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Our Story

Here at MIRA we strive to help those who are in need of a helping hand to get to stories told to the world. With more than 10 years of experience in our hands we hope to continue to inspire those who want to make a difference in the world with their voices by providing a safe platform for them to share them through.

Our Services

Here is a little of what MIRA has to offer...

Teaching

We provide experts in the technical skills of e-commerce to help teach you all the basic skills you need to know to get started!

E-Commerce Platform

We provide a platform for you to create your own websites to easily launch and sell your products

Why Choose Us

Equality

We strive to provide equal opportunities to those in need

Advocacy

We advocate for young adults to share their stories with the world

Inclusion

We aim to make sure everyone feels welcomed and supported

Our Mission

  • Providing employable skills along with advocacy in global forums, based on fact-based storytelling
  • Empowering young men and women to make their voices heard and influence polices
  • Helping them to access sustainable, well-paid employment, participate in sustainable food systems and achieve gender equality and a world without exclusion
MIRA Mission

Our Work

Training

Sharing industry best practices in visual storytelling, the use of digital tools and career skills training to the young women and men who need them most.

Engagement

Including youth voices from the grassroots level in global-level forums aimed at achieving peace, equality, justice and sustainability.

Advocacy

Helping young people to highlight the issues they face - and advocate for workable, sustainable solutions and policies that leave no one behind.

MIRA was founded on the belief that everyone has an important story to tell — if they are provided with the right tools and skills.

Youth are the inheritors of our world — no matter where they come from, no matter what their background, engaging young people is the key to finding solutions to todays most pressing challenges, and building a brighter future.

We bring together experts from many disciplines important for achieving the SDGs — including digital media, business and policy — with young people to co-create innovative solutions to local and global challenges.

Our Team

Diverse Experiences, Common Passion: Making All Voices Heard

Hope Traficanti

MIRA Co-founder Hope Traficanti began her career as a legal advocate for disabled individuals through the New York State Courts. In 2001, she received a Masters’ in Clinical Psychology, but went on to become an international development specialist working with public organizations and the private sector. After helping to found DCI, a firm providing tools and innovations for governments and civil society. she worked extensively as an international communications consultant with UNDP and other UN agencies. She is passionate about marshalling the power of digital to give youth a voice.

Marco Frattini

MIRA Co-founder photographer and filmmaker Marco Frattini has been documenting human stories of resilience in some of the world’s most challenging contexts for the past two decades. Featured in the New York Times and Corriere della Sera, his work has taken him across the planet, from conflicts in Iraq and Syria, to famine in Yemen and cyclones in Mozambique and the Philippines to name a few. As digital storytelling technical lead, he is focused on marshalling international know-how to share professional skills directly with those whose voices need to be heard.

Veronica Posteraro

Veronica Posteraro brings many years' experience as an award-winning innovator of unforgettable “best of brand” customer experiences for global audiences. Her vast track record includes forging corporate partnerships for Etihad Airways as Senior Manager Global Strategic Partnerships and Head of Product Development for Emirates Group. In addition to building partnerships among corporate, government and NGO partners, Ms Posteraro has experience in strategic planning, marketing and communications strategies, and product innovation. She combines this wealth of experience with a passion for building skills among vulnerable youth.

Sujatro Ghosh

Sujatro Ghosh is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist based in Berlin. His art actively criticizes the hegemonic power structures and institutionalized mechanisms of injustice. The urgency to fight for a right cause to bring a change is what he wishes to convey through his art.

Leandro Posteraro

Food and agriculture advisor Leandro Posteraro has over 20 years' experience leading successful field projects in agriculture, across a variety of perennial and annual crops, as well as animal production systems in multiple regions across the globe. Working in Australasia, Asia Pacific and Southern Latin America, his experience extends to Ag-Tech start-ups as well as longstanding global corporations. His passion is in applying cutting-edge technology and design thinking to contribute to solving farmers problems and assist them in meeting their needs.

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