DED, Lda. is owned and operated by Paula Frederica Hunt.
Paula is a Portuguese native with a vast teaching experience in both Portugal and the USA, where she holds teaching certificates in both regular and special education. Paula holds both Master and a Ph.D. degrees in Special Education, as well as a Graduate Specialization in International Development.
Throughout her life, Paula aims to work in ethical and rigorous ways, with the goal to fulfill the right of EACH and EVERY child to participate fully in their social and cultural lives, starting by ensuring their participation in quality and inclusive education in their neighborhood school.
DED works with International NGOs, Ministries of Education, and parent organizations in a variety of countries and contexts, from small projects to multi-year engagements.
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Paula is a Portuguese native with a vast teaching experience in both Portugal and the USA, where she holds teaching certificates in both regular and special education. Paula holds both Master and a Ph.D. degrees in Special Education, as well as a Graduate Specialization in International Development.
Throughout her life, Paula aims to work in ethical and rigorous ways, with the goal to fulfill the right of EACH and EVERY child to participate fully in their social and cultural lives, starting by ensuring their participation in quality and inclusive education in their neighborhood school.
DED works with International NGOs, Ministries of Education, and parent organizations in a variety of countries and contexts, from small projects to multi-year engagements.
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Paula started her teaching career as a Visual Arts teacher in Portugal, and spent the first 5 years of her professional life working in special schools in the USA - with children “at risk”, children with disabilities, children with special education needs, and children and adolescents in conflict with the law, or in the care of the State.
While working in segregated settings, such as special schools and institutional care facilities, she became an advocate for Inclusive Education, and has spent most of her teaching career educating children, families and other professionals on social inclusion and children’s rights.
Throughout her career, she has worked to develop inclusive policies and programs for ALL children, and has provided professional development focused on the implementation of Inclusive Education at the national, local, school and classroom levels. Paula also worked in Teacher Education, providing novice teachers with the skills, tools and inspiration needed for them to become teachers for ALL.
After dedicating 20 years to the teaching profession, she spent 4 years on a long-term consultancy at the UNICEF Regional Office for Central, Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) as the Inclusive Education Specialist and Regional Disability Focal Point.
In her capacity as Inclusive Education Specialist and Regional Disability Focal Point, Paula provided technical expertise and capacity development to both Regional and Country level stakeholders. Paula worked to support governments and their partners in developing inclusive systems of education, child protection and social inclusion and worked with various partners including government officials, non-governmental organizations and Disabled Persons Organizations, civil society representatives, etc.
She coordinated and supervised the logistical and technical production of a series of 14 webinars and companion technical booklets on Inclusive Education, the development of an Inclusive Education data-base, as well as the production of various other regional and global knowledge products aimed at teacher training in Inclusive Education.
Paula supported the organization, coordination and participation of UNICEF in various events related to Inclusive Education and/or disability-mainstreaming, and was responsible for fostering or initiating ongoing partnerships with stakeholders such as: the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, the UNCRPD Committee, the EU, UNESCO, World Bank, World Health Organization, Global Partnership for Education, the Global Partnership for children with disabilities, Open Society Foundation, Inclusion International, Lumos, Partnership for Every Child, European Agency for Inclusive Education and Special Needs, the Zurich University of Teacher Education, and many others.
You can access Paula’s Curriculum Vitae (CV) below.
While working in segregated settings, such as special schools and institutional care facilities, she became an advocate for Inclusive Education, and has spent most of her teaching career educating children, families and other professionals on social inclusion and children’s rights.
Throughout her career, she has worked to develop inclusive policies and programs for ALL children, and has provided professional development focused on the implementation of Inclusive Education at the national, local, school and classroom levels. Paula also worked in Teacher Education, providing novice teachers with the skills, tools and inspiration needed for them to become teachers for ALL.
After dedicating 20 years to the teaching profession, she spent 4 years on a long-term consultancy at the UNICEF Regional Office for Central, Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) as the Inclusive Education Specialist and Regional Disability Focal Point.
In her capacity as Inclusive Education Specialist and Regional Disability Focal Point, Paula provided technical expertise and capacity development to both Regional and Country level stakeholders. Paula worked to support governments and their partners in developing inclusive systems of education, child protection and social inclusion and worked with various partners including government officials, non-governmental organizations and Disabled Persons Organizations, civil society representatives, etc.
She coordinated and supervised the logistical and technical production of a series of 14 webinars and companion technical booklets on Inclusive Education, the development of an Inclusive Education data-base, as well as the production of various other regional and global knowledge products aimed at teacher training in Inclusive Education.
Paula supported the organization, coordination and participation of UNICEF in various events related to Inclusive Education and/or disability-mainstreaming, and was responsible for fostering or initiating ongoing partnerships with stakeholders such as: the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, the UNCRPD Committee, the EU, UNESCO, World Bank, World Health Organization, Global Partnership for Education, the Global Partnership for children with disabilities, Open Society Foundation, Inclusion International, Lumos, Partnership for Every Child, European Agency for Inclusive Education and Special Needs, the Zurich University of Teacher Education, and many others.
You can access Paula’s Curriculum Vitae (CV) below.
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DED, Lda. also counts with the valuable contribution of other expert consultants on a variety of specialty areas.