Ilaria Vanzin joined the UNESCO Phnom Penh Office in March 2019 as the Program Manager of the Strengthening Teacher Education Programmes in Cambodia (STEPCam). STEPCam is funded by GPE-III with programmatic contributions in Early Grade Learning from UNESCO CapED support to Teachers. Ilaria has been working in the field of education since 2006 and has worked for UNESCO Iraq as well as other UN Agencies and NGOs in Africa, Middle East, Central and South East Asia.