Team
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Partners
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey has worked in humanitarian action for over 20 years as an aid worker, researcher and consultant. Before starting Humanitarian Outcomes he was a Research Fellow with the Humanitarian Policy Group in the Overseas Development Institute and an emergency manager for NGOs including work in Somalia, Sierra Leone and Kosovo. His work has focussed on cash programming, the role of states, corruption and dependency in humanitarian action. He recently directed the SLRC research programme on service delivery and statebuilding.
Abby Stoddard
Abby Stoddard, PhD, is a researcher and author with over 20 years' experience working in the international humanitarian sector. At Humanitarian Outcomes she has designed and led independent research programmes and created unique data assets, including the Aid Worker Security Database and the Global Database of Humanitarian Organisations. Her latest book is Necessary Risks: Professional Humanitarianism and Violence Against Aid Workers (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Glyn Taylor
Glyn Taylor, MA, has worked in a variety of headquarters and field positions, covering both aid policy and practice. Before joining Humanitarian Outcomes he worked as a deputy director and head of the advisory group for the UK Department for International Development's Humanitarian Operations Team. This was a key role within the DFID drive to reform the humanitarian system, with a particular emphasis on financing mechanisms and UK support to OCHA and the CERF. He acted as the DFID humanitarian advisor for Darfur through 2005 and 2006. In previous years Glyn has worked extensively through the UK Government's emergency roster, including: surge support for UN OCHA in 2004, heading the setup of the OCHA office in North Darfur in 2004; the setup of the DFID office in Afghanistan in late 2001 and field evaluations on behalf of DFID in Southern Africa and Liberia. Prior to this, he worked as country programme manager for Merlin in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan.
Associates and Consultants
Meriah-Jo Breckenridge
Meriah-Jo Breckenridge, MSc, worked at the Canadian Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal in the areas of immigration appeals and aboriginal law, dealing with large databases, handling sensitive political matters, and acting as the intermediary between parties and the judiciary. Since transitioning to humanitarian research from the government sector, her areas of contribution include conflict early warning, context analysis, program evaluations, security risk management, and humanitarian access. She also manages all of the data assets at Humanitarian Outcomes including the Aid Worker Security Database (AWSD) and the Global Database of Humanitarian Organisations (GDHO). She holds a Master of Science in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Certificate in Data Science.
Monica Czwarno
Monica Czwarno, MRes, worked for the American Red Cross in Greater New York as the Regional Manager in charge of capacity building and establishing innovative program initiatives in humanitarian relief to ensure disaster preparedness. Prior to that she also worked and interned with the International Rescue Committee, Exclusive Analysis and the Center for Defense Information. She holds a Master of Research in War Studies from King’s College, London, and a Master of Intelligence and International Relations from the University of Salford.
Mariana Duque-Díez
Mariana Duque-Díez, MA, has worked with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative as a research collaborator in localization and humanitarian access as the Venezuela local point. Before that, she worked with OCHA as a field information assistant in the border region between Colombia and Venezuela and with Heartland Alliance International in the Kurdistan region of Iraq as a Global Fellow. She holds a Master of Arts in International Security from Sciences Po – Paris and a bachelor's in Political Science from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Colombia.
Adelicia Fairbanks
Adelicia Fairbanks, MSc and PhD candidate, has worked in several international non-governmental organisations and research institutions over the last ten years, supporting their humanitarian, human rights, and development work in contexts such as Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Iraq, Yemen, South Sudan, and CAR. Prior to Humanitarian Outcomes, Adelicia was Research Advisor at the European Interagency Security Forum (now GISF). Her research and humanitarian programming work have focussed on humanitarian security risk management, humanitarian acceptance and access, food security and livelihoods, migration, support to refugees and asylum-seekers, gender-based violence, and health responses in complex emergencies.
Shoaib Jillani
Shoaib Jillani, Ph.D., is a researcher and data scientist based in New York City. His research focuses on the political impact of fiscal shocks at the state and local level in the United States. He has extensive experience working for political campaigns and consulting for organizations in the humanitarian sector. Prior to Humanitarian Outcomes, he consulted for UNICEF, where he helped prepare a global evaluation of the organisation’s Child Protection in Emergencies Programme.
Tichakunda Mangono
Tichakunda Mangono, MSc Analytics, is a data scientist, strategist, and adviser with experience executing data-driven solutions and tools, using multiple programming languages to drive efficiency and value for global development programs. He consults with and advises Humanitarian Outcomes on an ad hoc basis, and has contributed data science solutions and software tools for projects including the Aid Worker Security Database, the Global Database of Humanitarian Organisations, and other data-driven research initiatives. Tich is passionate about solving high-impact problems for non-profit organizations' country and global strategies. In addition to using data to persuade policymakers, Tich has also managed several multi-million, multi-year regional grants for public health programs - specifically HIV and TB in Southern Africa and Southern Asia.
Efe Obukohwo
Efe Obukohwo is a researcher, and data analyst with expertise in research, data analysis. Efe has honed his skills in conducting both qualitative and quantitative research, gathering secondary data, and writing literature reviews having worked as a researcher at JTOV Graphics and prints, Eku Nigeria. Efe's proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, and SQL, as well as data analysis tools like SPSS, Tableau, and Power BI as well as Big Data tools like Hive, Spark and Pig and ML Techniques makes him a valuable asset to any team. Efe is passionate about solving societal issues through active research and outreach.
Manisha Thomas
Manisha has worked on different humanitarian issues for over 20 years with a range of organisations. As a consultant since 2016, she facilitates meetings, workshops, retreats, and strategy development processes; conducts trainings; and has (co-)authored reports on various topics, including on pooled funds, humanitarian clusters, the humanitarian-development-peace ‘nexus,’ and ethical decision making. She is the part-time Geneva Representative of the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) and an independent Board member of the H2H Network. Prior to consulting, she worked with the Emergency Appeals Alliance (EAA), the Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA) in Palestine, the Solutions Alliance, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) secretariat, and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), where she also supported NGO coordination in Sudan and Haiti. She has an M.A. in International Affairs, Development Studies, from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), Carleton University, Canada.
Nigel Timmins
Nigel has worked in international humanitarian assistance since 1996 in a range of roles, starting as a volunteer Water and Sanitation Engineer with a local agency in Guatemala, and then working with different INGOs in a range of humanitarian environments. He was Humanitarian Director for Oxfam International for six years, before taking up consultancy in 2022. As a consultant he has co-authored papers on the performance of the humanitarian sector with Humanitarian Outcomes, the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership at Deakin University and on research & innovation for Elrha. He has additionally provided leadership training and strategy support for humanitarian agencies.
Nigel was a founder Trustee of the Start Network and the Global Network for Disaster Reduction, Chair of the CaLP Network for five years and a member of the IASC Emergency Directors Group for three years. He was a co-author of the Core Humanitarian Standard (first version) and the focal point for DRR in the 2011 version of SPHERE.