Co-founder & COO

Marilena Maragkou holds a BA in MBA and an MSc in International Marketing. As a Young Expert in Education within the AU-EU Youth Cooperation Hub, she excels in creating, assessing, and overseeing cross-continental projects between Africa and Europe. Marilena boasts a robust track record in European project management, collaborating with diverse national and global institutions since 2013 and successfully overseeing more than 30 projects. In 2018, she co-founded the WE AfriHug project to foster Africa-Europe connections.