Marie-Jeanne is a sociologist, specialised in international cooperation and development project management; she holds a Master’s Degree in Sociology and in international cooperation and humanitarian aid. She also completed a course in Humanitarian Action at the CERAH (Humanitarian Aid Training and Research Centre in Switzerland). Her humanitarian experience includes 7 years of working within the Red Cross Movement in a variety of projects in Colombia and more than 8 years at Head quarter in Switzerland. She has been trained and active with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response network in Central and South America (PADRU). She has directly worked in different phases of humanitarian and development programmes in a large spectre of sectors. She is particularly interested in participative approaches, the link between humanitarian relief and development aspects and the specifics needs and problems of children.