Publications Library
Here you can access my publications by theme. Please check the news section for the latest publications.
Child Protection
Sole author
- Pilot Study: Children on the Move using the Southern Route in Eastern and Southern Africa, Summary of Findings, UNICEF, 2020 https://www.unicef.org/esa/reports/unsettled-past-uncertain-future
- Summary: National Costed Roadmap to End Child Marriage and FGM/C 2020–2024, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Women, Children and Youth, 2019 https://ethiopia.un.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/Roadmap%20to%20end%20child%20marriage%20and%20FGM%20summary%20Unicef%20.pdf
- Review of the African Union campaign to end child marriage, UNICEF, 2018. Full report and summary unicef.org/protection/files/Summary_Review_of_the_AU_Campaign_to_End_Child_Marriage.pdf
- Mapping interventions to prevent violence against women and children in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF 2018 (internal document, unpublished)
- Series of 8 human interest stories about individuals who are campaigning to end child marriage in a community in Amhara, Ethiopia, UNICEF 2016 https://libertyandhumanity.com/themes/child-rights/child-marriage-in-ethiopia-faces-of-change-introduction/
- Communications toolkit on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national VAC surveys. UNICEF ESARO, 2016 (internal document, unpublished)
- Justice for Children Policy Summary, Government of Ghana, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and UNICEF, 2016
- OpEd, Euractiv, Civil registration: Africa’s greatest development failure holds key to her success, February 2015 euractiv.com/section/development-policy/opinion/civil-registration-africa-s-greatest-development-failure-holds-key-to-her-success/
- What you need to know about the Child and Family Welfare Policy, Government of Ghana, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and UNICEF, 2015 iamgaca.org/assets/resource/cmfile6.pdf
- Child Protection Baseline Research Summary Report, Government of Ghana, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and UNICEF, 2014 https://new-ndpc-static1.s3.amazonaws.com/CACHES/PUBLICATIONS/2015/08/23/CP+BaselineResearchSummary.pdf
Co-author
- National Costed Roadmap to End Child Marriage and FGM/C 2020–2024, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Women, Children and Youth, 2019 unicef.org/ethiopia/media/1781/file/National%20Roadmap%20to%20End%20Child%20Marriage%20and%20FGM.pdf
- Video – EU-UNICEF Programme Accelerates Civil Registration Reform in Nigeria https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lqqn-zc0spm, March 2015
- Video – Breaking with broken systems, UNICEF Mozambique, February 2015 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqrkyUj7OJw
- Shadow City, Exposing Human Trafficking in Everyday London – return on investment section, Greater London Authority, 2013 researchgate.net/publication/271190650_Shadow_City_-_Exposing_Human_Trafficking_in_Everyday_London
Education
Sole author
- Resource mobilization proposal on teacher policy and development in Africa for UNESCO-ICBBA, 2021
- Author of successful education funding proposal for the KIX Africa 19 Regional hub for GPE-member countries in East, South and West Africa, 2019
- Education Thematic Report January–December 2017, UNICEF ESARO, 2018
- Mid-Term Evaluation, Education, Equality and Empowerment (EEE) project promoting inclusive education for children with disabilities in Rwanda 2013-2016, Chance for Childhood, 2015 (internal document, unpublished)
- Five thematic briefs, on 1. early learning and pre-primary, 2. quality primary, 3. pathways to citizenship and livelihoods, 4. adolescent girls and 5. children with disabilities, Schools for Africa, UNICEF, 2018 (internal document, unpublished)
Co-author
- UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Region Working Paper – Structured Pedagogy: For Real-Time Equitable Improvements in Learning Outcomes. UNICEF ESARO, 2020 unicef.org/esa/media/7511/file/ESA-Structured-Pedagogy-2020.pdf
- UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Briefing Paper 2020, Social and Emotional Learning and Skills in Primary Education. UNICEF ESARO, 2020
Other
- Research cited in Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Study on the Fulfilment of the Right to Education of Children with Disabilities, UNICEF and Education Development Trust, 2016 https://www.educationdevelopmenttrust.com/EducationDevelopmentTrust/files/e9/e9b28670-0b9f-4d93-b7cd-8b713448a634.pdf
Gender – see under child protection above for child marriage and FGM/C
Sole author
- Synthesis of 10 country–level gender programmatic reviews in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF, 2017 (internal document, unpublished)
- Series of five thematic gender programmatic briefs and five related pocket guides for use by UNICEF country office sections in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF, 2017 (internal document, unpublished)
- Girls in conflict with the law in Uganda: Experiences and needs before, during and after contact with the criminal and informal justice systems, Chance for Childhood with Street Child Africa, Nov 2016 https://chanceforchildhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Girls-in-conflict-with-the-law-Uganda.pdf
Co-author
- Global evaluation of UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan, UNICEF, 2019 unicef.org/evaldatabase/files/UNICEF-GAP_report.pdf
Global and regional policy
Sole author
- Summary report Accelerating the agenda for child rights in Africa 30 years of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: Progress, challenges and opportunities, UNICEF, 2019 unicef.org/evaldatabase/files/UNICEF_Summary_of_Childs_Right_in_Africa_WEB.pdf
- Evidence for Children: Report from a Roundtable on evidence-informed decision making for child welfare, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, 2019 unicef-irc.org/files/upload/documents/Evidence%20for%20Children%20roundtable%20report.pdf
- Three case studies on UNICEF’s engagement with the African Union: UNICEF’s support to the African Children’s Charter Committee; Strengthening the capacity of the AUC to protect children affected by conflict; UNICEF support to the AU continental campaign to end child marriage, UNICEF, 2018 https://libertyandhumanity.com/case-studies-on-unicefs-engagement-with-the-african-union/
- UNICEF Research for Children 2013: From Evidence to Action, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, 2013 unicef-irc.org/publications/700-unicef-research-for-children-from-evidence-to-action.html
- Good practice of global think tanks, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, 2013 (internal document, unpublished)
Co-author
- Synthesis of evidence and lessons from WFP’s policy evaluations (2011-2019), 2020 wfp.org/publications/synthesis-evidence-and-lessons-wfps-policy-evaluations-2011-2019
Health, Nutrition, HIV
Sole author
- Summary report Living with HIV and in School, Factors Impacting HIV Testing and Treatment of Adolescents in Tanzania, A Cross-Sectional Study, National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Centre (NIMR-Muhimbili), National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) and UNICEF Tanzania, 2021 https://www.unicef.org/tanzania/media/2566/file/Living%20with%20HIV.pdf
- Report on COVID-19 in Africa as Annex to update the Summary report Accelerating the agenda for child rights in Africa (see above), UNICEF, 2020
- Cyclone Idai, Integration of HIV into the humanitarian response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Case Study and Lessons Learned, UNICEF, 2020 childrenandaids.org/HIV-integration-cyclone-response
- 10 country-specific lessons learned documents (Kenya, Eswatini, Uganda and Zimbabwe) and 3 regional case studies for Eastern Southern Africa on supporting decentralized government to synthesize the near real-time monitoring (NRTM) of localized data in health and nutrition with community feedback, UNICEF, 2017 unicef.org/esa/reports/programme-monitoring-and-response-initiative-case-studies
Co-author
- Multiple evaluations of the COVID-19 response – see below.
Other
- Writing executive summary and substantial editing, Scoping Review of Tools for Assessing the Vulnerability and Risks of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF ESARO, 2021 https://www.unicef.org/esa/reports/assessing-vulnerability-and-risks-adolescent-girls-and-young-women-esa
- Substantial editing and gender inputs for Baby WASH Programming, Learning Note 2020, UNICEF ESARO, 2020 https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/7076/file/UNICEF-ESA-Baby-WASH-Programming-2020.pdf
Humanitarian response
Sole author
- Update on the Situation Analysis of Children and Women in South Sudan 2018–2020, UNICEF, 2021. Full 192 page report and a trifold leaflet: https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/reports/situation-children-and-women-south-sudan
- Cyclone Idai: Integration of multisectoral C4D interventions into the humanitarian response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Case Study and Lessons Learned, UNICEF, 2020 unicef.org/esa/media/7641/file/Cyclone-Idai-Integrating-multisectoral-C4D-interventions.pdf
- Cyclone Idai, Integration of HIV into the humanitarian response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Case Study, UNICEF, 2020 childrenandaids.org/HIV-integration-cyclone-response
- UNICEF South Sudan Country Office Annual Reports for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Example here (2021): https://www.unicef.org/media/116406/file/South-Sudan-2021-COAR.pdf
- Case Study on Improved Child Protection in Emergencies Preparedness and Response to Cross-Border Movements of Children in the Great Lakes Region, UNICEF 2015 (internal document, unpublished)
- Human Writes: The Media’s Role in War Propaganda Chapter 2 of Communication Ethics Now, Troubador Publishing, 2008, edited by Richard Keeble troubador.co.uk/bookshop/history-politics-society/communication-ethics-now/
- The Media’s Role in War Propaganda Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics, Vol 2, Number 3 2005 abramis.co.uk/ethical-space/index.htm
- Propaganda’s War on Human Rights, Peace Review International Journal of Social Justice, Vol 16, Issue 3 2004 ‘Law and War’ issue tandfonline.com/toc/cper20/16/3?nav=tocList
Co-author
- Synthesis of Evidence from UNICEF South Sudan Evaluations (2018–2019), UNICEF 2020
Other
- Gender review and inputs to the Evaluation of the Community-based Reintegration Programme for Children Released from Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Boma State (former Greater Pibor Administrative Area) 2015–2018, UNICEF South Sudan, 2019 https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/reports/evaluation-community-based-reintegration-programme
- What We Know About Collaboration: the ECB Country Consortium Experience. Emergency Capacity Building: The 10. Key Factors for Success, Emergency Capacity Building Project, 2012 https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/297429/ml-ecb-collaboration-consoritum-learning-310712-en.pdf Member of review team
Social Policy and PF4C
Sole author
- UNICEF India, Social Policy Programming Context, An overview of programming in Social Protection, Public Finance for Children, and Local Governance, Briefing Paper, April 2022
Co-author
- Oxford Policy Management, Real time assessment (RTA) of UNICEF’s ongoing response to COVID-19 in Eastern and Southern Africa, Regional Analysis, 17 March 2021 https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/8551/file/RTA-Phase1-ESA-Region.pdf (Social Protection advisor)
- Synthesis of evidence and lessons from WFP’s policy evaluations (2011-2019), 2020 which included evaluation of its Vouchers and Cash Transfers Policy (2009) and Update of WFP’s Safety Nets Policy (2012) wfp.org/publications/synthesis-evidence-and-lessons-wfps-policy-evaluations-2011-2019
- National budget briefs South Sudan FY 2021/22 (pending publication); FY 2019/20 https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/reports/national-budget-brief-2019-2020; and FY 2018/19 https://www.unicef.org/southsudan/reports/national-budget-brief-2019
- Education budget brief South Sudan FY 2018/19, UNICEF, 2019 unicef.org/southsudan/reports/education-budget-brief
- South Sudan Citizens Enacted Budget FY 2019/20, UNICEF, 2019 mofep-grss.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Citizens-Enacted-Budget-FY2019-2020.pdf
- Public Finance Management for Children Briefing Note, UNICEF South Sudan, 2019 unicef.org/southsudan/media/2511/file/UNICEF-South-Sudan-Public-Finance-Briefing-Note-Dec-2019.pdf
Human rights and business
Sole author
- At What Cost? The impacts of advertising and consumerism on human, community and planetary wellbeing. Adfree Cities advocacy guide to using international human rights law to challenge human rights violations and climate change impacts, caused by excessive consumption, 2021 https://adfreecities.org.uk/our-reports/at-what-cost/
- Going to scale with ICTs for agriculture, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), 2017 https://publications.cta.int/media/publications/downloads/1992_PDF_Updated.pdf
- House of Commons speech on sexualisation in advertising, 2012 https://libertyandhumanity.com/themes/sexualisation/house-of-commons-speech-on-sexualisation-in-advertising/
- Stepping up the fight against childhood sexualisation, 2010 https://libertyandhumanity.com/themes/sexualisation/stepping-up-the-fight-against-childhood-sexualisation/
Co-author
- UK Modern Slavery Act 2015: A Summary for Business, 2015 https://libertyandhumanity.com/uk-modern-slavery-act-2015-a-summary-for-business/
- Guide to Rights-Based Advocacy: International Human Rights Law & Fracking, Mercy International, 2015. Full report and policy brief https://franciscansinternational.org/fileadmin/media/2017/Global/Publications/Fracking-Hum-Rts-Guide-2015.pdf
- PR Power: Inside Secrets from the World of Spin, Virgin Books 2002, by Amanda Barry. Case studies.
Nature rights and indigenous rights
Co-author
- Harrop, E., Hyde, S. and Ronan, O. (2022) How integrated conceptions of earth rights and human rights in indigenous traditions can teach the Global North about true sustainability. In Pathak, Y.V. and Adityanjee, A. (editors) Human Rights, Spirituality and Religious Freedom: Perspectives from the Dharmic and Indigenous Cultures. Kovidnam Vani, Delaware, USA. https://libertyandhumanity.com/themes/environment/book-chapter-earth-rights-and-human-rights-in-indigenous-traditions/
Other themes
Sole author
- Evaluating the media landscape in Africa & harnessing new communications opportunities review for UNICEF ESARO, 2015 (internal document, unpublished)
- Series of internal communication “how to guides” from social media to storytelling; advocacy strategy on interoperability of national health and CRVS sectors for UNICEF ESARO, 2014 (internal document, unpublished).
Examples of Evaluations
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- UNICEF, Global Evaluation of the UNICEF L3 response to COVID-19 (ongoing)
- WFP, Evaluation of WFP’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 26 January 2022 https://www.wfp.org/publications/evaluation-wfps-response-covid-19-pandemic
- Oxford Policy Management, Real time assessment (RTA) of UNICEF’s ongoing response to COVID-19 in Eastern and Southern Africa:
- Regional Analysis, 17 March 2021 https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/8551/file/RTA-Phase1-ESA-Region.pdf
- COVID-19 vaccine supply and rollout: Key insights from qualitative research in Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa and South Sudan, December 2021 https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/10306/file/RTA-Phase2-ESA-Vaccine-Supply-Rollout.pdf
- COVID-19 vaccine demand promotion: Key insights from qualitative research in Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Africa and South Sudan, December 2021 https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/10311/file/RTA-Phase2-ESA-C4D-Vaccine-Demand-Promotion.pdf
- Synthesis of evidence and lessons from WFP’s policy evaluations (2011-2019), 2020 wfp.org/publications/synthesis-evidence-and-lessons-wfps-policy-evaluations-2011-2019
- Global evaluation of UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan, UNICEF, 2019 unicef.org/evaldatabase/files/UNICEF-GAP_report.pdf
- Review of the African Union campaign to end child marriage, UNICEF, 2018. Full report and summary unicef.org/protection/files/Summary_Review_of_the_AU_Campaign_to_End_Child_Marriage.pdf