Sebastiana A. Etzo
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Spain
- Italian, English, French, Spanish
Validated Expert info
Expert can perform Ad hoc expertise missions at network and programme level in relation to:
1. The design and delivery of (transnational) exchange and learning activities
2. Thematic expertise:
> Equality,Diversity,Inclusion
> Health
3. Methods and tools for integrated and participatory approaches:
> Integrated and participatory design of strategies
> Monitoring and evaluation for effective implementation
Summary
Sebastiana is an urban health and governance specialist with over 15 years of international experience in designing and leading transnational exchange and learning initiatives. She is skilled in participatory approaches, with a strong focus on health equity, gender, diversity, and inclusion.
She has a proven track record in managing multi-country projects, engaging stakeholders, and informing policy to improve health and social outcomes. Her core strengths include facilitating knowledge exchange across cultures, developing sector-specific tools, and applying co-creation methods to support inclusive and gender-responsive urban development.
Sebastiana promotes multi-sectoral collaboration, bringing together stakeholders from health, social policy, urban planning, and civil society to tackle complex urban challenges in an integrated and participatory way.
She has a solid background in health systems and in addressing health and gender inequalities in cities through participatory and inclusive practices. She is experienced in monitoring and evaluating, and adapting strategies within complex, cross-border initiatives.
She holds a postgraduate qualification in Urban Planning as a Health Tool from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, building on earlier academic research, including a PhD with a focus on social and local government political dynamics in African contexts.
Key experience includes:
- Leading international projects on health systems strengthening and accountability
- Designing participatory research methods for urban development
- Facilitating stakeholder engagement across sectors and cultures
- Providing technical leadership on public health, gender, and social inclusion initiatives
- Translating research into practical policy guidance.
URBACT experience
- Supported Breaking Isolation partners (five municipalities) with reviews of Integrated Action Plans, directly applying her "integrated and participatory design of strategies" and M&E expertise in an URBACT network context.