Valìa is a Brussels-based boutique agency providing public affairs services to organisations championing progressive policies and striving for social change. We help clients navigate the Brussels bubble and provide tailor-made, impactful advocacy strategies, policy and regulatory analysis, and stakeholder engagement. We are active at the EU and member state level as well as around global decision-making moments like the G7, G20, and COP. We support work across a wide range of issues, including international development and finance, climate change and sustainability, human development and food security, digital rights and corporate transparency.
Some of our biggest accomplishments include securing ambitious commitments from world leaders to fight poverty and climate change, raising billions from the EU in health and education funding for global instruments, and influencing ground-breaking legislation on digital issues.
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Valentina Barbagallo
Director and FounderValentina is a politically-savvy advocate with well over a decade of experience with government, civil society, international organisations and philanthropy at the EU level. Valentina has been providing consulting services since 2018 and founded Valìa to bring incredible organisations closer to their mission of creating a fairer and more sustainable world.
She previously led the EU policy and advocacy work for The ONE Campaign where she contributed to major advocacy wins such as passing transformative transparency legislation on anti-money laundering and securing billions of additional funds for development aid in the EU budget. Valentina also worked in the Ambassador's team at the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU, including during its Council Presidency, on the European Centre for Government Transformation project at Accenture and at the European Commission Representation in Milan. Valentina holds an M.Sc. in Law from Bocconi University and an M.A. in EU Political Studies from the College of Europe.
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Kasia Lemanska
Senior ConsultantKasia has 15 years of experience in EU advocacy, covering areas spanning human rights, foreign policy, international cooperation, budget, and health.
She has been working for the past 5 years with Aidsfonds, the national HIV/AIDS organization of the Netherlands. For the past year, she has also worked as a consultant, predominantly for the Gates Foundation, providing advice on political engagement with the EU. She’s a policy nerd with a strong strategic mind and a keen interest in international politics. Her main drive at work is to push the EU to become a fairer, stronger, and more principled international actor, consolidating equity and human dignity worldwide. Kasia holds a master's degree in political science and international finance.
We have had the pleasure to work with some of the leading actors driving transformative change at the global level. Past and current clients include:
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; Avaaz; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; CONCORD Europe; Fair Trade Advocacy Office; Foxglove; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Global Agriculture and Food Security Program; Global Citizen; Global Witness; Pandemic Action Network; SEEK Development; Their World; UNAIDS; UNICEF; WaterAid; Wellcome Trust.