{"id":1209,"date":"2010-01-01T08:48:15","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T13:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unhcr.php.caravan.coop\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2010-01-01T08:48:15","modified_gmt":"2010-01-01T13:48:15","slug":"ifellow-profile-valentina-duque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/ifellow-profile-valentina-duque\/","title":{"rendered":"iFellow Profile: Valentina Duque"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Valentina Duque<br \/>\nDurable Solutions Associate<br \/>\nDuty Station: San Jose, Costa Rica<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cInnovation is the ability to analyze and assess the challenges or protection gaps that affect\u00a0persons of concern from a new perspective\u2026 Having a new comprehension of the challenges,\u00a0innovation leads to the creation of new strategies to solve an issue. Innovation also supports\u00a0the process to amplify and replicate best practices and innovative ideas that have been already\u00a0implemented in the field.\u201d\u00a0Valentina has been working in the field of refugee protection for 8 years, first with a\u00a0UNHCR implementing partner and for almost 4 years with UNHCR. She is a member of\u00a0the Durable Solutions team and is based in San Jose, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<h3>Project: Livelihoods Innovations in Costa Rica<\/h3>\n<p>Valentina\u2019s main innovation project for her Fellowship is in development with the input of all\u00a0members of Valentina\u2019s office, implementing partners, and members of the refugee\u00a0community in San Jose, Costa Rica.\u00a0In addition, she will introduce innovation thinking into current ongoing projects in her office,\u00a0including the creation of alliances with the private sector and a CSR program called \u201cVivir la\u00a0Integraci\u00f3n\u201d (\u201cLiving Integration\u201d). \u201cVivir la Integraci\u00f3n\u201d is a Corporate Social Responsibility\u00a0program aimed at enabling better integration of persons of concern. 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