Meet the GSEF Team

Aude Saldana

Secretary General (GSEF Secretariat) - aude.saldana@gsef-net.org

Aude Saldana is the Secretary General of GSEF since April 2022. In this capacity, she advocates for international recognition of the central role of SSE in achieving Sustainable Development Goals. She supports the members of the network, on behalf of the GSEF, in their collaboration and advocacy efforts with local and national governments, the European Union, international organizations and United Nations agencies.... She coordinates the implementation of the GSEF action plan and translates into action the aspirations of the Presidency and the 86 members of the network to better respond to the current socio-economic and environmental challenges, with the aim of promoting a cooperative environment where all stakeholders can meet, exchange best practices or experiences and identify common challenges. The GSEF supports the development and strengthening of networks of private and public actors involved in the SSE. GSEF positions itself alongside local governments in the co-construction of their SSE policies. Before joining GSEF, she worked for international NGOs both abroad and in France. In particular, she held the position of Director of Programs in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for Caritas-Etats-Unis (CRS) before returning to France as the Aquitaine Regional Coordinator for the NGO Médecins du Monde. The support of self-help networks, cooperatives, and local collective development initiatives has been at the heart of the projects she has directed, both in rural and urban areas. She has worked to support, develop and strengthen the capacities of local civil society actors by defending a democratic governance model where the search for benefits allowed for a local development objective as well as the collective project of community members. She holds a DEA in political and social history and a Master's degree from the Sorbonne in Development and International Cooperation (international relations, humanitarian environment and project management). She also has a linguistic background and recently completed a degree in sustainable development.

Martin Georges

Thematic and technical animation Officer (GSEF Secretariat) - martin.georges@gsef-net.org

Martin Georges joined the GSEF Secretariat on June 1, 2022. He contributes to the development of GSEF projects (capacity building, research, networking), with a focus on supporting the organization of the Dakar Global Forum GSEF2023. Prior to joining GSEF, he worked at the national level as a Commons Development Officer, with an advocacy and engineering component (for digital inclusion). He also lived and worked in Southeast Asia in the sustainable tourism sector, as a partnership officer (Ho Chi Minh City). He is involved in education and youth involvement (student cooperatives, CRESS Nouvelle-Aquitaine, RIPESS Europe), also in new cooperative forms (multi-stakeholder cooperative, entrepreneurships mutualized). Martin holds a Master's degree in Social and Solidarity Economy, Social Innovation from Sciences Po Bordeaux.

Thomas ALLIÉ

Communication and Network Officer (GSEF Secretariat) - thomas.allie@gsef-net.org

Thomas Allié joined the GSEF secretariat in January 2023. He is in charge of the organization’s communication, towards the outside world through the different media, and between the members through the network’s animation. Thomas obtained a Master's degree in Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation at Sciences Po Bordeaux, after a year of apprenticeship for the French Federation of Funeral Cooperatives. He remains involved in the Bordeaux student cooperative ACC'ESS, of which he is co-president for the year 2022-2023.

Angélique JULIA

Administrator (GSEF Secretariat) - administration@gsef-net.org

Angélique Julia joined the team in October 2023 via the AGEC & CO employers' association. She supports the secretariat as administrator. Originally from the world of dance, Angélique chose to resume her studies at Bordeaux Montaigne University. In 2023, she graduated with a Master's degree in cultural and intercultural project engineering. She divides her time between GSEF and iddac (Agence culturelle du département de la Gironde). She also donates her time to the Afoulki solidarity association, as a cultural project manager, with the support of the artists in her dance company. In her many activities, she has always promoted the values of solidarity and sharing, so it's no coincidence that she has joined the GSEF team.

Guillaume WEBER

Mission officer - Research (GSEF Secretariat) - guillaume.weber@gsef-net.org

Guillaume Weber joined the GSEF secretariat team in September 2023 as a research mission officer. He holds a master's degree in Hispanic and Hispano-American studies and is a qualified Spanish teacher. He is responsible for the coordination of the GSEF network in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the research working group on the Impact of SSE public policies. He is also working on a doctoral thesis on the links between indigenous socio-economic practices and the social and solidarity economy in Latin America.

Valentine BOGLIONE

Assistant Operations Manager - GSEF SSE Youth Hub, Africa Zone (GSEF Secretariat) - valentine.boglione@gsef-net.org

Valentine Boglione joined the GSEF in October 2024 as Assistant Operations Manager for the GSEF SSE Youth Hub in Africa, as part of an international solidarity volunteering program. With a master's degree in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, she will be based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, for a year. In this role, she will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the actions and recommendations of the GSEF SSE Youth Hub in Africa. After supporting the organization of the 2nd edition of the Young Leaders Forum on SSE in Yamoussoukro, she will participate in the development of support schemes for youth employment in SSE and incubation in Côte d'Ivoire and the sub-region. She will also be involved in mobilizing young people and African youth networks for the GSEF 2025 Forum in Bordeaux, as well as in the search for funding to support and perpetuate these initiatives.

Jeanne Morel

Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the BordeauxGSEF2025 Forum (GSEF Secretariat) - jeanne.morel@gsef-net.org

Jeanne Morel joined the GSEF secretariat team in September 2024 as part of her work-study program as Coordinator of the Scientific Committee for the GSEF 2025 Global SSE Forum. She is a student at Sciences Po Bordeaux in the second year of the ESSIS Master's program (Social and Solidarity Economy and Social Innovation). Previously president of ESSplicite, a student association dedicated to raising young people's awareness of the SSE, she is now involved in the ACC'ESS student cooperative.

Ndoumbé POUYE

Assistant for programming and international youth mobilization for the BordeauxGSEF2025 Forum (GSEF Secretariat) - n.pouye@mairie-bordeaux.fr

Ndoumbé Pouye, a reciprocal International Solidarity Volunteer, has joined the GSEF team for a one-year mission. Originally from Senegal, she is an engineer in Development and Training Animation pursuing a Master II in Social and Solidarity Economy at the Ecole Supérieure d'Economie Appliquée (ESEA ex ENEA). Her main mission is to contribute to the international mobilization of young people as part of the BordeauxGSEF2025 Global SSE Forum. She works to put in place strategies and initiatives that encourage the active participation of young people in favor of the SSE. Passionate about the dynamics of cooperation and commitment among young people, she brings her expertise in project management and coordination of activities to make the BordeauxGSEF2025 Forum a genuine platform for youth in the SSE.