Consultant and Strategic Adviser (2009-2013)

As an independent Consultant and Director of Social Effect, I spent years travelling around the world, mostly pro-bono, working on ground with non-profits and social enterprises in more than 25 countries around the world, covering a large range of impact domains, solutions and challenges. 

Note: Brackets contain nature of involvement and type of work done.

UK

• Ashoka - Supporting Social Entrepreneurship (Facilitation, Mentoring)
• UnLtd - Funding and Developing Social Enterprise (Advisory, Mentoring)
• Red Foundation - Refugee Empowerment (RISE Mentoring)
• Imediate - Conflict Mediation (Board Member 2009)
• i-Genius - Enabling and Connecting Social Enterprise (Strategic Advisor)
• BANG Edutainment - Addressing Youth Exclusion (Chairman 08-09, Financing)
• Bold Creative - Creative Media for Social Impact (Project/Portfolio Management)
• Positive TV - Alternative Programming for TV (Financial Sustainability)
• Living Lens - Addressing Breakdowns in Communication (Strategic Branding, Social Media and Web)
• DigiTalk - Improving Text to Speech (Marketing, Business Development)
• Cool2Care - Supporting Families with Disabled Children (Social Media)
• FoodCycle - Addressing and Reusing Food Waste (Brand Strategy, Movement)
• Changemakers - SE Training for Young People (Social Enterprise Course)
• Camsight Accessible Web Project - Disabilities and Visual Impairment (Startup, Design, Implementation, Financing)

Mexico

• Ashoka Mexico - Social Entrepreneurship, Civil Action, Youth Venture, Social Business (Self-Financing and Long-term Sustainability)
• Ojos Que Sienten - Empowering the Visually Impaired (Restructuring)
• Revolucion con Letras - Social Awareness (User Experience)
• Fundacion de Investigacion y Desarrollo Educativo - Emotional Needs and Education (Scaling)
• Sustentavia - Social Programme Development (General Advisory)
• Yansa - Community Windfarming (Structure, Governance)

Brazil

• Ashoka Brazil - Social Entrepreneurship, Social Business, Changemaking (Advisory, Mentoring)
• Catalytic Communities - Community Building and Empowerment (Board Member, Strategic Development)
• CDI - Digital Inclusion (Mobile Learning  and UK Social Program Design)
• The International Exchange - Facilitating access to Professional Skills (Planning, Branding, Social Media)
• Factory of The Future - Social Innovation (Social Incubator Design)
• Ayllu Initiative - Scaling Social Enterprise and Microfranchising (Board Member, Mission, Vision, Raising Investment, Business Planning)
• Artemisia - Funding Social Enterprise (Mission, Vision)
• Barca - Community Adaption to Climate Change (Communication Strategy)
• Ocarete - Community Rights and Development (Mission, Strategy)
• Projecto Alavanca - Social Inclusion (Advisory)
• IDEC - Consumer Rights (Strategy)

Argentina

• Ashoka Argentina - Social Business, Changemaking (Social Business, Impact)
• La Usina - Disabilities Rights and Empowerment (Movement, Brand, Impact)
• Fundacion Leer - Education (Social Media, Communications Planning)
• TangoVia - Addressing Identity (Mission, Vision, Strategy)
• Cimientos - Education (Impact)

Chile

• Regala Tu Compleano - Developing Cultures of Sharing (Planning)
• Escuela de Guias - Economic Development through Guiding (Mission, Vision, Roadmap, Impact)
• Rodelillo - Transformation out of Poverty (Model Systematisation, Scaling)

Peru

• Ashoka Peru (Board Member, Restructuring, Strategy, 5yr Roadmap)
• Instituto Del Peru - Participatory Research around Social Economics (Mass Participation Strategies, Social Media)
• Care Peru (Brand Development, Audience Creation)
• Grupo Gea - Watershed and Ecological Protection (Strategy)
• Ciudad Saludable - Economic Development and Rights Empowerment (Scaling)
• EnseñaPeru - Education (Impact)

India

• Ashoka India - Citizen Action (Confluence Design, Org Restructure)
• UnLtd India - Funding and Developing Startup Social Enterprise (Branding)
• Youth Venture India (Programme Evolution, Scaling, Planning)
• Aseema - Education (Modelling Public Private Partnerships)
• Arpan - Eradicating Child Sexual Abuse (Outcome Improvement)
• Dreamcatchers - Disaster Recovery, Emotional Resilience and Adaptiveness (Model Definition, Blueprinting)
• Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust - Street Drugs and HIV (Audience Engagement, Social Media Strategy)
• LEARN - Slum Women's Rights and Economic Empowerment (Designing Sustainable Social Businesses
• SSP - Rural Women's Empowerment and Economic Development (Mission Congruence, Collaborative Services, Operational Efficiencies, Facilitation)
• IDPMS - Rural Enterprise (Governance)
• Gray Matters - Low Cost Private Schooling (Capital (Strategy, Program Design, Impact Assessment, Cost Modelling, Organisational Structure, Social Media Strategy)
• Grassroutes - Social Awareness (Business Model)
• Millee- Social Technology 
• Alchemy - Addressing Unemployment (Cost Modeling, Business Model Innovation)
• Dream A Dream - Empowering Street Children
• Music Basti - Life Skills through Music
• The YP Foundation (Organisational Structure and Governance)
• Khemka Foundation - Supporting Social Enterprise (Program Design)

United States

• Shareable.net - Developing Cultures of Sharing (Branding and Strategy)
• Charity Champs
• Carbon Outreach - Green Communications (Strategy, Business Development)

Philippines

• Project Mercy - Education (Model Systematisation, Long Term Planning, Program Design)
• Soil and Water Conservation Foundation (Organisational Evolution)
• Maria Josefa Recio Mental Health Therapeutic Centre (Movement)
• Permaculture Action Asia 

Singapore

•  Chatters - Empowering The Older Generation (Scaling, Branding)

 Malaysia

• Nur Salam - Child Trafficking (Model Systematisation, Programme Design, Organisational Structure, Scaling)
• Change Malaysia - Political Change and Social Inclusion (Movement Design and Planning)
• EPIC - Voter Registration (Strategic Planning)
• Huairou Commission - Women's Inolvement in Human Settlements (Portal Design)
• Loyar Burok - Voter Education (Programme Design)
• Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia - Political Change (Programme Design, Strategic Planning, Change)
• Centre for Human Rights Studies (Strategy, Set-Up Planning)
• Natural Justice - Scaling, Solution Design, Impact Assessment
• Fugee School - Solution Design, Programme Management

 Thailand

• Joko - Economic Development for Farmers (Programme Evolution, Long-Term Planning, Branding, Business Modeling)
• Rural Capital Partners - Organic Production and Debt Reduction for Rice Farmers (Future Planning, Impact, Presentation)
• TMEN - Addressing Medical Negligence (Mission and Strategy, Organisational Structure and Design)
• Elehelp - Protecting and Rehabilitating Street Elephants in Thailand (Programme Design) 

Laos

• Village Science - Life Oriented Science Education (Start-up Planning, Curriculum Design) 

Cambodia

• Tiny Toones – Youth at Risk (Mission and Strategic, Solution Design, Org Evolution, Impact Design, Fundraising) 
• Cambodia Knits – Social Business addressing Forced Urban Displacement (Mission and Strategy, Business Planning, Profitability, Product Management, Impact Design, Long Term Planning)

Indonesia

• Common Room Network – Supporting Conceptual and Experimental Art Forms (Org Evolution, Long Term Planning)
• Rumah Cemara – AIDS and Drug Use (Program Design, Org Restructure)
• Ashoka / Danone – Hybrid Value Chain Supporting Rag Pickers & Recycling (Business and Cost Modeling, Impact Review, Pilot Design)

Nigeria

• Paradigm Initiative Nigeria - Digital Inclusion (Strategy)

Mali

• How To Draw Camels - Showcasing and Supporting Social Enterprises in Mali  

South Africa

• Khulisa - Addressing Crime and Violence (Strategy, Model Systematisation, Cost Modeling, Organisational Design, Planning, Estimation, Scaling)
• Open Africa - EcoTourism (Development Strategy, Programme Design, Organisational Design, Planning)
• P.E.A.C.E Foundation - Local Economic Development (Model Systematisation, Financing, Proposals)
• Restorative Justice Centre - Restorative Justice (Vision and Strategy, Branding and Marketing, Resourcing)
• Lapdesk - Enabling Functional Literacy (Product Design)
• Clothing Bank - Women and Entrepreneurship (Programme Design and Development Progression)

Botswana

• Ditshwanelo – Protecting Human Rights (Financing, Strategy, Vision and Mission, Service Design)
• Kagisano Shelter - Addressing Gender Based Violence (Model Systematisation, Programme Design, Long Term Planning, Web Development)
• Dqae Qare - Social Enterprise supporting the Rights of Bushmen (Business Viability, Revenue Streams, Cultural Tourism)

Zambia

• Youth Community Training Centre - Skills Empowerment for Disadvantaged Youth
• Kwenuha Women's Society - Rescue & Rehabilitation of Commercial Sex Workers  
• Lubasi Home - Orphanage 

Tanzania

• Hakikazi Catalyst - Economic and Social Justice
• Microensure Tanzania - Micro Health Insurance
• Hunting Dog Safaris - Social Tourism Supporting HIV and AIDS

Kenya

• Ashoka East Africa - Social Entrepreneurship, Farming 
• ALIN - Poverty in ARID lands 
• Akili - Social Business, Economic Development
• CCR - Community and Commercial Reforestation 

Egypt

• Ashoka Arab World - Housing for All 
• El-Nafeza - Anti-Pollution, Poverty
• ASDAA - Disabilities

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