private institutions. Sosdesaparecidos fosters citizen solidarity through the dissemination of alerts at a national and international level via various means of publicity to help find missing persons. The organization also manages missing persons databases and encourages collaboration with search and rescue units while implementing disappearance protocols. They also promote institutional and legislative initiatives to better serve the purposes of solidarity and locate missing individuals.
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European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education & Training

Belgium

EfVET is a European professional association established in 1991 to create a network of VET practitioners in Europe. It currently represents 246 associations in 35 countries, with approximately 200,000 VET professionals and 2,000,000 learners. EfVET focuses on four main areas of work: representation at European level to influence policies and decisions affecting VET systems in Europe; promoting networking opportunities among members to provide access to information, resources and tools; acting as a key dissemination partner in projects and initiatives carried out by members and EfVET; and organizing an annual conference and thematic teams, which brings together over 250 participants from all over Europe and features high-level speakers. Additionally, EfVET has signed the EU Pact for Skills in 2021, is a member of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships since 2016 and is part of several working groups set by the European Commission and other key EU institutions, focused on relevant policies and strategies for VET sector.

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The Smile of the Child

Greece

“The Smile of the Child” is a non-profit organization in Greece that works towards child protection and support of children and families in need, as well as providing free public health services for children. Founded in 1996 by Costas Yannopoulos, inspired by the wish of his son Andreas Yannopoulos, who passed away due to brain cancer, the organization has made a difference for more than 1.8 million children and their families in Greece over 25 years of operation. It has approximately 3,754 active volunteers and 467 specialized personnel, and is funded through donations from sponsors and the general public in Greece. The Smile has four main objectives and main target groups: children in poverty or threatened by poverty, missing children, children with serious health problems, and children who are victims of any form of violence. It operates services all across Greece, coordinated by Centers for Direct Social Intervention (CDSIs) to ensure regional implementation of all services. It has the capacity to mobilize infrastructure and actions across the country to provide holistic support to children and families in need. Finally it is certified by the Hellenic Ministry of Labor for the provision of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels of social care services.

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EUROMASC AS

Norway

EUROMASC is a consultancy with over 25 years of experience in vocational education and training (VET) and specializes in implementing learning outcome-based instruments for qualification definition and description. They support recognition of prior learning (RPL), career guidance, and certification with their Skillsbank platform, which facilitates transparency and lifelong learning. They work with transnational instruments like EQF, ECVET, ESCO, and Europass and have cooperated with the European Commission’s ECVET-Team. They have over 100 international partners and develop special projects and ECVET-oriented activities with OsloMet University and other partners in transnational projects. Their research and development initiatives inform their future learning outcome-oriented projects.

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Associação Portuguesa de Crianças Desaparecidas

Portugal

APCD is a non-profit organization based in Portugal that provides psychological and legal support to missing children and their families, as well as children in vulnerable situations. Founded in 2007, the organization works to locate missing children through the dissemination of information, in close collaboration with the authorities responsible for criminal investigation. The APCDV also provides awareness-raising activities and prevention techniques to prevent disappearance situations. The organization also supports family reintegration after the child’s return, participates in social support networks, collaborates in studies and investigations, and works with the media to disseminate information and prevent child disappearance. Additionally, APCD cooperates with leading technology companies to develop new solutions to protect children from abduction, sexual abuse, and exploitation.

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Massimo Pici

SIULP

Massimo Pici is the Provincial General Secretary of SIULP (Italian Unitary Police Workers Union) of Perugia. During his trade union career, Pici has distinguished himself for his commitment to various issues related to the safety and protection of the rights of police workers. He has promoted training initiatives, such as courses for the search for missing persons, and has actively participated in debates on issues of social relevance, such as the proposal to establish a register for imams in Italy. Pici participated in the European project LOST 2, contributing, for the SIULP partner, to the development of the units of competence necessary for this new professional figure, underlining the importance of a European approach to the phenomenon of missing persons and the need to support the families involved.

Chara Stassinopoulou

p-consulting.gr

Chara Stassinopoulou holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management of Cultural Resources from the University of Patras, with further certification in Informatics and Computer Science. She serves as EU Projects Manager at p-consulting.gr, where she coordinates Erasmus+ projects across adult, VET, and school education, with a focus on inclusive, community-driven innovation and education.

Francisco Jiménez Navarro

SOS Desaparecidos (ES)

Francisco Jiménez Navarro is the General Coordinator of sosdesaparecidos and professional emergency medical technician. International aid worker and has participated in two armed conflicts in missions of identification of bodies of missing persons and humanitarian aid.

Barbara Coccetta

OMNIS

Barbara Coccetta, has a long experience in the the design and coordination of VET project (“Leonardo Da Vinci”, “Lifelong Learning Programme”, Erasmus Plus”) . A researcher in the VET context, she has been involved in European project management and coordination for 20 years. She is an European policy expert after a bachelor’s degree at the College of Europe in Bruges (BE) and a professional qualification professional qualification at the “Human Resources Development and EU Social Studies”. She is the reference person behalf of OMNIS Organisation for the technical coordination of the training activities providing her specific skills, her strong experience in this field and the deep knowledge acquired over the years in ECVET and EQAVET frameworks. OMNIS has provided other partner organisations with the support on the application of the over mentioned methodology based on a competence model, which takes also into account the European and national instructions in the field of the competencies framework for the definition and testing of the innovative professional in relation to the Missing People phenomenon.

Sara Sechi

Don Bosco International

Sara Sechi is the Executive Secretary of Don Bosco International – DBI. She holds a master’s degree in Law and an advanced-master in International Public Affairs. She has direct experience in non-formal education, training, intercultural learning, youth participation, inclusive leadership, and EU advocacy. She speaks Italian, English and French.

Nel Broothaerts

Child Focus Belgium

Nel Broothaerts graduated as Master in Pedagogical Sciences at the University of Ghent. In 2002, she was responsible for the development of an educational program for young children in Guatemala. After her return to Belgium, she worked within the education system for children with special needs, where she was responsible for the development of pedagogical tools for teachers. Between 2005 and 2007, Nel worked within the Youth Service as a home counsellor / parenting advisor for families in problematic parenting situations. In May 2007, she joined Child Focus and as project manager was responsible for the policy and development of prevention initiatives around e-safety. In September 2013, she became coordinator of the project team. In October 2017, she became Chief Prevention and Development Officer, responsible for all prevention initiatives, through tools, materials, education or training, and new developments in the Foundation. Since October 2022, she combines this position with the role of Deputy CEO of Child Focus.

Patrícia Cipriano

APCDV – Ass. Portuguese Association of Missing and Vulnerable Children

Patrícia de Sousa Cipriano is a lawyer and Honorary President of the Portuguese Association of Missing and Vulnerable Children (APCDV), with a career of more than 17 years dedicated to defending the rights of missing and vulnerable children. Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (pre bologna), with specialization in International Family Law, she currently works as Of Counsel at the prestigious law firm LEGALWORKS – Gomes da Silva & Associados. She is a member of the Lawyers in Europe against Parental Abduction network and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Amber Alert Europe Foundation, contributing with her experience to the strengthening of legal and police cooperation at European level. She was also co-founder of the Portuguese Children’s Association (APCDV), together with Margarida Barroso, the late wife of the former President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso. As President of APCDV, she has led several initiatives to raise awareness, research and support families, with emphasis on her intervention in emblematic cases such as the disappearance of Rui Pedro. She also participated in the Netflix documentary on the Madeleine McCann case, reinforcing her commitment to the international visibility of the cause.

Amaya Rodrigo

SOS Desaparecidos

Amaya Rodrigo is the international coordinator of SOS Desaparecidos, a nonprofit organisation that lobbies for the rights of the missing people in Spain, and aims for a European protocol and law reform that grants missing people and their families their lawful rights. SOS also provides first aid and help to the families after their loved one has gone missing, with a team of volunteer professionals, such as lawyers, therapists, criminalists, detectives. The organisation conducts extensive use of conventional and Social Media to spread awareness and to alert about individual cases.

Sarah Abel

EUROMASC

Sarah Abel is a project manager at EUROMASC and NTIM, specializing in Erasmus+ projects and European cooperation initiatives. She holds a BA (2018) and MA (2020) in political science from the University of Oslo, with a research focus on political polarization in the United States. Sarah first joined EUROMASC in 2019, contributing to various European projects through research and desk studies. She later worked as a research assistant at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence before returning to EUROMASC in 2023 as a project manager. In this role, she is responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of Erasmus+ projects, fostering strategic international partnerships, managing project activities, and ensuring alignment with EU policies and priorities. Fluent in Norwegian, English, Danish, and Swedish, with working comprehension of Italian, Sarah actively collaborates with international consortia to promote innovation and knowledge exchange within the Erasmus+ framework. She is dedicated to strengthening European cooperation in education, training, and research through high-impact projects.

Georgia Angelopoulou

The Smile of The Child

Georgia Angelopoulou is a psychologist currently working at “The Smile of the Child,” where she coordinates the Help & Support Lines Center. Her work focuses on crisis intervention, psychosocial support, and safeguarding vulnerable children and adults, including direct involvement in missing persons cases. She has extensive experience collaborating with municipalities, state authorities, and ministries in Greece, and regularly participates as a speaker in professional seminars and conferences on child protection and mental health. She is actively involved in the European project “Lost II – Research and Implementation,” which addresses missing children and adults, and she brings a systemic perspective to both prevention and response efforts. Her academic background includes a degree in Psychology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, further training in Rorschach testing, and ongoing specialization in Systemic Psychotherapy. Through her role, Georgia provides not only direct psychological support but also contributes to the development of effective inter-agency response mechanisms. She is passionate about promoting awareness and evidence-based practices in the field of disappearances and mental health crises.

Sandrine Pépit

Missing Children Europe

Sandrine Pépit has a background in family law and psychology. She has considerable expertise in the field of international child protection. After having worked for the Central Authority of Quebec, she joined the Permanent bureau of the Hague Conference on private international law. For more than six years, she has worked for a French public agency where she conducted analyses and research on child protection and alternative care. She is the Director of ISS France, Paré programme (a national programme to combat sexual exploitation of children) and of 116000 Enfants Disparus, where she runs the hotline for missing children in France. In June 2021 she took up he role of Vice President of Missing Children Europe.

Constantino Kounas

ARLAB Basilicata

Constantino Kounas is LOST2 project coordinator on behalf of the lead partner ARLAB Basilicata.

Expert in managing European funding, specialized in vocational education and training, adult education, networking and coordination of transnational partnerships. Graduated in Economics and Business, he has a professional qualification as a business consultant expert in subsidized financing for businesses. He coordinates European projects and has collaborated with public bodies and European institutions for over 20 years.

Susana Nogueira

EfVET European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Susana Nogueira is a Policy/Project Officer at EfVET since 2022. She has a degree in Criminal Psychology and an experience of 10 years in the coordination and management of Erasmus+ funded projects focused on an array of sectors, including Social Economy, Defence, Culture and Creative Industries, Inclusion and Technology. Moreover, as Policy Officer, Susana has been deeply involved in the development of documentation and tools aimed to advocate for the innovation and quality of Vocational Education and Training.

Susana also worked as Victims’ Support Technician, assisting victims of crimes (domestic violence and other forms of abuse) by providing them with psychological, social and legal support, and as volunteer psychologist at a local civil protection unit in Lisbon (Portugal), trained to provide psychological first aid and support to victims of accidents and catastrophes.