I am an independent consultant based in the UK, with 20 years of experience. I support organisations - working in the fields of HIV, gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and maternal and child health - at the global level, in developing countries and in my local city of Brighton. I work with a variety of institutions, including international NGOs and networks, community groups, funding mechanisms and United Nations agencies.
My skill areas include:
• Good practice research, policy analysis and writing.
• Multi-sectoral consultation and facilitation.
• Strategic review, planning and evaluation.
• Good practice research, policy analysis and writing.
• Multi-sectoral consultation and facilitation.
• Strategic review, planning and evaluation.
My particular interests include:
• Promoting the needs and role of civil society, key populations and women
• and girls within national and global responses to HIV and SRHR.
• Promoting good practice - particularly gender transformative and human
• rights-based approaches - in programmes and policies on HIV and SRHR.
• Promoting linkages between HIV and other areas of health, particularly SRHR
• and maternal and child health.
• Promoting the needs and role of civil society, key populations and women
• and girls within national and global responses to HIV and SRHR.
• Promoting good practice - particularly gender transformative and human
• rights-based approaches - in programmes and policies on HIV and SRHR.
• Promoting linkages between HIV and other areas of health, particularly SRHR
• and maternal and child health.
Examples of my work include:
• International HIV/AIDS Alliance (2011): Wrote ‘Approaches to Gender and Sexuality’ - summarising a survey among 28 programme partners in 19 countries, identifying progress towards gender transformative programming and advocacy. To download publication click here
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (2011): Wrote 'Piecing it Together' - an advocacy report on the gender dimensions of HIV-related stigma, based on case studies from Bangladesh, Dominican Republic and Ethiopia. To download publication click here
• Interact Worldwide (2011): Wrote 'Who Are We Failing?' - a report on how marginalisation and vulnerability affect adolescents' access to SRHR services and commodities.To download publication click here
• Global Network of People Living with HIV (2010): Led a comprehensive Strategic Review of the organisation, reaching 1,160 stakeholders, including through 46 interviews, 10 focus group discussions and a global e-survey. To download publication click here
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2008): Designed and led facilitation of a 3-day Partnership Forum in Senegal, with over 500 participants from across regions and stakeholder groups. To download publication click here
• UNAIDS (2007): Led an Independent Review of Civil Society Involvement in the UNAIDS Board, involving interviews with 35 senior-level stakeholders and presenting findings and recommendations to the 20th Board Meeting, Geneva. To download publication click hereFor more information or to make an enquiry please contact me on: Mobile: + 44 (0)7763 304849 E-mail: sarah@middletonlee.com