Selected projects
Spanning 17 years, my career has taken me to several fragile or contested environments around the world: from towns hosting IDPs in Darfur, to Afro-Colombian communities at risk of displacement in Colombia, to working with Newari households living in temporary shelters after the earthquakes that affected Nepal in 2015. I utilise my interdisciplinary background on international development and urbanism, my experience designing and facilitating innovative tools for analysis, collaboration and community engagement, and my award-winning research on self-reliance and informal settlements, to facilitate change in complex and contested environments. Currently, I am advising and supporting governments, humanitarian and development actors in internal displacement contexts around the world.
Type of projects
durable solutions to displacement | multi-stakeholder planning | global policy and advocacy processes | community engagement | informal settlement upgrading | urban profiling in conflict or post-disaster contexts | resilience building in conflict or post-disaster contexts | executive management and corporate strategies
Africa
Darfur, Sudan 2018
[Project] Urban profiling for durable solutions to displacement
South Africa 2016-17
[Project] Community-led upgrading for self-reliance in informal settlements
Kenya, 2011-12
[Project] Participatory planning for informal settlement upgrading
Nigeria, 2019
[Project] Advising and building government capacity on durable solutions to displacement
Uganda, 2016
[Project] Urban governance and informality in Ugandan cities
Namibia, 2016
[Training] Tools for co-creating solutions in informal and contested urban areas
Asia
Syria, 2018-2020
[Project] Urban profiling for informing recovery in Syrian cities
Nepal, 2016-17
[Project] Participatory planning for post-disaster reconstruction
Afghanistan, 2018
[Project & training] Durable solutions for IDPs in informal settlements
India, 2010
[Research] Urban analysis for assessing impact of in-situ redevelopment projects in Dharavi
Istanbul, 2008
[Research] Development Plan for Roma Communities in Istanbul, Turkey
Kazakhstan, 2017
[Project] Citizen engagement in urban development
Latin America
Colombia, 2014-16
[Project] Building resilience in informal coastal settlements at risk of displacement
Ecuador, 2012-14
[Project] Neighbourhood action plans for improvement of informal settlements
Mexico, 2019 - ongoing
[Project] Displacement profiling in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico
Brazil, 2010
[Project] Participatory planning & design for housing & neighbourhood improvement
Honduras, 2018
[Project] Community profiling in 15 urban neighbourhoods affected by violence
Honduras, 2006-07
[Various projects] Local government projects for managing urban informality and urban rehabilitation
Global (various locations / or online)
2017 - ongoing, various locations
[Project] Community engagement tools to advance participation of IDPs in durable solutions
Online webinar
[Training] Using photo-voice to explore local integration of refugees in cities
World Urban Forum, 2012