Caterina Lemp Bitsacopoulos

Senior Specialist for Movement Building

Caterina Lemp Bitsacopoulos works with the World YWCA as a Senior Specialist for Movement Building. She is a champion of movement building, organisational development, good practices and accountability in the YWCA and has been engaged with and working in the World YWCA movement for around 30 years. Passionate for community based, feminist and social movements, she began her life as a young woman volunteer in a local association and then staff at the YWCA in Chile. Her rich local, national, regional, and international experience informs her work and global expertise at the World YWCA. Currently, she provides thought leadership, support, and coordination to the movement building of World YWCA, including the World YWCA Board, internal and external stakeholders. Her critical role ensures mutual accountability, communication, partnership and growth between YWCA entities, and also between YWCA entities and key external stakeholders. She firmly believes in the importance of individuals’ meaningful awareness to practice accountable leadership to attain collective transformation and social justice.