Meet the team

Based in Madrid and originally from Italy, Federico Martire is an international cooperation specialist with nearly 15 years of experience working across disability inclusion, social inclusion, and human rights. His work focuses on building more accessible, equitable, and rights-based development programmes, particularly within the framework of EU-funded initiatives.

Throughout his career, Federico has collaborated with leading international institutions and organisations including the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission, the European Disability Forum, the International Disability Alliance, Expertise France, and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. His experience spans the Mediterranean region, the Sahel, Latin America, and parts of Central Asia, giving him a broad and grounded perspective on international development and inclusive policy-making.

Federico combines programme management, strategic coordination, and knowledge management with a strong commitment to disability-inclusive development and meaningful participation. Fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Italian, and proficient in Arabic, he is known for navigating multicultural environments with both professionalism and empathy.

Outside of work, Federico enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, ideally somewhere in the mountains. When his knees and back cooperate, he can usually be found skiing, playing basketball, or attempting amateur photography — with admittedly mixed results.

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With over 16 years of international experience across Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, Alessia Rogai is a knowledge management and learning specialist passionate about transforming information into meaningful action. Her work focuses on helping organisations capture, connect, and share knowledge in ways that strengthen collaboration, learning, and long-term impact.

Alessia brings a multidisciplinary approach that combines knowledge and learning systems, project design, strategic communications, monitoring and evaluation, and policy analysis. She has developed programmes, trainings, proposals, and learning strategies for international organisations, NGOs, and development practitioners working across diverse global contexts.

Fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Italian, Alessia is known for her ability to bridge cultures, ideas, and people. Her international experience and natural curiosity have shaped a global perspective grounded in adaptability, creativity, and human connection.

Based in Brussels and having travelled to more than 80 countries, Alessia brings both strategic insight and an adventurous spirit to her work — combining analytical thinking with a genuine passion for exchange, learning, and positive social change.

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Laetitia Mazet is a senior gender equality and social inclusion consultant with more than 15 years of experience supporting development programmes across Africa, the Mediterranean region, Latin America, and Europe. Her work focuses on creating inclusive, participatory, and people-centered approaches across programme design, safeguarding, youth engagement, and results-based management.

Throughout her career, Laetitia has collaborated with a wide range of international institutions and development partners, including the European Union, AECID, MCA, UN agencies, and international NGOs. She combines strategic advisory expertise with hands-on implementation experience across donor-funded initiatives, helping organisations translate ambitious inclusion goals into practical and impactful action.

Laetitia is particularly passionate about capacity building and collaborative learning. She has designed trainings, participatory workshops, and e-learning content that make complex topics more accessible, engaging, and applicable across diverse cultural and institutional contexts.

Known for her thoughtful and adaptable approach, Laetitia brings together technical expertise, facilitation skills, and a strong commitment to gender equality and social justice in every project she supports.

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Mariana Sanchez is a multilingual operations and knowledge management professional with more than eleven years of experience supporting international organisations, disability rights networks, and private sector actors across different global contexts. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with organisations such as the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA), as well as legal firms and international development actors, providing operational, logistical, and organisational support.

At ADC, Mariana plays a key role in strengthening internal systems and coordination processes. Her work spans document and knowledge management, expert and contract coordination, internal financial reporting, and process optimisation. Known for her structured and proactive approach, she combines analytical thinking with hands-on problem solving to help teams work more efficiently and collaboratively.

Based in Brazil, Mariana is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese, bringing a naturally intercultural perspective to her work and communication style.

Outside of work, Mariana enjoys spending time with family and nature, dancing, painting, travelling, and discovering new cultures and experiences.

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Hind Akil Haidar is a communications specialist, cultural curator, and writer with nearly 10 years of experience working across the intersections of art, social justice, international development, and community engagement in the SWANA region. Based in Beirut, her work combines strategic communications, cultural programming, advocacy, and storytelling with a strong focus on accessibility, inclusion, and grassroots impact.

Hind has collaborated with international organisations, NGOs, artists, and grassroots initiatives on projects related to gender equality, migration, labour rights, mental health, and community resilience. Her experience spans communications strategy, branding, digital campaigns, qualitative research, programme coordination, and bilingual content creation in both Arabic and English.

Alongside her role as External Communications Consultant with Agile Development Consulting (ADC), Hind manages cultural programming at T Marbouta in Beirut, where she curates exhibitions, discussions, screenings, and public events that connect art with political and social dialogue. She is also the founder of Blckcat, an initiative supporting artists, minority-owned businesses, and grassroots projects in building authentic and community-driven digital identities.

Her background in psychology, activism, and storytelling shapes a people-centered approach to communication and cultural work. Whether conducting regional evaluations, designing advocacy content, coordinating community initiatives during times of crisis, or supporting artists in shaping their public narratives, Hind’s work is rooted in collaboration, critical thinking, and cultural resistance.

Outside of work, Hind spends her time writing, creating art, preserving food traditions, photographing everyday life, and reflecting on the future of the SWANA region and the role culture plays in resistance, memory, and collective survival.

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