Conversation with ANAMUH- Francesco Argenio Benaroio

Francesco Argenio Benaroio is a social entrepreneur, trainer and facilitator of Theatre of the Oppressed / Forum Theatre activities for intercultural dialogue.

Using Theatre and participatory arts, he has been involved with various NGOs and grass-root organizations, both as trainer and as project manager, in Hungary, Colombia, India, Nepal and Burma/Myanmar for peace education, empowerment and inclusion of vulnerable communities, including marginalized youth, Roma, displaced, migrants, refugees.

Previously Training Manager for the United Nations/ILO, Program Coordinator for the Open Society Foundations and for the European Commission, Trainer for the Artemisszió Foundation in Budapest, Francesco is currently managing and implementing Theatre of the Oppressed projects in Hungary for the “ANAMUH” initiative in collaboration with Amnesty International and various national and international partners.

Francesco is deeply committed in the transformative power of Social Theatre, as a means for personal healing and social change, community empowerment, peace and dialogue between cultures.