This Directory includes freelancers and consultants with expertise on gender equality, women's rights and international development.
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Freelance consultant with over twenty years’ experience of working in international development, with specific expertise in women and girls’ rights programming within a range of organisations, including Womankind Worldwide, Childhope UK, Plan UK, the Overseas Development Institute and Girl Effect.
Read MoreRaida 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.
Read MoreI am keen on playing an active role in Africa's gender, entrepreneurship, and business growth landscape to help organizations understand the markets and develop the capabilities needed for success.
Read MoreConsultant with over 18 years’ experience in international development with specific expertise in disability inclusion and the intersectionality of gender and disability. Particular interests are equity-focused and gender-responsive approaches to programming and MEL.
Read MoreMy expertise lies within the provision of WASH for women and girls in low and middle income countries. I am an independent consultant and researcher with 7 years’ experience in working on the WASH needs of perimenopausal women, people with disabilities and people with incontinence
Read MoreGender consultant with 15 years’ experience of programming and movement-building to promote the rights of adolescent girls and young women. Expertise in VAWG, safeguarding, feminist leadership and feminist capacity development.
Read MoreFreelance gender and development researcher and consultant with over 20 years' experience. Specialising in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming; and organisational learning. Wide thematic expertise, including women’s political participation; food security; climate change; VAWG; trafficking and migration. Clients include ADB; EU; DFID; UN Women; Oxfam; World Food Programme and OECD.
Read MoreThomas Churchyard (MPhil, Cantab.) is a consultant and trainer as well as the Founder of Kwakha Indvodza, a southern African CSO specialising in gender, health and social justice interventions which engage men and boys.
Read MoreI am a senior Humanitarian and Development consultant, with over 10 years of experience in Gender, GBV, Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Programming.
Read MoreInternational development leader, founder and board chair specialising in education and women's rights programming, policy and strategy. Held senior leadership roles in high-profile organizations, advising UK and overseas governments, educational institutions, civil society organizations, multilateral agencies, and the private sector.
Read MoreMy 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.
Read MoreIndependent consultant passionate about making an impact in the development sector to drive meaningful change at the intersection of gender, intercultural education and violence prevention.
Read MoreSenior Gender and Social Inclusion Expert who has worked for more than 25 years principally in Africa including the MENA region on gender and social inclusion and cross-cutting issues.
Read MoreOver 12 years’ experience working in international development on gender equality, governance and women’s rights programming.
Read MoreI am an advisor on wellbeing and organisational development, focusing on feminist and inclusive approaches to addressing stress, burnout and discrimination in the sector.
Read MoreOver 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.
Read MoreLindsey Jones-Renaud is a feminist facilitator, trainer, advocate and entrepreneur whose work focuses on the intersection of gender with economic development, social justice, care work, the digital economy, and institutional change.
Read MoreDr. Kalbarczyk is an implementation scientist by training and gender specialist. She is a global health researcher and practitioner passionate about supporting women's leadership, driving evidence-to-action initiatives, and engaging with diverse stakeholders through inclusive approaches.
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