25 May 2020: I wrote 5 poems as part of a really engaging ecopsychology course by the Natural Academy in the UK, based on an exploration of Bill Plotkins the Wild Mind (map right). I have used poetry before, to … Continue reading →

25 April 2020: As the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) mark 30 years, the UNICEF Evaluation Office, in partnership with the UNICEF Office to … Continue reading →

19 April 2020: I joined the Portraits for a collaborative lockdown song. Recorded in 25 different homes and gardens, mainly focussed around England’s south western counties of Somerset and Cornwall, but also including performances from Indiana, USA, La Rochelle, France, … Continue reading →

25 February 2020: This multi-country case study which I authored for the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office highlights important HIV-specific interventions that were integrated into the emergency cyclone response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, during and after Cyclone … Continue reading →

20 February 2020: I love my work and also love to paint. My latest picture is an Octopus, painted on a circular board using metallic and acrylic paints. You can see my other paintings and artworks in my art gallery … Continue reading →

4 January 2020: In 2019 I was team member for the global evaluation of UNICEF’s two consecutive Gender Action Plans (GAPs), led by UNICEF NYHQ. I undertook field research in Bangladesh, Colombia and Ghana supplemented by remote interviews and an … Continue reading →

17 September 2019: I provided gender inputs and editing support for the final report of 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), South Sudan, … Continue reading →

1 August 2019: I recently helped support the drafting of Ethiopia’s National Costed Roadmap to End Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) 2020-2024, and produced a 10 page summary. Ethiopia has made significant progress in the last two … Continue reading →

1 May 2019: Two new publications which I provided writing and editing support for: Education budget brief fiscal year (FY) 2018/19: The first education budget brief represents a milestone in South Sudan’s public financial management (PFM) discourse and is indicative … Continue reading →

20 February 2019: Evidence for Children Roundtable Report, written for UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Campbell Collaboration and International Rescue Committee via Scriptoria Sustainable Development Communications. Quality evidence is a key driver of positive change in children’s lives. Exciting … Continue reading →