Secretariat

Olivia Lind Haldorsson is a children’s rights advocate who has been working in the field of children’s rights and child protection for more than 20 years.

Olivia currently holds the position as Senior Adviser and Head of the Children at Risk Unit at the Council of Baltic Sea States Secretariat (childrenatrisk.cbss.org). In 2014 she co-founded ‘Child Circle’, a Brussels-based NGO focusing on strengthening national child protection systems.

Olivia has played a central role in a series of projects called PROMISE, which promoted the establishment of Barnahus and excellence in practice to hear, assist and support child victims and witnesses of violence. These projects were the foundation for the Barnahus Network.

Olivia is the author of the Barnahus Quality Standards and other practical tools to support Barnahus.

She has also worked as an independent expert with a wide range of stakeholders on strategic advocacy initiatives and regional projects in the field of children’s rights and child protection. Prior to that she worked with Save the Children International EU Office.

Shawnna has extensive knowledge of how Barnahus has been adapted in different national contexts, and plays a leading role in coordinating and providing advice through bilateral and network exchange. She has played a central role in developing and coordinating training in the context of the PROMISE projects and the Barnahus Network. Shawnna is furthermore an experienced project manager.

With a background in communications, Shawnna previously worked for the U.S. State Department and the European Union, and holds a master’s in political science from Uppsala University.

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