Meet CaJu
A bit about our story
CaJu was born from the combined vision of two Northeast Brazilian women and a Turkish speaking Cypriot who have dedicated their careers to project management and solution design in the public policy, socio-environmental responsibility and biome conservation sectors.
We are motivated by a feeling of nonconformity with the reductionist view of environmental movements towards traditional communities in Brazil and Latin America. We want to establish a new working model as consultants, one that understands these traditional populations as an essential actor in the biodiversity of our social and environmental systems.
As part of this journey, our company has added consultants who are essential to the high standard of service provided by our team. Find out more about our team in the section below
Our culture
Our people are what make CaJu a unique consultancy. Driven by the desire to build organisational development processes based on the voice and needs of the communities we work with, our team works within a decolonial and community-based approach that offers companies and organisations a healthy bridge to social relationships that are conscious of hierarchical, colonial and marginalising behaviours.
We firmly believe in giving our employees a voice. Our teams are assembled with the help of our resident psychologist to ensure maximum productivity and engagement.
Carolline Querino
Co-founder / Senior Consultant on Decolonisation, Community Approaches, Gender and Violence
Carolline has a degree in International Relations (UNP), an MBA in logistics and global project management (UNESA) and a Master's degree in Gender, Violence and Conflict (University of Sussex, with a Chevening scholarship). She is a feminist from Paraíba who advocates for socio-environmental causes and also works as a researcher focusing on gender, decolonisation, public policies, climate change and sustainable development.
Júlia MALTA
Co-founder / Senior Consultant on Social Responsibility, Ethics and Social Justice
Júlia, a native of Alagoas who, after living in Manaus for 10 years, returns to the north-east with a northern heart, has a degree in International Relations (UNP), a Master's degree in International Relations (UNILA) and a postgraduate degree in Social Responsibility, Human Rights and Global Citizenship (PUCRS). She works as a researcher and activist, focusing on gender, decolonial feminism, public policies, human rights, racial identity and anti-racism.
Ceylan hassan
Co-founder / Senior Consultant on Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Justice
Ceylan is a decolonial conservation researcher with an MSc in Global Biodiversity Conservation (University of Sussex) and a Bachelor's degree in visual effects and animation (Brunel University). She is an intersectional environmentalist and feminist from Cyprus who advocates for socio-environmental justice and focuses on decoloniality, pluriversal ontologies, grassroots biodiversity conservation, climate justice and sustainable development.
Our team
Giovanna Tiboni / Qualy Metrics
Giovanna is a civil engineer (UFPR), a specialist in Environment and Sustainability (FGV) holding a Master's degree in Water Resources Management (University of Southampton, with a Chevening scholarship). She is a co-founder and environmental consultant for Qualy Metrics, a socio-environmental activist and researcher, focusing on land use planning, river basin management, climate change and sustainable development.
Giovanna is our partner in providing courses, workshops and specialised consultancy.
Lourenço capriglione / Urbio Natal
Lourenço Capriglione is a communicator (UFRJ), holds a master's degree in Environment and Sustainable Development (University College London, with a Chevening scholarship) and is a socio-environmental activist. He has worked on research and communication projects related to climate justice, public policies and the Sustainable Development Goals. He is the founder of Urbio Natal, a platform for mapping and publicising socio-environmental and cultural events and projects in Natal.
Lourenço is our partner in mapping socio-environmental organisations and producing talks and workshops.
