User:Paola Moreno

User data

Name	Paola Moreno
Affiliations
Location	San Salvador, El Salvador
Nationality
Languages	English, Spanish
Interests	Sustainable Development, Project Management, SDGs, International Cooperation
Email	paolamorenoappropediaorg
Links	orcid.org researchgate.net linkedin.com
Registered	2022
Contributions	Tolocar/Insulate Izyum Tolocar/Designing for Play eye simulator using goat eye The open knowledge and the use of wikis in the learning processes of development-promoting organizations in El Salvador achilles tendon simulator using celery by Oren Gottfried, MD The open knowledge and the use of wikis in the learning processes of development-promoting organizations in El Salvador/An approach to the definition of open knowledge Breast simulator using chicken breast, olive by Dr. Parisis The open knowledge and the use of wikis in the learning processes of development-promoting organizations in El Salvador/Adequacy, effectiveness and accessibility of the platform The open knowledge and the use of wikis in the learning processes of development-promoting organizations in El Salvador/Outreach and community participation in the documentation process skin simulator using foam by Dr. Simon Hundeshagen more

Hello, my name is Paola, and I live in El Salvador. I hold a degree in International Relations from the University of El Salvador and a specialization in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) for development projects; with a MEAL DPro certification endorsed by PM4NGOs.

My professional focus is the management of development projects and, since 2022, open knowledge and documentation for sustainability. I currently work for the Appropedia Foundation as a Programs and Partnerships Coordinator.

My main area of experience is the management of development projects. Building on my MEAL background, I work across the full project cycle, with particular knowledge in:

• Project management for development and international cooperation initiatives.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL).
• Solutions mapping and community-based social research.
• Open knowledge and documentation for sustainable development.

I am an avid reader on geopolitics. Although I have not worked in this field directly, I closely follow articles and podcasts on the shifting global order and the changing power dynamics between states. This interest connects to my time in the political-diplomatic area during my professional internship at the Embassy and Consulate of the Republic of Panama in El Salvador.

I am working my way into the field of sustainable finance. I completed the 2026 Youth Program for Sustainable Finance, run by GFLAC (Grupo de Financiamiento Climático para Latinoamérica y el Caribe), where I learned how states allocate their budgets toward sustainability. I am currently taking a further course on biodiversity finance, which I expect to complete soon.

• Project management. Supporting the Foundation's projects, leading documentation efforts and developing project profiles for cooperation grant applications.
• Training and support. Designing and delivering training for organizations documenting their work on the platform, along with ongoing support to the Appropedia community.
• Content maintenance and curation. Documenting projects with partner organizations and helping organize and curate content across the Appropedia platform.

My research on Appropedia as an open-knowledge platform:

• The open knowledge and the use of wikis in the learning processes of development-promoting organizations in El Salvador.

Projects I have helped document on Appropedia:

• Cartografías Líquidas: an open repository built from the Grassroots Environmental Solutions Mapping Tour to Community Organizations in El Salvador, which I led from the Solutions Mapping practice of the UNDP Acceleration Lab in El Salvador (AccLabSV). It compiles the data gathered during ten field visits to non-governmental organizations across El Salvador.
• ASApedia: an interactive virtual library of good agricultural practices and conservation agriculture for Central and Norht America, part of the ASAvirtual program of Catholic Relief Services (CRS). I organized and structured its content on the platform.

• Tolocar.
• GEN Solution Library.

Pages

• Biomonitoreo de la calidad del agua en el Lago de Güija.
• Manglares.

• Guía básica para editar en Appropedia.
• Lineamientos básicos para documentar una entrada en Appropedia.