Freelance Contributors

Francesco Volpini

Linndgberg was born and raised in El Salvador until the age of 10. He then grew up in Los Angeles, California, where he lived for 13 years. He moved to Mexico, where he resided for 7 years to work in a non-profit organization dealing with the human rights of migrants. Later on in Mexico, he worked as an English teacher and as the Director of a non-profit organization dealing with international volunteering.

Always with the need to travel and broaden his horizons, he travelled to France to volunteer for a year. He now calls France his home and works in CCIVS with a multicultural team, always connected with people from around the world, which is an essential part of his life. His passion are photography, different cultures, meeting people from different backgrounds and walks of life, and exchanging with them ideas and experiences.
He hopes to dedicate his life working to spread ideas to better society, to promote values that bring about understanding and harmony.

Donna Mae Ocmeja

Communication Officer

Donna, from the Philippines, is an experienced communication professional with a demonstrated history of working in the Media and Development sectors. Major fields of interest include Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, Agriculture, Social Work, Arts & Culture, and Community Development. Donna has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and a Master’s Degree in Development Communication from the University of the Philippines. Since 2016, she has been involved in various development works with local and international NGOs both as an employee and a volunteer. Donna is a startup owner who founded Painitan sa Baybay, an eco-friendly, local food and beverage business in a province in the Philippines that aims to promote and preserve traditional Filipino snacking culture.

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” â€” Angela Davis, American political activist & academicl