Xuzel Ana Villavicencio Peralta is a research analyst at Open Development and Education. In 2020, she completed her MSc in ICTs for Development at the University of Manchester. Her project management and technical experience includes leading the Improving Learning through Classroom Experience (ILCE) programme in Tanzania and developing a safe education sector plan for the Caribbean member states. Through the EdTech Hub helpdesk, she also supported UNICEF El Salvador and Argentina in mapping international experiences focused on hybrid learning and STEM for girls, respectively.
Prior to joining OpenDevEd, Xuzel worked on designing social media strategies to raise awareness of the importance of teaching IT and digital skills to children living in vulnerable conditions. Her main interest is promoting better use of technology in education, with a focus on children and young people in developing countries who have limited access to it.
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