ABOUT
US
Village
Exchange International (VEI) is a New York
Registered Not for Profit Organization, created in 2002.
It is affiliated with Village Exchange Ghana
(VEG) which acts as its implementing organisation
in Ghana. VEG was officially registered in the Ho Municipality
of the Volta Region in Ghana as of July 29th 2003.
The
Board of Directors & Management:
•
Christiane Milev: Founder/Director of VEG and VEI. Development
professional and freelance translator for international
organizations. Her qualifications include a Masters
in Translation from the École de Traduction et
d’Interprétation de Genève in Geneva
(Switzerland) and 25 years of employment experience
with international organizations (UN, UNICEF, UNDP,
CITES, IUCN).
•
Yannick Milev: Founder/Director and Programme Coordinator
for VEG and VEI. A sociologist specialising in development,
his qualifications include a Masters in Sociology from
the Université de Paris V René Descartes
in Paris (France), and an MSc in Development Studies
from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
in London (UK).
Permanent
Staff:
•
Genevieve Hutchinson: Project Officer for Reproductive
and Sexual Health. She graduated with a MSc degree in
Reproductive and Sexual Health Research from the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK). Since
then she has worked with a number of NGOs as well as
UNAIDS on their HIV/AIDS in Africa: scenarios to 2025
project and with the EP Church on HIV/AIDS awareness
presentations to young women in Ghana. After volunteering
with VEI in 2005 Genevieve has joined the team as a
permanent member of staff.
Temporary
Staff:
Local
and international volunteers, as well as resource personnel
engaged on a project-specific basis.
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