Experienced in working with diverse populations, including women and girls, children and youth, refugees, internally displaced persons returnees, migrants, persons with disabilities, minority groups, rural communities, and marginalized populations. Strong commitment to inclusive development approaches, gender equality, social protection, human rights, accountability to affected populations, and sustainable solutions that strengthen community resilience.
Fluent in English with professional experience working in multilingual and multicultural settings, including collaboration with French, Arabic, and local-language-speaking communities through direct communication and interpretation support where required. Experienced in navigating complex cultural and political environments while building trust and effective partnerships with national and international stakeholders.
Occupation: Highly experienced in strategic planning, program leadership, grant
management, donor compliance, results-based management and risk
management. Strong track record of mobilizing partnerships,
strengthening national systems, and delivering sustainable, evidence
based solutions that improve the lives of vulnerable populations.
Countries of expertise: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cote d`Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Her academic and professional qualifications include an undergraduate in Psychology (Academic year: 1997) and a postgraduate degree and training (Academic year: 1997-98 and 1999-2000) in Clinical Psychology; clinical work is diverse and covers assessment and therapy for adults and minority ethnic groups for various conditions. As a multilingual psychologist with multi-cultural experience, she can assess efficiently and provide culturally emotional sensitive service
Her employment history involves working as a psychologist:
She used to work with Nafas Drug Treatment Centre, Age Concern, Special People, Social Action for Health, The UK Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy, London School of Psychology and Health, Flow Neuroscience and Centre for Psychological Health (She has prepared numerous well-referenced expert reports for UK institutions including the Family Court, Immigration Court, Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions, and Land Registry. Her work integrates factual findings with comprehensive assessments and evidence-based analysis. She has prepared over 150 expert psychological and country reports, guided by a strong commitment to ethical and professional standards.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations:
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Occupation: Professional Psychologist; Counsellor & Psychotherapist; Psychometrician, Researcher, Supervisor, and Trainer
Countries of expertise: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela
Anthropologist and qualitative researcher with over a decade of experience conducting research with vulnerable populations. Specializing in participatory, ethical, and mixed methods research with lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ+) women and LGBTIQA+ groups; human rights; SOGI inclusion; intersectional data analysis; sexual and gender-based violence; sexual and reproductive health and rights; NGOs and community-based organizations; HIV/AIDS programming; and inclusive and diverse programming in development and nonprofit interventions.
Occupation: Researcher/Anthropologist
Countries of expertise: Ghana, Uganda
The Expert is a Barrister-at-Law of England and Wales. The Expert is a practicing Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He holds the position of Head of Chambers at "LexAria and Jurists" (link: https://lexariaandjurists.com/), with nearly a decade's experience in legal practice. The expert regularly moves before the Supreme Court of Bangladesh for various matters, including Writ (Judicial Review), Criminal and Civil Appeal and Revision, Bail Petition, Intellectual Property, Company Matter, Inheritance, Public Interest Litigation, Muslim Personal Law, Succession Law, Hindu Law, etc.
As a practicing Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and Journalist, the expert is capable to verify any legal documents, including cases, GDs, judgments, and other relevant documents, and check records from the government offices of Bangladesh, including Courts and Tribunals, unless restricted by law or the relevant office.
Parallel to his legal pursuits, the expert is the Legal Affairs and Political Editor of The Daily Campus and a columnist. Accumulatively, he possesses over 18 years of sustained experience as a Journalist in Bangladesh, having written extensively on a broad range of issues, including human rights, the criminal justice system, politics,… Read more
Occupation: Barrister-at-Law, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Researcher, Journalist, and Columnist.
Countries of expertise: Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Dr Harry Verhoeven is a well-known scholar and senior policy advisor whose work focuses on East Africa and Central Africa. He is the Convenor of the Oxford University China-Africa Network and a Senior Advisor to the European Institute of Peace. Dr Verhoeven has particular expertise on the modus operandi of ruling parties in East and Central Africa and the practices of state security organs, including armed forces, intelligence services, paramilitary units and police. His understanding of these security services, their decision-making and their human rights track-record has underpins his extensive and widely solicited engagement with the EU, United Nations, civil society, law firms and governmental departments in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
Occupation: Professor and Policy Advisor
Countries of expertise: Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda