Ubuntu Partnership

The Ubuntu Partnership is an ongoing collaboration between academic institutions in England and academic and service providers in East Africa. By adopting a critical lens, it aims to examine, address and respond to colonial influences in collaborations. The Ubuntu Partnership was made a reality, formed through a successful project application to the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) in 2023. A two-day event at the University of Rwanda showcased the initial work. More information about the initial project can be found here. Our work on global north/south collaborations creates a template for future practice. Contact me for support on consultancy on this.

2023

IASSW: Principal Investigator - Decolonising Academic Partnerships between the United Kingdom and East Africa: The Ubuntu Partnership

2024 to date

International Federation of Social Workers Europe: European Executive Team Honorary Secretary. IFSW Europe is one of the five regional divisions of IFSW and has 41 member associations in 39 countries, with a total of 170,000 social workers.

2025 to date

RESPONSIVE: Expert consultant and IFSW Europe representative for this cross-European, multi-stakeholder research project on Responsiveness in Social Services.

2025 to date

Advance HE: Equality Diversity and Inclusion Associate. Supporting higher education organisational change and development.

2025 to date

Hillingdon Council: Supervisory and support consultant for the domestic abuse team (independent domestic violence advisors/IDVAs and case workers).

2024 to date

Institute for Equity, University Centre: External Examiner for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Level 7

2023 - 2024

University of Oxford, Wellcome Inclusive Wellbeing Project Consultant: focusing on exploring barriers or gaps in mental health support in the Medical Sciences Division, specifically for staff with intersecting minoritised identities.

2023

Invited presentation on ‘Creating a place to inhabit’, at ‘Decolonising the Curriculum – Social Work’ webinar, Sheffield Hallam University.

2023

Invited presentation on ‘Promoting genuinely inclusive learning communities’, University of Hull.

2022 - 2024

UK-Brazil Gender Equality Partnerships project funded by the British Council to mentor, inspire and support a range of Brazilian universities to advance gender equality in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Included an invited verbal presentation on ‘Caring, the menopause and the work in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences’, and invited joint verbal presentation and invited sole presentation on ‘Good practice initiatives’.

2022 - 2024

Oxford Brookes Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice, GEARING-Roles project: An EU-funded project to assess Gender Equality Plans at five universities and one research organisation. Presentation on ‘Perspectives on good practices and lessons learned working with the menopause: Where do we go from here?’ Invited verbal presentation at  Institutionalising and Sustaining Gender Equality Action Plans event in Istanbul, Turkey.