Sinem Hun

Sinem Hun is an award-winning gender consultant, human rights lawyer, and the founder of Genderscope.

Alejandra Meneses

Alejandra Meneses is an experienced international development specialist with over eight years of expertise in gender data, policy analysis, and project coordination.

Gender mainstreaming, Economic Policy, Research, Social norms, WEE, Women's rights, MEL, Policy analysisGADN Coordinator8 May 2025

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.

Yvonne Tarus

I am a passionate advocate for women's rights and international development, with a strong focus on global health. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Diplomacy, Development, and International Security

Health, Climate change, Humanitarian, Gender mainstreaming, LGBT rights, Research, WEE, Women's Peace & SecurityGADN Coordinator6 May 2025

Venera Zakirova

I have gender experience for more than 25 years. With PhD in Sociology I worked on gender advocacy, mainstreaming, capacity building in UN, INGOs and Academia as a Professor in Gender study. My geography covers Russia (citizen)/CIS, EU, USA, Canada, Africa, Middle East, Afghanistan

Namayuba Chiyota

I have vast experience in the development sector working as a gender expert for human rights, participatory rights, equality and social inclusion in the water and sanitation and governance sector.

Womens' leadership, Policy analysis, Programming, Research, Women's participation, WASH, Gender training, Access to justice, EducationGADN Coordinator6 May 2025

Devina Buckshee

Devina Buckshee is a public health specialist and multimedia health journalist focusing on global health, sexual and reproductive health, and refugee healthcare.

Adolescent Girls, VAWG, Women's rights, Climate change, Education, Environment, Policy analysis, Research, SDGsGADN Coordinator9 May 2024

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.

Gender mainstreaming, Gender responsive budgets, LGBT rights, Intersectionality, Policy analysis, Programming, Proposal writing, Research, Strategy development, Women's economic justiceGADN Coordinator4 August 2021

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.

Women's rights, Research, SDGs, Advocacy, Economic Policy, Facilitation, Fundraising, Gender training, Monitoring & Evaluation, Programming, Proposal writing, SRHR, Social norms, Unpaid care, WEE, Women's economic justiceGADN Coordinator24 April 2019

Amita Bhakta

My 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

Adolescent Girls, Programming, Disability rights, Environment, Gender mainstreaming, Gender training, Health, Proposal writing, Research, SDGs, Social norms, SRHRGADN Coordinator24 March 2019

Ruth Bottomley

Over twenty years’ experience working and living in developing, post-conflict and politically complex contexts. Expertise in rights, gender and inclusion, and access and accountability, particularly in relation to land, natural resources and areas impacted by conflict.

Environment, Facilitation, Gender mainstreaming, Humanitarian, Monitoring & Evaluation, Programming, Research, Women's participationGADN Coordinator11 March 2019

Alyson Brody

Freelance 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.

Access to justice, Climate change, Gender mainstreaming, Policy analysis, Research, Social norms, VAWG, Gender trainingGADN Coordinator6 March 2019

Thomas Churchyard

Thomas 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.

VAWG, Social norms, Programming, Research, Engaging men, Gender mainstreaming, Unpaid care, Gender training, HealthGADN Coordinator5 March 2019

Irene Dawa

I am a senior Humanitarian and Development consultant, with over 10 years of experience in Gender, GBV, Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Programming.

Josette Desmone

Gender and social inclusion (GESI) specialist with 4 years of expertise in program management, gender mainstreaming, and LGBTQI+ program evaluation and analysis.

Advocacy, Women's Peace & Security, Facilitation, Gender training, Gender mainstreaming, Gender responsive budgets, LGBT rights, Intersectionality, Monitoring & Evaluation, Policy analysis, Proposal writing, Research, WEEGADN Coordinator1 March 2019

Diya Dutta

Diya holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Diya has 19 years of research experience and 15 years of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, policy & advocacy, knowledge management, programme management, research management and networking including working with the United Nations (World Bank, UN Women and UNDP).

Zinthiya Ganeshpanchan

With over 20 years of experience in the field, I am able to develop various programmes aimed at supporting survivors as well as preventing abuse and managing gender-based violence in emergencies.

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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