Estructura

Annabel is based in Valencia, Spain. A strong communicator and storyteller, she brings a wealth of experience executing powerful network-driven strategic communications and advocacy campaigns for NGOs internationally. Her last position was Social Mobilisation consultant at World Vision International, where she worked to inspire people to take action worldwide with creative messaging and engaging content. She has notably also worked for Save the Children UK, where she was coordinating supporters’ journey and content strategy, and Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK where she was coordinating a network of partner organisations and led a flagship campaign. She holds a MA degree in Human Rights Policy and Practice.

Aroa joined PWYP in July 2021. She has 12 years’ experience working with civil society on extractive industries governance, energy and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), including through research, advocacy campaigns, coalition building and project management. From 2014 to 2017 Aroa coordinated the Latin America Network on extractive Industries (RLIE), and represented Latin America on the PWYP Global Council and board. Aroa holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology and a master’s degree in International Cooperation for Development from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. She also holds a Diploma on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development from the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Perú.

Before joining PWYP in 2017, Demba worked with many PWYP Coalitions in West Africa and around the world in his role as Extractive Industries Regional Programme Officer for Oxfam in West Africa. As PWYP’s Regional Coordinator, Demba represents PWYP at the regional level, guides our West African members’ advocacy initiatives and helps develop member coalitions’ capacity. Demba also contributes to the development and implementation of strategic plans and governance mechanisms for the PWYP Secretariat.

He holds a master’s degree in International Relations and is a PhD candidate in Public Law and International Relations at the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (Senegal). He speaks French, English and Spanish.

After working for four years for Revenue Watch (now called NRGI) supporting its Eurasia Regional Director, Emil joined PWYP in 2016 with extensive prior knowledge of our campaign and coalitions in the region. At Revenue Watch, he contributed to strategy and programme development, before working as a consultant to the World Bank on EITI development in Azerbaijan. Emil coordinates PWYP’s work in the Eurasia region, including strategy development and implementation, advocacy, communications and fundraising.

Ernest Ekurot joined PWYP in November 2019 as the Project Officer for East & Southern Africa. He is an experienced Finance professional with over eight years of comprehensive hands-on experience that he gained working with international non-governmental organisations. Throughout this experience, Ernest has been implementing development projects in partnership with multi-donor agencies, and has extensive experience working with partners and different stakeholders. Prior to joining PWYP included providing oversight to all financial, logistical and administrative matters, capacity building of sub grantees and implementing partners. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting) from Makerere University, Kampala and CPA Uganda certification.

Irene has over 15 years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) functions in governance and advocacy programmes. She has designed, developed and implemented living MEL systems that are able to: capture and demonstrate contributions to outcomes, respond to emerging contextual issues, promote stakeholder accountability, facilitate learning and adaptation; and support fundraising. Her previous roles have allowed Irene to hone in her skills in building the capacity of different stakeholders on MEL. In addition, Irene holds a Masters Degree in Demography from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. In her new role at PWYP, Irene will be supporting the PWYP team on the organisation’s learning and reflection so that PWYP delivers responsive interventions, strengthen the skills of stakeholders on MEL, and increase the team’s skills to collect and showcase results.

Jenny has more than 15 years of experience having previously worked for Moorfield’s Eye charity and Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. In these roles she covered finance, introduction of databases and helped to generate income, focusing mainly with Gift Aid while working with fundraisers. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, and a Postgraduate in International finance and Investment.

As Strategic Communications & Campaigns Manager, Joe works with the secretariat and across our member network to conceive and execute powerful advocacy campaigns driven by strategic communications. Joe brings experience in delivering strategic communications, network-driven campaigns and corporate accountability. Prior to joining PWYP in 2020, Joe led communications at the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre for six years. He holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights.

As Senior Policy Coordinator, Luc convenes and supports PWYP members to develop joint policy positions and respond to advocacy opportunities. Luc is a trained lawyer who has specialized in anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability. Prior to PWYP, he has spent several years based in the DRC, focusing on mining industry governance. He then worked as a consultant with a diverse range of clients, including the Carter Centre, where he produced an anti-SLAPPs guide for Congolese CSOs, and global accountancy consultancy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he evaluated and designed donor’s anti-corruption policies. Luc has also played a significant role in the EU elections campaign in France.

Naila is responsible for supporting the Executive Director, Senior Management Team, and PWYP’s legally constituted bodies, as well as providing administrative assistance to the wider secretariat team. As a group coordinator and grassroots campaigner, Naila has extensive experience in supporting and managing operations working with socio-environmental groups on climate and social justice, refugees rights and democracy reforms.

As Operations Manager, Nyree oversees all aspects of PWYP’s operational support department. This involves ensuring that PWYP’s staff and key stakeholders across multiple countries are provided with the physical, logistical, and administrative support necessary for effective achievement of the organisation’s objectives.

Nyree is a results driven and dedicated operations professional within the global not-for-profit sector. She is passionate about operational excellence, creating high-performing and energised teams capable of working collaboratively across functions and geographies to achieve success.

Prior to joining PWYP, Nyree was Head of People, Systems and Culture at the Resource Alliance. As Head of People, Systems & Culture, Nyree was a key member of the senior management team and responsible for developing and driving the implementation of new systems and processes as well as the people and culture strategy across the organisation.

Ouley, based in Dakar, Senegal, is PWYP’s Africa Advocy Coordinator. She brings in her experience in implementing strategies for various human rights issues. Ouley has a background in advocacy and campaigns, public affairs and project management. She also has prior experience in organising events and conferences. Her role at PWYP involves designing, managing, and executing collaborative advocacy strategies across the network in Africa. Ouley holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Ottawa.

A former field officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Pierre was Programme Manager at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Beirut before joining PWYP in 2018. He oversaw activities with civil society partners covering issues such as youth participation, sustainable development, electoral reform, the environment, oil and gas governance, and small arms control. As Regional Coordinator for MENA, Pierre links and supports members in Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen and the wider region. Pierre holds BA and MA degrees in International Relations and Diplomacy from Notre Dame University in Lebanon, where he also works part-time as an instructor in the faculty of Law and Political Science. His PhD at the Lebanese University in Beirut analysed Lebanon’s oil and gas sector. He speaks English, Arabic and French.

Rami joined PWYP in June 2021 . He is a chartered accountant with over 10 years’ experience in the charity and international development sector. As well as finance, he has experience in roles covering operations, project management, governance, and risk management. Past employers include BBC Media Action, where he spent time delivering projects in Tunisia & Lebanon, and the Equal Rights Trust, where as Head of Operations he oversaw significant improvements to the Trust’s financial and operational management systems. Before joining PWYP he was CFO at Child’s i Foundation, a Ugandan charity working to build a community based child protection system. Rami holds a degree in Economics from the University of Exeter.

Sabrina se incorporó a PLQP en marzo de 2024 y aporta una amplia experiencia en recaudación de fondos y gestión de proyectos sobre derechos humanos, ayuda humanitaria y cambio climático. Antes de incorporarse a PLQP, lideró estas áreas en el Grupo de Inversores Institucionales sobre Cambio Climático, contribuyendo especialmente a su primera línea de trabajo sobre transición energética justa. Su experiencia incluye la creación y supervisión del programa de respuesta a la crisis de Ucrania de Street Child para niñas y niños afectados por la guerra, así como la recaudación y gestión de fondos en Anti-Slavery International y el European Human Rights Advocacy Centre. Sabrina participa activamente en BEARR Trust, de cuyo consejo forma parte, y contribuye a iniciativas de apoyo a grupos vulnerables en Europa del Este y Asia Central. Su dedicación la ha llevado también a liderar iniciativas de salud mental y bienestar en todas las organizaciones de las que ha formado parte. Sabrina habla inglés, francés, ruso y algo de español.

A qualified practitioner in Prince 2 project management, Stephanie joined PWYP in 2013 bringing wide-ranging experience in operational, research and management roles. At PWYP, she has worked to support governance, communications, grant management and operational processes. As Director of Member Engagement, Stephanie is responsible for supporting PWYP’s regional coordinators in implementing our strategy at national and regional levels, as well as supporting the Executive Director in fundraising. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Sheffield.

Vanessa joined as Finance Manager with Publish What you Pay in January 2019 and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Vanessa has extensive Finance experience across charities, private and not-for-profit organisations in a range of areas including, education, legal, membership, investment management and insurance.

Her role will include ensuring that PWYP’s Finances are managed according to PWYP policies as well as managing the day-to-day financial processes.  She will also provide direct support to non-financial team members and budget holders.

In her spare time Vanessa enjoys listening to podcasts, reading books, spa retreats and hosting board game activities.

Vincent Egoro is an organisational development and project management specialist who is passionate about finding ways to help civil societies achieve their mission and become sustainable. He has extensive experience in partnership building and providing capacity-strengthening interventions to NGOs and Government agencies in the areas of assessment to action planning, project cycle management, strategy development, and resource mobilization.
Before joining PWYP, he was in Caritas Nigeria as a Senior Institutional Capacity
strengthening Specialist. He is a certified facilitator for Project Dpro, Program Dpro, Meal Dpro methodologies. Vincent is experienced in facilitating workshops for both large and small groups, in-person and virtually, conference speaking, and is also skilled in coaching and mentoring.

As PWYP’s Communications Coordinator, Zoé is responsible for integrating high-impact strategic communications across PWYP’s campaigns, programmes, and movement building. She joined PWYP in July 2021 after working 10 years at the Belgian francophone section of Amnesty International (AIBF). She started there as a Campaigner and became AIBF’s Campaigns & Advocacy Manager in 2020. Zoé brings a wealth of experience and expertise in strategic communications, campaigns, advocacy and mobilisation on a wide range of human rights issues, from sexual violence to the illegal arms trade. Zoé holds a masters degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Lille and a Complementary Master in Human Rights from the Université Saint-Louis of Brussels.

After 30 years with the Royal Dutch Shell Group, Alan retired in 2007 as the Group’s Vice President for External Affairs. A long-term supporter of revenue transparency in the extractive industries, he has written articles and testified before the US Congress on the need for openness. In addition to PWYP, Alan is a board member of Management Sciences for Health, the Natural Resource Governance Institute, the Natural Resource Charter and the Open Contracting Partnership.

Athayde Motta is an experienced development professional and has worked in Brazil and abroad in programme development and management, and fundraising. His areas of expertise include participation, policymaking, communications, urban inequalities, racial inclusion and the organisational development of NGOs. As an academic researcher and consultant, he has worked in Brazil, East Timor, Kenya, Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States. He has interned with the Geneva-based United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and has also worked for the Ford Foundation, Afirma Communications and Research, the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses (IBASE), Oxfam GB and the Baobá Fund for Racial Equity. Since April 2017, Mr. Motta is the Executive Director of IBASE, based in Rio de Janeiro, where he coordinates the organization’s program on Extractive Industries.

Carlo is a senior international development practitioner and civil society activist, with a long history of volunteering and campaigning in CSOs. He has worked for local CSOs, international NGOs, multilateral organisations and governments in Africa, South America, South East Asia and Western Europe. His development work in Cameroon, Chad, Bolivia and other South American countries shaped his deep commitment to working with local communities to uphold their rights to access land, natural resources and sustainable livelihoods. Carlo has since worked to address issues of civil society engagement, from both policy and capacity-building perspectives. He has contributed to PWYP’s strategy development, governance and advocacy at national, regional and international levels, with determination that every global action empowers people affected by extraction. He is founding member of two local CSOs, in his native Italy and in Cameroon, and is honorary member of the board of ROTAB-PWYP Niger. Carlo studied business economics and social sciences at the University of Pisa and the Universidad de la Cordillera, La Paz, Bolivia.

With 20 years’ experience at a major law firm, much of this as partner, Susan brings deep insight into litigation strategies used by and against PWYP members. She has particular expertise in charity law through her current role as UK Executive Director of International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP), backed by knowledge of company law and charity accounting. Susan is heavily involved in ISLP’s anti-corruption work, with a strong focus on better natural resource management, greater government transparency and accountability, and support for civil society.

Saswati Swetlena es una profesional del desarrollo social con 18 años de experiencia en diversas organizaciones de la sociedad civil, comunidades de base y redes de la India, con un enfoque basado en los derechos. Posee una comprensión y un entendimiento adecuados de los derechos de comunidades indígenas, marginadas y vulnerables con respecto a los recursos naturales, el acceso a la justicia y la dignidad, la pobreza, el agua y el saneamiento, los medios de subsistencia, las emergencias, el género, la exclusión social, las extractivas, la gobernanza y la rendición de cuentas. Está comprometida con enfrentar los complejos retos del desarrollo social y con aportar a un mundo más justo y equitativo. En la actualidad, trabaja como coordinadora nacional de Mineral Inheritors Rights Association (MIRA), una coalición emergente de organizaciones y redes de la sociedad civil en la India que trabajan para mejorar la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas de la gobernanza del sector extractivo. Posee un posgrado en trabajo social.

Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri has 15 years’ experience as a legal advisor, advocate and researcher into social and economic rights. She has travelled worldwide leading investigations, empowering marginalised communities, documenting human rights violations, and helping shape social and economic policy at national, regional and international levels. As a global researcher, she has participated in major international studies commissioned by organisations including UN-Habitat, COHRE, MSI Integrity, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Energia, Women Learning Partnership, University College London, Conectas and the Ford Foundation.

In 2011, she founded Spaces for Change, a Facebook group which served as a hub for critical discussion, policy dialogue and civil action by young Nigerian professionals. The group achieved a high national profile when it convened the first-ever digital conference on Nigerian oil reform, the Petroleum Industry Bill, in 2012. Previously, Victoria spent seven years at the Social and Economic Rights Action Center as a legal advisor and program manager, carrying out legal research in Nigeria, Congo, Germany and Kenya. Her work is published in a range of international journals.