Isabella Anna Maria STASI CASTRIOTA SCANDERBEY

• Professor of English Language and Literature - History of World Cinema - Salento’s Public and Private Schools – PNRR Courses - Cambridge University Certifications - Children, Teenagers and Professors at BRITISH SCHOOL – Maglie and public schools of Salento - Lecce, Tricase, Supersano, Miggiano - Licei Classici, Scientifici e Linguistici; intensive courses for Public School Professors.
• Professor of English at HAPPY SCHOOL - Aradeo; Children 3 - 9 ; Adult Groups; Private Lessons.

• Departments of Political and International Affairs, Communication and DAMS – Masterclasses in What is Culture for Peace? - Communication, Diplomacy and the Arts.

• Summer Camps in English for Children and Teen-Agers in three villages of Salento, Italy – Galatina, Sogliano, Cutrofiano - including Sports such as Swimming, Volleyball, Tennis and Football, teaching Communication for Peace and Global Citizenship Values, Sustainable Development Goals in English.

• Selected as Theatre Expert at the Istituto Comprensivo Statale of Parabita - Lecce – Theatre Courses for Children - Lessons in the school's theatre - Final Production of:
• "Saint-Exupery - Piccola Principessa e Piccolo Principe per la Pace"

• Diction Lessons in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian for Opera and Lieder Singers.

• Offering Strategy and Expertise to public and private organizations, generating actions towards CULTURE FOR PEACE, including: EDU4PEACE, THEATRE4PEACE and MUSICA4PEACE: Education for Peace and Global Citizenship in English, Conflict Resolution Skills, Sustainable Development, Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection, Production of Music Concerts and Cultural Events for Peace.

• Managing, Monitoring, Evaluating and Communicating about 19 PEACEBUILDING Programmes in Chad’s 23 regions, with a portfolio of US $ 49 million; liaising with the Chadian Government, including the Ministry of National Reconciliation, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Youth, 15 UNITED NATIONS partner agencies (mainly UNDP, WFP, FAO, UNHCR, IOM, UNFPA, UNESCO) and the PEACEBUILDING FUND’s donor countries. Isabella advised during Flood Emergency Situations and the Refugee Humanitarian Crisis at the border with Sudan, in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator. Writer/Editor/Translator/Producer of relevant reports and communication tools for the UNITED NATIONS, including the UNSDCF Cooperation Framework for 2024-2026. Editor/Translator into English, Spanish and Portuguese of the 2023 Annual UNESCO Regional Office Report.

• LIT4PEACE – UN Vietnam - 2023 Creative Writing Workshop with young professional UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS in Vietnam;
• DOCS4PEACE - SIMA STUDIO – Los Angeles, U.S.A. – Jury Member for the Best Impact Videos;
• DANZA4PEACE – Production of Sacre du Printemps, a documentary/DVD about Stravinsky’s work interpreted by L’Ecole Supérieure de Danse de Marseille;
• EDU4PEACE - THEATRE4PEACE - MUSICA4PEACE – Production of The Hiroshima Concert for Peace in Cadaqués, Spain, including a documentary/DVD; production of JAZZ4PEACE, a jazz music concert in Parabita, Lecce;
• CULTURE4PEACE / LIT4PEACE - Hommage to Amadou Hampâté Bâ - Mali’s Storyteller and UNESCO Ambassador - sponsored by EDIZIONI DEL LAVORO, with Audiovisual Presentations in three Italian cities.

• RESEARCH EXECUTIVE AGENCY – HORIZON 2020 FRAMEWORK - Developing Novel Solutions for Peace in Europe - selecting and financing projects in Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Culture, Education with a portfolio of 10 million euros.

• HERITAGE FOR PEACE IN SYRIA - Protecting Cultural Heritage, Promoting Dialogue and Building Peace in Syria - LIT4PEACE - The Age of Culture by Paul D. Schafer - UNESCO Canada - Strategy of Communication for a New Age of Culture.
• EUROPEANA - Selected as Member of Cultural Producers of the European Community.

• Covering the Emergency Refugee Crisis at the border with Darfur - Sudan; Advisor in Peacebuilding, working with the UNITED NATIONS Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in N’Djaména and the Deputy Resident Coordinator of UNICEF in Abéché; Producer of audiovisual reports for UN Television, visible on YouTube.

Advisor in Communication and Fund-raising - MINISTERE POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA FEMME, DE L'ENFANT ET DE LA FAMILLE - MINISTERE DE LA CULTURE - MALI, West Africa.

• In the U.S., the U.K., in Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, China, covering Political, Social and Cultural Affairs; in Albania and Kosova, in South Africa, Swaziland, Mali, Chad; Audio-visual reports, live satellite interviews, documentaries about Political and Cultural Affairs.