Esther Vallado
- sustainability
- nature connection
- activism
- personal development
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Type of expert
Trainer
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Age
46 years
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Country of residence
Spain
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Languages
English, French, Spanish
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Gender
Female
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Availability
Availability
About me
I dream of a planet in which humans live in harmony with themselves, each other and their environment. As a result, my trainings have a strong psychological component: it is not just about becoming more aware and more connected to nature, it is about changing from within, it is about transforming the way you relate to all the other elements of the Earth system. I am a freelance trainer and facilitator specialized in environmental issues, sustainability, nature connection and personal development. I like to call myself an “eco-trainer”. I am also the founder and manager of an environmental education organisation (Asociación Biodiversa) focused on designing and delivering meaningful learning experiences for young people and adults. I am passionate about nature and our relationship with it since my very early years. I studied environmental sciences and natural resources management. After several years of working with leading nature conservation organizations, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Friends of the Earth (FoE), International Young Nature Friends (IYNF) and the Green Party, I suddenly discovered non-formal education and I quickly realised its potential as a tool to transform the way in which humans relate to themselves, each other and their environment. In that moment I decided to become an eco-trainer and I started designing and following my own educational path towards this goal.
My skills
Skills
- Assertiveness
- Attention to detail
- Constructive
- Cooperative
- Creative
- Emotional intelligence
- Practical
- Resilient
- Resourceful
- Compassion
- Empathy
- Honesty
- Kindness
- Reliability
- Respectfulness
- Responsibility
- Sensibility
Why you should work with me
I am trustworthy and passionate about my work. Participants in my trainings often describe me as inspirational, authentic, kind and caring.
I also belong to pools of trainers such as:
• SALTO: www.salto-youth.net/tools/toy/esther-vallado.2848/
• International Young Nature Friends: www.iynf.org/senior-trainers/
• Youth@Work: https://youthatworkpartnership.org/team/esther-vallado/
• Spanish National Agency (internal database)
• Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) (internal database)
My work experiences
Training experience (full-time international training courses, six to seven days long (specified if otherwise) which I co-designed and co-delivered, in multicultural trainer teams:
- Small Foot: How to Reduce your Ecological Footprint;
- Youth for Rivers;
- Transition Communities: Alternatives for a Sustainable City Life;
- Ruralise Yourself!;
- Follow-up and Impact of International Projects;
- Environmental Training for Eco-Trainers;
- Supporting Youth Creating Green Start-ups;
- Connecting with Nature;
- Wake Up, Green Up! (five days);
- Transatlantic Summer Academy on Sustainability (3 weeks);
- Wake Up, Green Up! II (five days);
- Patterns of Activism;
- Live Sustainably: how to live the present without compromising the future;
- Building Eco-Literacy in Youthwork;
- Time for Youth to Speak Climate (5 days);
- Youth & Mental Health;
- Youth Digital Communication (5 days);
- Stories for a New World;
- Live Sustainably II (9 days).
Professional experience:
- Manager and coordinator of educational programmes at Asociación Biodiversa, Spain, since 2011 (ongoing);
- Environmental adviser to the regional Green Party, Spain, 2 years;
- Coordinator of WWF local group, Spain, 2 years;
- Project officer, IUCN, Belgium, 2 years;
- Environmental/sales engineer, Lenntech Water Treatment, the Netherlands, 14 months.
My education & training
Background: Environmental sciences and natural resources Management
Most relevant training for trainers:
• Co-creating the Emerging Future 2018: The Schumacher Certificate in Leadership and Facilitation
• Special effects: simplicity, depth and nature-based methods in youth work and training
• Advanced training on group processes and facilitation
• SALTO (Support, Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities) ToT, one-year European training for trainers comprising three one-week gatherings of trainers and a practice project
My references
For co-trainers, please check here: www.salto-youth.net/tools/toy/esther-vallado.2848/ For employers, please check here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esthervallado/