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 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 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 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 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 MoreAnna Lidstrom (BA in Political Science, MA in Peace and Conflict studies) is a Senior Gender, Women, Peace and Security expert and Evaluator.
Read MoreAlina is an independent consultant with over 20 years of experience in the area of human rights, gender, diversity and social inclusion.
Read MoreLorna Okatch is a policy and research analyst in the Kenyan parliament interested in public policy, social legislation, humanitarian assistance, social development, environmental justice and human resource management.
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