Working towards more inclusive, equitable, and peaceful societies.

Consultancies 

  • Currently providing guidance on gender sensitivity and gender mainstreaming for the project "WE-Champs: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Networking Regional Women's Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations," implemented by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and funded by the U.S. Department of State, the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues. (Timeframe: 01/2023-12/2024).
  • Currently providing guidance on conflict sensitivity for the project Strengthening Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership countries for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit/German Development Cooperation or GIZ (10-03, 2024).
  • Provided guidance on social and governance risks for a new project on addressing climate change in Turkey for GIZ. (12/2023-01/2024).
  • Provided guidance on gender and conflict sensitivity for the project Strengthening Emergency Management in Ukraine for GIZ.(09-11, 2023).
  • Provided guidance on conflict sensitivity for a project on addressing climate change in Moldova, Ukraine, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan for GIZ. (11/2023-01/2024).
  • Provided guidance on conflict sensitivity for three projects under the Energy Efficiency stream in Ukraine for GIZ. (09-11, 2023).
  • Provided guidance on gender sensitivity and gender mainstreaming for the Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development (FRSD) in Benin and Togo for GIZ and ECOWAS. The FRSD focuses on inclusive private sector and economic development, skills development (TVET), and employment generation. (06, 2023-10, 2023).
  • Provided guidance on gender and conflict sensitivity for the project BMZ - Beratung - Starke Unternehmen und Kommunen für Moldau. (08/2023-09/2023).
  • The assignment entailed providing training on diversity, gender equality, equity, and inclusion for the project Gender Technical Advisory and Training Services for Europe and Eurasia, implemented by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. (05/2023-08/2023). Countries include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, and Ukraine.
  • The assignment entailed providing guidance on gender sensitivity and gender mainstreaming for the Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development (FRSD) in Niger and Mali for GIZ and ECOWAS. The FRSD will focus on inclusive private sector development and economic development, skills development (TVET), and employment generation. (Timeframe: 08, 2022 - 03, 2023).
  • The assignment entailed providing conflict sensitivity, including writing an integrated peace and conflict assessment for the project on Good Governance Through GovTech and Transparency in Ukraine for the German Development Agency (GIZ). (Timeframe: 10/2022-03/2023).
  • The assignment entailed assisting in the organizational launch of a new IOM research center, the Gender and Migration Research Policy Action Lab (GenMig). Tasks include writing a 3-year-long work plan, identifying key stakeholders, including potential donors, proposing deliverables, and expanding the center's network. (Timeframe: 09 - 12, 2022).
  • The assignment entailed providing guidance on gender and conflict sensitivity for a project, "Utilization and Implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine in the field of trade / EU4 Business: SME Competitiveness and Internationalization," GIZ. In addition, the assignment included writing a gender analysis to inform the project's operations in the war context. Tasks also included conducting interviews with project staff and local stakeholders and giving training on gender and conflict sensitivity. (Timeframe: 04 - 09, 2022).
  • The assignment entailed providing guidance on gender and conflict sensitivity for a project, "Digital Transformation of SMEs in Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia," German Development Agency (GIZ). In addition, the assignment includes writing a Gender Analysis and an integrated Peace and Conflict assessment of the project, which focuses on the policy level, skills development (TVET), and private sector development. Tasks included conducting interviews with project staff and local stakeholders. (Timeframe: 08 - 10, 2022).
  • The assignment entailed writing a gender analysis for the "Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development," focusing on Guinea-Bissau for GIZ and ECOWAS. The FRSD will focus on inclusive private sector and economic development, skills development (TVET), and employment generation. (Timeframe: 10, 2021 - 10, 2022).
  • The assignment entailed writing an integrated context and human rights analysis for a project entitled "Strengthening the Influence of Palestinian Refugees on their Living Conditions" for GIZ. The regional project encompasses Lebanon, Jordan, West Bank, and Gaza. Tasks included conducting interviews with project staff, stakeholders, and focus groups in all four geographic areas. (Timeframe: 03-07, 2021).
  • The assignment entailed conducting research and writing a report on conflict dynamics and potential opportunities for economic development, skills development (TVET), and employment generation for youth, women, and irregular migrants for a Dutch NGO, SPARK, in Libya. In addition, I developed relations with key stakeholders. (Timeframe: 11, 2020 - 02, 2021).
  • The assignment entailed writing a report, "Women's Meaningful Participation in Peace and Transition Processes," for the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In addition, the assignment included presenting the findings of my report during a plenary session. Tasks also included joining key stakeholder meetings on the humanitarian crisis of the war in Syria. (Timeframe: 03 - 06, 2019).
  • The assignment included providing an analysis of the impact of programming on skills development (TVET), livelihood security, and employment generation targeted at the Syrian refugee community and host communities in Turkey for the International Labour Organization Turkey Office. Tasks included conducting interviews with project staff, stakeholders, and focus groups. (Timeframe: 09, 2017 - 02, 2018).
  • The assignment included analyzing the labor market in Turkey, considering the status of child labor, forced labor, human trafficking, gender discrimination, and the increase of Syrian refugees in the labor market for an NGO, Verite. Tasks included conducting interviews with stakeholders and focus groups. (Timeframe: 01 - 04, 2017).