Posts in Programming
Raida Al-Zu'bi

Raida Al-Zu'bi is a Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Specialist with an M.A. in Sociology from the US (Magna Cum Laude) and over 20 years of progressively responsible work experience at established international development organisations.

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Njahira Gitahi

My expertise in research encompasses feminist movement building, feminist knowledge production, SRHR and SGBV, conflict prevention and resolution, international human rights, humanitarian law, youth and women's participation in peace processes, women, politics and governance, and leveraging grassroots indigenous knowledge for peace promotion.

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Dan Hales

With over twenty years experience in promoting gender equality and tackling violence against women and girls in European and Latin American contexts, I am very proud to be part of the GADN network.

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Sarah Hepworth

Senior global health and development strategist with over two decades of leadership in sexual and
reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality, and health systems strengthening.

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Elanor Jackson

Over twenty years’ experience working in international development and on children’s rights, women's rights and gender equality programmes. Specific thematic expertise on child protection and child safeguarding, violence against women and girls, women's political participation, discriminatory social norms, media and development, as well as monitoring, evaluation and research.

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Smita Khanijow

I am a gender and human rights advocate working in international development for more than 18 years. I have cross thematic experience of work with excluded communities through civil society organisations, government bodies, corporates, movements and social activists.

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Zeina Mhidli

Zeina Mhidli is a gender consultant and researcher working on the areas of gender mainstreaming, gender and economic justice, social movements, and feminist foreign policy. She holds over nine years of work experience with international and feminist organizations, with her work focused on the Middle East and North Africa Region.

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Ian D. Plaskett

Ian is a senior safeguarding and PSEAH expert with 24+ years’ experience, advising UN, donors, civil society, and private sector on risk, compliance, GEDSI, and protection.

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Maryam Tanwir

​Dr Maryam Tanwir has an MPhil, PhD and Post doctorate in International Development from the University of Cambridge.  She has been a Lecturer and Coordinator for paper 340 “Gender and Development” at the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge since 2015.

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