Felizardo Epalanga

Is leading the process of founding and registering of “Plataforma Construindo Pontes in Africa”. After years working for the Angola Open Society Foundation (OSFA) office as a Media and Communication Projects Officer, he oversaw all grants for the Foundation's Media & Communication program in Angola. Before joining OSFA in August 2008, he spent a year at the Office of the

High Commissioner for Human Rights in Angola, serving as a Human Rights Assistant.

He worked at the non-governmental organization Development

Workshop as a Finance Officer in the then Peacebuilding Program, where he focused on budgeting, processing and disbursement, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and managing donor funds. Prior to that, he was a

Project Officer for the Elavoko Project and the PrePaRe Project at the Baptist Convention of Angola. He has also worked as a Field Officer with the International Committee of the Red Cross in the emergency program and with the International Organization for Migration's Department of Operations in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program. Pioneered local philanthropic work to promote peace and human rights in the provinces of Benguela and Huambo and served as vice-president of the steering committee of the OMUNGA Association for a period of 4 years.

He was also on the board of the Coalition for Peace in Africa of the Southern Africa Secretariat, an African network of peacebuilders whose aim is to advance peace, justice, human rights and development through capacity building, research and advocacy.

1. Project Officer

   Open Society Foundations

   Aug 2008 - Jun 2018 9 yrs 11 mos;

2. Finance Controller Consultant UN Women

   Jul 2008 - Jul 2008 1 mo

   Join Program Co-fund by UNIFEM; UNDP and UNFP;

3. Human Rights Program Assistant

   OHCHR

   Apr 2007 - May 2008 1 yr 2 mos;

4. Program Finance Controller

   Development Workshop Angola

   Jun 2002 - Mar 2007 4 yrs 10 mos;

5. Project Coordenator - Convenção Baptista de Angola - Jan 2000 - Jun 2002 2 yrs 6 mos;
6. Field Officer

   ICRC

   Feb 1999 - Oct 1999 9 mos;

7. Moviment Assistant Field Officer

   IOM

   Sep 1996 - Oct 1997 1 yr 2 mos;

8. ID Progam Logistic

   Save the Children International

   Apr 1993 - Oct 1995 2 yrs 7 mos

1. Degree in Law from the Independent University of Angola 
2. High Training in Agronomy