Collaborative partnership to advance your organisational, programmatic, and project goals
Research, policy, and funding for impact
Do you need specialist knowledge, creative thinking, and a safe pair of hands to carry out research, shape policy and strategy, or secure funding?
I have a proven and growing track record in research, policy and strategy development, advocacy, and fundraising on diverse topics, including women’s and human rights, inclusive peace and security, civic space, civil society organising, and social inclusion, often in complex and crisis-affected contexts.
I have particular familiarity with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands across the full programme cycle, from design and fundraising through to implementation, learning and evaluation. I have also facilitated participatory proposal design processes and written proposals that secured over €45 million for non-profit organisations, usually as lead writer and often for multi-country consortia. Funding sources include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the EU CERV programme, and UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund Rapid Response Window.
Just a few examples of my work…
Proposal for Focus on Freedom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (2026-2030)
- Location: West & Central Africa and Latin America
- Role: Lead proposal writer and strategic advisor on Dutch MFA funding alignment
- Outcome: Just under €7 million over five years to support locally-led organisations, networks, and movements advancing equality, safety, and inclusion, and reducing violence, discrimination, and barriers to justice and opportunities, especially for marginalised communities.
Proposal for FemFocus, Combating Violence against Women, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (2026-2030)
- Location: Greater Horn of Africa
- Role: Core contributing writer
- Outcome: €38 million over five years to resource Women-Led Organisations and networks to advance collective efforts to combat gender-based violence, strengthening protection, prevention, and access to services and justice for women and girls.
Midterm Evaluation: A Diverse and Strengthened Feminist Movement Leading Initiatives to Advance Peacebuilding and Women’s Rights in Yemen (2025)
- Location: Yemen (conducted remotely)
- Role: Project coordinator, evaluator, and lead report writer (with JRNY Consulting)
- Outcome: A participatory evaluation assessing progress towards project outcomes, and including lessons learned, best practices, and strategic recommendations to increase impact despite restricted civic space.
Midterm Evaluation: Assessing the Protracted and Acute Crisis Joint Responses and Progress Towards Dutch Relief Alliance Strategic Priorities (2024)
- Location: Global (numerous humanitarian contexts, conducted remotely)
- Role: Project coordinator, evaluator, and lead report writer (with JRNY Consulting)
- Outcome: A participatory, multi-stakeholder evaluation of humanitarian response, including lessons learned, best practices, and strategic recommendations for institutional strengthening and for immediate, longer-term, and wider systems change.
- Location: Global
- Role: Lead writer and researcher (conducted remotely)
- Outcome: An advocacy paper based on interviews with civil society actors, including women-led organisations, responding to COVID-19 in crisis-affected settings, calling on governments, donors, and multilateral agencies to address the root causes of conflict and fragility.
Research paper: Media Viability in East Africa: Navigating Repression and Resistance (2026)
- Location: Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda (conducted remotely)
- Role: Data analysis and lead report writer
- Outcome: A mixed-methods study on key regional trends, challenges, and opportunities to strengthen public interest media as a pillar of civil society resilience, democratic accountability, and access to pluralistic information in contexts of restricted civic space.
Curious about collaboration?
Need specialist knowledge, creative thinking and a safe, reliable pair of hands to write that report or funding proposal? I could take on that project.