Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES)

Monica Canca

Inducted in
2024

The Learning Trust

Programme Officer

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Biographical Abstracts

Monica Canca is a community engagement facilitator with two decades of experience in the development sector—contributing toward building local ecosystems for coordinated efforts to addressing complex social challenges. As a Knowledge for Change mentor under the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education, she participates in collaborative knowledge co-creation processes across sectors and disciplines. Canca is driven by a passion for lifelong learning and promotes the value of all forms of knowing and being toward transformative action and sustainable change.

Areas of Expertise

  • Education support
  • Food security
  • Community based participatory research