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 MoreMary Ann has more than 25-years gender, diversity, social development and governance experience in consultancy, management, training and research on the gender equity, poverty, rights-based and human development aspects of development.
Read MoreWomen's empowerment specialist, with experience of working with displaced populations including victims of trafficking, refugees and exploited foreign domestic workers. Previous experience designing and delivering a range of support provisions for people experiencing homelessness and destitution across the world, with particular focus on the UK and Middle East.
Read MoreDiya 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).
Read MoreWith 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.
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 MoreSenior 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.
Sinem Hun is an award-winning gender consultant, human rights lawyer, and the founder of Genderscope.
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 MoreOrganisational development and learning advisor, currently pursuing a Master degree in Development studies, more particularly: MA in Gender, Violence and Conflict at University of Sussex, as a Chevening Scholar.
Read MoreNeha and Manju are racial justice facilitators with over 25 years of combined experience working across various sectors including INGOs, higher education, multi-lateral donors and government institutions.
Read MoreGender equity strategist and policy advisor with 10+ years of experience across NGOs, academia, and tech. Negin has led intersectional initiatives in Canada, Vietnam, and Armenia, with lived experience and cultural grounding from Iran.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreAnna Lidstrom (BA in Political Science, MA in Peace and Conflict studies) is a Senior Gender, Women, Peace and Security expert and Evaluator.
Read MoreIndependent researcher and consultant with 15 years extensive gender equality analysis, training, facilitation, report-writing, capacity development, policy development and programme experience in a wide range of sectors with diverse organisations.
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