Founder, Partner Amsterdam, Netherlands
Co-Founder, Partner The Hague, Netherlands
Principal & Operations Manager Paris, France
Principal Rotterdam, Netherlands
Principal & Creative Director Dubai, UAE
Associate Montreal, Canada
Associate Berlin, Germany
Associate Beirut, Lebanon
Associate Canada
Associate Córdoba, Argentina
Associate Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Associate California, USA
Established in 2018, our hybrid collective was born out of a need for a gender lens in the field of international development and cooperation. The absence of gender sensitivity in activities and programs across business, development, government, and humanitarian sectors was continuous and detrimental, leading to unintended consequences, unsustainable changes, and insignificant impacts. Since beginning operations, our team has successfully supported numerous governments, NGOs, civil society organizations, and social sustainable enterprises in mainstreaming gender as a means of creating lasting transformation, meticulously evaluating existing programs and activities, and creatively innovating new solutions all over the globe.
We believe in tailor-made solutions that fit each specific context and keep every audience and ambition in mind.
We focus on inclusion through human-centered designs, with localized contexts and issues at the core, and special attention given to the most vulnerable and marginalized groups.
We utilize our training across various sets of standards and methodologies to ensure high quality and easily adaptable services (Sphere Humanitarian Standards, OECD DAC evaluation criteria, Core Humanitarian Standards, Scrum and agile management).
We actively practice qualifying our qualitative findings and research with quantitative figures, primary sources, and native language analysis.
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An Iranian-American with more than ten years of experience in international relations, economic development, and political empowerment, Beatrice is heavily invested in making the world a better place. Her work spans multiple regions of the world, often including high-risk environments, and her clients include non-governmental organizations, governmental bodies, and small-to-medium–sized corporations throughout the US, EU, Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Originally focused on the areas of economic development, security, and disarmament, Beatrice turned to the humanitarian field, where she has expanded her expertise to include international security policy, gender equality, and innovation planning. She is a highly skilled grant writer, program designer, auditor, and capacity and impact assessor, as well as an authority on client and donor relations and ethical corporate engagement strategy.
Her personal and professional interests come together in the use of technology and data to provide solutions and insight into human rights, higher education, sexual reproductive rights, and environmental preservation.
Aviva is a development and political stability specialist with over eight years of experience working in and on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sub-Saharan Africa, and South & Southeast Asia. She focuses on the intersection of peacebuilding, empowerment, and gender equity, with an emphasis on interweaving growth and sustainability throughout social, political, and economic development. Aviva has experience in program development, implementation, situational analysis, and strategic planning in various contexts, including highly volatile areas.
Holding a Master’s in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, she has worked with organizations large and small, including Search for Common Ground, SPARK, the Netherlands Entrepreneurship Development Agency (RVO), the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO), and the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
A lover of the written word, Aviva is an expert in writing and communications and embraces the challenge of creating content for a variety of audiences – from grant proposals to awareness raising campaigns.
Sofía is a professional with more than six years of experience in research, project management, fundraising, training & capacity building, public speaking, and communications strategy design in the fields of international law, democracy and governance, and new technologies. She holds a Master’s in Law applied to International Security from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and a Bachelor’s of Science in International Relations from Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina.
A doctoral student in legal theory and legal tech, she is part of the BlockchainGov project, an interdisciplinary effort financed by the European Research Center and comprised of members of Harvard University and MIT.
She started out working in The Hague in the field of law-making, public international law, and human rights with major international non-governmental organizations and international organizations, as well as members of parliament from democratic countries all over the world.
More recently, she has collaborated with startups, social enterprises, civil society organizations, and academic networks in the Global North working on blockchain-based applications to identity, voting, representation, and currency. Sofia has also advised NGOs promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Global South.
Judith is a passionate development and humanitarian professional with more than eight years of experience working for actors ranging from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to INGOs, where she has worked on program design and development, policy development, and program management. She is an expert in the fields of improved business development, access to the labor market through higher education, humanitarian aid, and justice and security governance.
Holding a MSc in Conflict Resolution and Governance at the University of Amsterdam as well as a BSc in Political Science and a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University, her experience focuses on fragile regions in the Middle East, South East Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, where she has lived and worked over the past decade for various NGOs.
Judith has extensive experience in developing and initiating projects, including scoping potential partners, finding a program’s unique selling point, and grant-writing. When it comes to project implementation, Judith is highly passionate about working with those actors on the ground who can make a real difference.
Rami Touma is a creative consultant and business developer with more than fifteen years of experience in developing key messaging, establishing brands, solving operational problems, creating disruptive marketing strategies, and creative advocacy and awareness campaigns.
He uses a unique data-driven creative process that is a tailor-made fusion of design thinking, behavioral psychology, and project management.
His portfolio includes consultancies for non-governmental organizations, multi-nationals, start-ups, universities, and government entities throughout the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa.
Beyond this range of technical expertise, his real strength lies in his unrivaled passion for humanitarian issues and empowering people, and his skill in marrying content and form when it comes to spreading important messages.
He is passionate about street art, photography, cinematography, pottery, and all forms of art.
Amélie is a French-Canadian strategic development consultant with over 15 years of international experience on all continents, with the past six years focused on Asia Pacific and East Africa. Former social entrepreneur, regional NGO exec, researcher and lawyer-by-trade among other titles; she is a diverse professional currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. Amélie has worked in consulting on and off for 11 years across a range of industries and sectors, and has notably provided multiple market penetration and M&E analysis services, as well as risk assessments on the topics of forced labor and child labor in supply chains in Africa and in Asia.
Amélie completed her law degree in Quebec, Canada, and holds a Masters in International Law gained in Beijing, China. She has worked with organizations including the Thomson Reuters Foundation as Asia Pacific Manager (2019-2021), where she managed a portfolio of 250+ human rights research and advisory projects, prior to which she co-founded a social enterprise in the renewable energy sector in Rwanda, on the border of the DRC.
Amélie is proud to dedicate her time to driving social change through economic development and sustainable growth projects concretely in Southeast Asia and East Africa, and globally virtually. Amelie loves travelling, eating, and getting out of her comfort zone.
Roy has over 8 years of experience working in the public and private development sector with major focus on programmatic expansion, data analysis, partnership development. Roy has worked in the Middle East, Europe and West Africa often with multinational teams operating in regional or global contexts. In his personal time Roy is an active linguistics researcher who focuses on intercultural communication, dialogue and exchange. A polyglot- Roy has used his linguistic and communication skills to support teams work more effectively.
Noura Amkieh is a Clinical Psychologist from Beirut, Lebanon. In the past five years, she has completed her B.A. in Psychology, M.A in Clinical Psychology and Islamic Psychology diploma from Cambridge Muslim College. She fulfills the role of a clinical psychologist in Beirut, Lebanon and is an advocate for global mental health with an anti-colonial approach. Noura has been actively working within Islamic Psychology, addressing the diverse needs of populations and offering a comprehensive approach to mental health challenges.
She specializes in working on evaluations and needs assessments with emphasis in MHPSS, education and global mental health. Her expertise goes beyond clinical boundaries, incorporating a profound understanding of regional geo-political dynamics, enabling her to utilize psycho-social analysis and trauma-informed training methodologies for effective and culturally sensitive engagement across various contexts.
Dr. Nancy Adossi is an expert with more than ten years of experience in international development and political affairs in Africa and North America, with a focus on peace building, disaster response management, youth policies, women’s empowerment, and entrepreneurship. She also has experience in strategic planning, program development and management, proposal writing, and data analytics in the Global South.
Holding a Doctorate of Education and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Houston and a graduate certificate in Data Analytics from Cornell University, she has worked at UN Migration in East Africa and the United Nations in New York. She is a professor of Political Science and also serves as a consultant for international development consultancies, governments, academic institutions, and NGOs.
More recently, she has started working with the tech and startup industries in data governance and incorporating IDEA values in Artificial Intelligence frameworks, especially in Africa and Asia. Her passion is country development, economic empowerment, and peacebuilding. She is fluent in French, English, Ewe, Fon, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Paula is a committed gender specialist with extensive experience in reporting, research, training, and project coordination in both Spanish and English. She holds a Master of Arts in Women’s and Gender Studies from the Central European University & the University of Granada, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina.
As a consultant, she has worked for prominent organizations such as UNDP, Inter-American Development Bank, CAF -development banf of LAC, Start Network, Youth Business International, HelpAge, Catholics for Choice, and FARO Ecuador. There, she has conducted research related to gender equity, combating violence against women, children, and adolescents, strategic fundraising, development of training materials, and program evaluation.
In the public sector, she worked in the first Ministry of Women of Córdoba leading Gender-Sensitive Budgeting trajectories and gender mainstreaming in provincial public policies. She was responsible for coordinating interministerial and intersectoral meetings, designing and monitoring strategic programs, and supporting institutional communication.
Paula is dedicated to creating equitable spaces, challenging hierarchical power dynamics, and promoting ethics of care. With deep insight into Latin American cultural dynamics, she offers a unique perspective. Her commitment to feminism, empathetic leadership, and transparent collaboration drives her mission to advance gender equality and social justice regionally and globally
A Zimbabwean with over five years of expertise in waste management and recycling, sustainability, eco-entrepreneurship, climate change, economic development, and youth employment.Kuda is deeply dedicated in making the world a better place. Her work spans several sectors, including economic development, and her clientele include non-governmental organizations, governmental agencies, and medium-to-large enterprises from the United States, the European Union, and Africa.
Kuda began her career in waste management, recycling, and environmental management before transitioning to sustainable economic development, where she broadened her knowledge to include youth employment, sustainable technology, and innovation planning. She is a highly experienced program designer, project manager and stakeholder engagement officer. She is also an authority in stakeholder relations management and corporate sustainable strategy development.
Her personal and professional interests intersect as she uses technology and data to bring answers and insights into the growth of the circular and green economies. In her work, she champions adaptable, inventive, and iterative processes, collaborating with donors and clients to incorporate flexibility, responsiveness, and local leadership from project design to implementation and exit.
Haley has over ten years experience working as a consultant across international development, management consulting, education, and regenerative agriculture. She has a Master’s in Public Administration from the Middlebury Institute of International Development in Monterey, California, and a Bachelor’s of the Arts with Honors from the University of Oregon, where she studied international relations and French.
In her work, she celebrates adaptive, innovative, and iterative methodologies, working with donors and clients to incorporate flexibility, responsiveness, and local leadership from a project’s design to its implementation and exit. Within the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning framework, she works with her clients to identify and apply learnings derived from positive deviance as opposed to focusing on what isn’t working. She has worked with Search for Common Ground and Mercy Corps in Cambodia, Kenya, Lebanon, and the District of Columbia, for donors such as USAID, UNHCR, and privately-funded philanthropists, and clients include Caritas Austria, Search for Common Ground, Freedom from Hunger, a public transportation company of a global capital, a multi-billion dollar financial services firm, and medical service providers throughout North America, as well as Big Sur Land Trust and Monterey County Rape Crisis Center.
Her commitment to intersectional feminism extends to her personal life, where she farms and homesteads with her family in Northern California, spending the assets of her time and attention on decolonizing and rewilding her self, environmental justice, and dismantling patriarchy and white supremacy.