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I am an independent consultant based in the UK, with over 15 years of experience. I support institutions working in the fields of AIDS and community development at the global level, in developing countries and locally in the city of Brighton.

My skills include:

My particular interests include:
  • Writing, editing and communications.
  • Policy development and advocacy.
  • Good practice research, analysis and evaluation.
  • Participatory consultation and facilitation.
  • Project design and management.
  • Advocating for the role of civil society, especially people living with HIV and marginalised groups, within multi-sectoral responses to AIDS.
  • Using community-based lessons to inform national and global AIDS policy development.
  • Building the capacity of civil society networks, delegations and coalitions.
  • Integrating good practice principles (gender-sensitivity, rights-based approaches, greater involvement of people living with HIV, etc) into programme/policy development.

My clients include:
bullet United Nations and global agencies, such as UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
bullet Civil society networks, such as the International Council of AIDS Service Organisations (ICASO) and the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development.
bullet NGOs (international, regional and national), such the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Oxfam, Save the Children (SCF), International HIV/AIDS Alliance and Southern Africa AIDS Trust (SAT).
bullet Community groups, such as the Sussex Beacon, Spectrum LGBT Community Forum and Brighton Body Positive.

Examples of work include:
bullet Facilitating a two-day planning retreat for the Civil Society Delegations to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
bullet Leading a review of civil society involvement in the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS.
bullet Writing guidelines on civil society involvement in the ‘Three Ones’ for the International Council of AIDS Service Organisations (ICASO).
bullet Writing Report Cards on HIV prevention for girls and young women in 12 countries for the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).


I have recently provided maternity cover for the Head of Team: Policy at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. Other staff positions have included Press Officer at ActionAid, Greenpeace and Amnesty International. I have an MA in ‘Cultural Politics’ from the University of Sussex.