Björn van Roozendaal
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Björn is responsible for overall management the Programmes Service Area and its team. He is overseeing ILGA-Europe’s strategy on building capacities of the LGBT movements throughout Europe. Björn’s tasks include development and overseeing implementation of the capacity building projects, management of the Human Rights Violations Documentation Fund, fundraising, organisation of ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference, advocacy on EU’s foreign and development policies.
Background
Before joining ILGA-Europe, Björn worked with COC Netherlands, first as Project Consultant and later as International Advocacy Officer. He has taken the lead in developing the international advocacy work of COC Netherlands, and as such has worked with various international organisations, including the United Nations, the OSCE, the European Union and the Council of Europe. In this role he worked with activists from all over the world. As project consultant Björn worked together more intensively with activists from the Balkan, Turkey and Central-Asia.
Activist work for Björn started with the Dutch LGBT youth magazine ‘Expreszo’ and later was a board member with IGLYO, and advised the preceding board afterwards. Currently he is a board member of the Planet Romeo Foundation.
Björn holds a degree in Communications from the Inholland University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His thesis covered the subject of philanthropic fundraising in the Netherlands.
When leaving COC Netherlands in 2012 Björn’s work was recognised with an organisational award. His work previously has been recognised by his election of ‘Dutch European young person of the year’, in 2007.
