Maria Magdalena Szczerbowska is a passionate voluntary NGO worker focusing on improving the situation of young people. She acts as a Regional Caucus Coordinator for Europe, North America and Other States in the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY) on behalf of AEGEE-Europe. Her experience covers participation also in other networks, such as Global Shapers, AIESEC, European Youth Parliament, among many others. Across different youth NGOs, she has been responsible for development of strategy, supporting local participation of young people (especially of youth groups in Netherlands and Italy, as well as France, Spain, UK), climate activism, ethics.
Maria is currently finishing her Bachelor in Liberal Arts, after exploring Management and Physics for Corporations, during which she has been selected to a well-esteemed technological programme "IT For SHE", advancing STEM careers of young women. She has also acted as one of core organizers for the European Ball, a youth national initiative encouraging participation of especially young people in EU elections in Poland. Nowadays, Maria coordinates ECE-related youth processes in UN spaces, educates youth, supports her parents and two younger siblings, and acts as an unofficial tour guide for young people visiting cities in Poland, where she currently lives.
Biography as published in the conference record. 200 words.
