Dr Joyce Das
(She/Her)
Executive Director and Founder
Location: Australia
Hello all, my name is Joyce Das and I am a passionate Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist who believes deeply that gender equality is human rights. I have worked in senior executive positions in international women’s organisations and movements in Bangladesh for a decade before arriving in Australia in 2012 for my doctoral research at the Australian National University (ANU). In my various roles, both in Bangladesh and in Australia, I have worked on gender issues in several regions including South and West Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands. My doctoral research focused on gender and religious minority women in postcolonial Bangladesh. Before my PhD, I undertook ANU’s Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development, with a Gender and Development specialisation.
I bring rich experience working in the community sector in Bangladesh. I headed one of the largest women's movements, the YWCA of Bangladesh, as the National General Secretary during 2006-2011. I hold extensive expertise in project planning and management, organisational leadership, strategic planning, capacity building and training, governance, stakeholder engagement, and research and advocacy work. At ANU, I have taught several courses of Applied Anthropology, including Gender and Development, Social Impact Assessment, Gender, Resources and the Environment, Research Methods for Environmental Management, and Social Mapping and Community Politics.
I am an intergenerational leader and I believe in the transformational leadership of women. My vision is that by enabling women’s leadership, they are empowered to transform their worldview and gain a better understanding of the self and their surroundings and challenge/change the unequal power structure in relation to their gender, age, and other factors of discrimination. With this vision, in 2021, I founded Go Equal.
I hold extensive experience (2000-2011) in stakeholder engagement at different levels: local, national, and international. I have gained the ability to develop constructive relationships with a wide range of community partners. I hold an extensive background in exhibiting excellent leadership, communication, and strategic planning capabilities. I am adept at cultivating and directing high-performing teams. I have been excelling in client support, program development, and complex problem-solving. With the enhanced knowledge from my doctoral research in gender and development and my comprehensive background in advocating and working for women’s rights, I am inspired to forward my leadership to continue to make meaningful contributions in achieving my vision towards gender equality.
I am a current member of the Core Group of the Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition.
Dr Joyce Das
Executive Director and Founder
Dr Faustina Pereira
(She/Her)
Senior Director and
Human Rights, Strategic and Public Interest Litigation, Social and Community Justice, Gender, Poverty, Empowerment, and Sustainable Development Specialist
Location: Australia, Bangladesh and Global
Hello everyone! My name is Faustina Pereira and I am an internationally recognised Human Rights Law Practitioner-Scholar. My areas of interest and specialisations include Social and Community Justice, Gender, Poverty, Empowerment, Refugee Rights and Displacement, Localisations and Humanitarian settings, Labour, Migration, and Sustainable Development, among others.
I hold a Doctorate in International Human Rights Law from the University of Notre Dame (USA) and have over twenty years of grounded experience in building fair justice systems, social cohesion, and redressing systemic wrongs, in favour of those who face barriers to understand and protect their rights or suffer due to imbalanced scales of power and privilege.
From grassroots activism to UN level advocacy and senior executive leadership over 20 years, I bring on board significant expertise in organisational strategy and management excellence. My body of work is at once extensive and in-depth and demonstrates impactful results through programmatic innovations on a range of thematic areas across a diverse geographic canvas, particularly in post-conflict, fragile, developing, and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa. These thematic areas include sexual and gender-based violence, LGBTQ+ rights, children’s rights, discrimination in family laws particularly in divorce, guardianship of children, and inheritance; reproductive justice, trafficking, migration, and refugee rights, right to shelter, and slum dwellers’ rights, labour rights, protection of religious, ethnic, economic and linguistic minorities; right to legal identity, legal empowerment, legal aid, and climate justice, among others.
In 2022, I was appointed as Commissioner, ILO Myanmar Commission of Inquiry concerning non-observance by Myanmar of the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29).
In 2024, I was named Vice President (Asia) Center for Reproductive Rights, prior to which I served as Senior Regional Director (Asia) of the Center.
A feature of my experience and body of work is that it is at once deep-rooted and extensive. For example, I have and continue to work across both forums of justice - the formal judiciary as well as informal and customary justice systems. Furthermore, I have experience of working across varied geographic sites or locations including in slums, prisons and refugee camps.
As a Director of BRAC, I have run the world’s largest NGO-led access to justice programme, namely, the Human Rights and Legal Aid Services Programme, covering a client base of nearly 70 million individuals (approx. 1.75 million households). I have also served in senior leadership positions in national and international rights-based and development organisations such as Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a leading feminist legal aid organisation of Bangladesh, and IDLO (International Development Law Organisation) the world's only organisation with a dedicated mandate for upholding the rule of law.
As Professor of Practice, I teach a self-designed Course titled, “Law for Life, Peace and Justice,” at BRAC University. Prior to this I had taught an LL.M Course on International Refugee Law at the University of the Asia Pacific.
For my grassroots justice model on Barefoot Lawyering, I was named Global Justice Innovator by The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law at the Peace Palace, The Hague in 2014.
I have worked closely with the UN Commission of the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, and actively engaged in the cross-institutional and cross-sectoral exercises in the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with specific contributions to the drafting of Goal 16 of the SDGs.
In 2015, I was named a Harvard Law School “Women Inspiring Change” Honoree. In 2006, I was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, for my work as a social justice advocate. I am an Emeritus Member of the Global Legal Empowerment Network (a global network of over 3000 legal aid and access to justice organisations) and have served as a Judge of the biennial Grassroots Justice Prize. I serve as a Member of the Advisory Committee of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters South Asia Hub.
Dr Faustina Pereira
Senior Director
Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
(She/Her)
Gender, Resources and Development Specialist and Lead Consultant
Location: Australia
Hello. My name is Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and I am a Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University. I am delighted to be a part of Go Equal, as I am passionate about gender equality, and emphasise inclusion and diversity in every area of my life and work.
In 2024, I received the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) recognition for my distinguished service to natural resource management research and innovation, to gender equality, and to tertiary education.
I am a feminist activist-researcher who works with local communities, using applied approaches and qualitative methods and tools. My research is on the interface of gender, the environment and natural resources in developing countries. My specific research focus has been on the precarious and gendered livelihoods in environmental resource-dependent communities living in mineral-rich tracts and subsisting on informal, artisanal, and small-scale extractive industries or ASM, on people living on transient chars (river islands) in flood-prone riverbeds, on gender issues in water resource management, and on rural communities in small-holder agriculture. I have also contributed extensively to gendering the large-scale extractive industries. I have expertise and experience of work in India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Papua New Guinea.
I advise global development and donor agencies for building their policies on gender. Most recently, I worked as a member of a ‘Core Advisory Group’ for UN-WOMEN to help them develop a Post-COVID-19 ‘Feminist Plan for Sustainability’, and as a member of the Expert Group to develop its submission for the 66th Commission on the Status of Women. Of other international agencies, the World Bank has sought my advice on gender challenges in extractive industries. In 2021, I developed a major report for them on gender challenges in coal sector transition. I also developed an ‘intersectionality-informed gender impact assessment tool’ for the World Bank to use before closing down coal mines. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) invited me to join the Extractives and Resource Governance group of its International Resource Panel, which published the authoritative document, ‘Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century’. I wrote two chapters – the one on ASM and the other one on gender in mining. I have advised other UN agencies such as the UNDP. Within Australia, the Australian Council for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) have engaged me. My international policy advocacy work on gender and water led to my election as a member of the Steering Committee of Gender & Water Alliance (GWA).
My publications include Between the Plough and the Pick: Informal, Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (edited, ANU Press, 2018); The Coal Nation: Histories, Politics and Ecologies of Coal in India (edited, Ashgate, 2014); Dancing with the River: People and Lives on the Chars in South Asia (co-authored, Yale University Press, 2013); Gendering the Field: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods for Mining Communities (edited, ANU Press, 2011); Water First: Issues and Challenges for Nations and Communities in South Asia (co-edited, Sage, 2008); Women Miners in Developing Countries: Pit Women and Others (co-edited, Ashgate, 2006); Fluid Bonds: Views on Gender and Water (edited, Stree, 2006).
Besides these primary areas of research, I pursue an interest in marginal and mixed-race communities; my book, In Search of a Homeland Anglo-Indians and McCluskiegunge was used as the basis for a BBC documentary on the Anglo-Indians. I also have an interest in folk art and my book, Moving Pictures: Rickshaw Art of Bangladesh (co-authored, Mapin, 2010) is well-known amongst those interested in popular artforms.
More about my work can be gleaned from the ANU Staff Page
Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
Gender, Resources and Development Specialist and Lead Consultant
Dr Caroline Lambert
(She/Her)
Gender Equality and Movement Building Specialist and Lead Consultant
Location: Australia
Hi all, my name is Caroline Lambert and I have worked in gender equality and human rights nationally, regionally, and globally for over 25 years. I am an experienced advocate and strategist with deep expertise in advocacy and research that drives social change, particularly in the areas of gender equality and human rights. I draw on over twenty-five years of experience as a high-performing governance and management executive in the not-for-profit sector, and in feminist organisational practice, leadership, research, and advocacy. I am interested in the how of gender equality as much as the what and the why.
I have exceptional facilitation skills and am recognised, locally and globally, for my ability to create engagement opportunities to deliver meaningful and constructive outcomes. I have strong organisational, strategic development, and governance management skills, and have provided advice and guidance to Boards as they adopt the high-level, strategic policies of the organisation. As a previous Board Chair, I have well-developed skills in facilitating governance discussions to support the achievement of purpose. I am well placed to support organisations to plan and conduct research, policy, and advocacy to drive progressive change. I am also recognised for my knowledge of the international legal and policy framework for gender equality.
I am highly skilled at working with organisations to develop participatory and feminist Impact Evaluation Frameworks and tools. I am passionate about making Impact Evaluation work for the folk doing the work, more than the folk funding the work. And about telling a story that enables clients to share their best insights into what worked and what didn’t, and to drive change in practice as a result of those insights.
Dr Caroline Lambert
Gender Equality and Movement Building Specialist and Lead Consultant
Dr Meena Poudel
(She/Her)
Gender and Migration Specialist and Lead Consultant
Location: Nepal
Hello, my name is Meena Poudel and I am a researcher and practitioner with thirty years of committed history of development, research, and feminist work on issues affecting the lives of socially excluded and politically marginalised groups in Nepal and various parts of South, East, and Central Asia, Western Europe, and North Africa with various organisations including Oxfam, USAID, UN systems, and academia.
Before returning to migration policy work, I was a Senior Visiting Research Fellow for the period of 2008 – 2013 at the UK’s Newcastle University and a teaching faculty member of Gender and Social Inclusion at Nepal’s Purbanchal University from 2013 – 2018. In recent years I am engaged more in exploring various aspects of the lives of vulnerable populations who experienced various forms of migration in Asia and North Africa. I have written academic and policy papers widely and spoken on these issues including a single-authored book: Dealing with Hidden Issues: Social Rejection Experienced by Trafficked women in Nepal.
Dr Meena Poudel
Gender and Migration Specialist and Lead Consultant
Kate Walton
(she/her/they/them)
GEDSI, SGBV, SRHR, AND INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALIST
Location: Australia
Hello, my name is Kate Walton. I am a gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) specialist focusing on sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV), sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and inclusive infrastructure and public spaces. I have almost fifteen years’ experience working in Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, including seven years living in Indonesia, and I speak fluent Indonesian and basic Tok Pisin. My writing on gender and human rights has been published by Al Jazeera, CNN International, South China Morning Post, The Interpreter, and more.
I have worked as a consultant with a variety of NGOs and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2017. For the Asian Development Bank (ADB), I have worked on multiple projects as a GEDSI specialist, including a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project in 14 Pacific island countries; a roads, GBV, and women’s economic empowerment project in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea; and developing the country gender assessment for Papua New Guinea. I was also the lead Author on two ADB publications: one on integrating menstrual health and hygiene in WASH projects in the Pacific, and one on gender and disability inclusive public WASH facilities in developing Asia and the Pacific. Beyond ADB, I have provided GEDSI and other support for NGOs such as Transparency International, Ipas Indonesia, and MSI Asia Pacific. Previously, I also was the Co-founder and Communications & MEL Manager for Perkumpulan Lintas Feminis Jakarta (Jakarta Feminist), a small feminist NGO working on SGBV and SRHR issues.
Kate Walton
GEDSI, SGBV, SRHR, AND INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALIST
Dr Tulika Saxena
(She/Her)
Gender-based Violence Specialist and Senior Consultant
Location: Australia
Hi everyone! I am Tulika Saxena and am a Gender and Domestic Violence Specialist. Currently, I am working at the YWCA of Canberra where I manage violence prevention training and education program and a Domestic Violence Support Service. I have a PhD from the Australian National University and a Masters in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. My PhD thesis was on domestic violence policies and their impact on survivors.
I have more than 20 years’ research and field experience in gender equality, gender mainstreaming, and gender-based violence, particularly domestic violence and sexual harassment in the workplace and primary prevention of violence against women at a national and international level.
I am an ILO (International Labour Organization) certified gender audit facilitator and an expert in gender-responsive budgeting. I have done many consultancy assignments for multilateral organisations and the UN. I bring experience in training, facilitation, program design, service delivery, and academic roles.
In my current role, I manage a domestic violence support service and deliver training on bystander intervention, domestic and family violence awareness training for Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Public Service, community services practitioners and employers, workplace equality and respect, and Teaching Respect Ed, a primary prevention program for young person and schoolteachers.
I am currently a member of the Ministerial Advisory Council for Women in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) that provides strategic advice to the ACT Government on issues affecting women in the ACT. It also provides a link between the Minister for Women and women in the ACT community.
Dr Tulika Saxena
Gender-based Violence Specialist and Senior Consultant
Terina Stibbard
(She/Her)
Disability, Inclusion and Community Development Specialist
Hi all, my name is Terina and I have over 25 years’ experience working in international program management and community development, working with communities and government across southern Africa, Timor-Leste and PNG to establish and support diverse programs that improve local capability and resilience across issues such as food security, maternal and family health, education, water and sanitation, and mitigating the impact of HIV and AIDS. I successfully advocated for the development of a PNG national policy on violence against children (Lukautim Pikinni Act), as well as introducing the Pilot of PNG’s domestic Violence Hotline. In Namibia and South Africa, I developed the local capacity of people with HIV to reduce stigma and increase access to health services, particularly in remote communities. I was a proud contributor to the development of Namibia’s Human Rights Charter for HIV and Aids. Recently I have been working to address the barriers to access and inclusion for people with disability in Australia and championing community development approaches in remote and hard-to-reach communities.
I am passionate about building inclusive communities and working in the community to develop local leadership and capacity. Alongside my pragmatic community experience, I have established sound leadership, strategic and operational acumen through my leadership roles in the community development sector. I have strong governance management skills, leading the development of policy and strategy through my roles as board chair of Results International (Australia) and as a board member of Women in International Aid and Development.
Terina Stibbard
Disability, Inclusion and Community Development Specialist
Subrata Banarjee
(He/Him)
Gender-based Violence, Criminology and Social Sciences Specialist and Consultant
Location: Australia
Hello everyone, my name is Subrata Banarjee, and I am a dedicated Gender-based Violence, Criminology and Social Sciences Specialist with a profound commitment to addressing issues of violence against women, terrorism, and social justice. I am currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University (ANU). My research focuses on the role of service providers in helping women access justice in domestic violence cases in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea.
I bring a wealth of experience from my academic and professional journey. I have served as a university lecturer and professor in the Department of Criminology and Police Science at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University in Bangladesh. My teaching portfolio includes courses on Research Methodology, Youth Crime and Justice, Politics and Crime, Transnational Crime, and Domestic and International Terrorism, among others.
In addition to my academic roles, I have extensive research experience. I have worked as a Research Assistant on large-scale projects, including the 2022 PNG General Elections and the Crime and Victimisation Survey in Vanuatu. My research has been published in numerous journals, with notable works on sexual violence against women, women trafficking, and religious terrorism in Bangladesh.
My professional journey also includes significant contributions to the Bangladesh Police, where I worked in the Research and Planning Cell, focusing on policing and criminal justice issues. I have also collaborated with various developmental organisations on gender rights, labour rights, and children’s rights.
I hold a Master of Arts in Criminology from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Criminology and Police Science from Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. My academic excellence has been recognised with several awards, including the Dean Gold Medal.
I am passionate about using my expertise to drive meaningful change in the areas of gender-based violence, criminology, and social justice. I look forward to contributing to initiatives that promote equality and justice for all.
Subrata Banarjee
Gender-based Violence, Criminology and Social Sciences Specialist and Consultant
Kathryn Allan
(She/Her)
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist
Location: Australia
Hello! My name is Kathryn and I am an anthropologist. I have over ten years of experience across the NGO, University, and Government sectors. Throughout my career, my focus has been on Gender Equity and Social Inclusion across the world. I have managed and coordinated projects, teams and strategies. As part of the aid program in the Australian Public Service, I have managed multi-million-dollar Capacity Building programs and spearheaded the development of a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion strategy for the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)- across 36 countries.
As the President of Amnesty International Australia in the Australian Capital Territory, and now as the Head of the Feminist Network in Australia, I have a significant amount of experience in the advocacy space. I develop as well as implement strategies for campaigns using a co-design approach with communities impacted by human rights violations. I prioritise acting with integrity by putting people first and adopting a collaborative approach to change. Most recently, I worked with women from the Iranian diaspora to support and create strategies for ongoing advocacy efforts. I am an expert at cross-cultural communication, especially in highly critical and sensitive environments. Within the Amnesty context, I work across a diverse movement in Australia and across the world as an advocate myself, and assists in guiding strategy development. Most recently, I was part of the core team that wrote a Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Strategy, and am consistently involved in creating activism strategies.
My current research involves working with feminist social movements across the globe, specifically with Afghan women. My approach is highly engaging and participatory in nature, seeking to ensure voices traditionally marginalised are at the forefront of research outputs.
Kathryn Allan
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist
Suchitra Behera
(She/Her)
Gender and International Development Specialist
Hello, I am Revd Suchitra Behera, an International Development professional and a dedicated advocate for the SDGs. I tirelessly promote sustainable practices, protect human rights, and achieve gender equality. With a background in Contemporary theology and a passion for social justice, I actively engage with organizations and initiatives at the intersection of gender equality, human rights, and climate change. Through my work in International Development organizations and with faith-based institutions, I strive to create a just and equitable world where everyone can live in harmony and free from discrimination and oppression.
My expertise lies in providing clients with strategic guidance and practical recommendations, helping them navigate complex socio-economic and environmental landscapes. I have successfully led projects promoting gender equality and empowerment, human rights advocacy, disaster management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. My ability to analyze and synthesize diverse information enables me to develop inclusive strategies that consider the interests and perspectives of all stakeholders. I am committed to leveraging my expertise to support clients in achieving their goals and fostering a world where human rights and gender justice are at the forefront of decision-making.
I am also an ordained minister in the Anglican church and committed to supporting faith institutions championing the cause of gender justice, human rights, and stewardship. I believe faith-based organizations can be powerful agents of change in promoting gender equity by using their influence, resources, and teachings to challenge harmful norms and promote equality. I am pursuing my Doctoral studies in the field of Women & Children at South Asia Theological Research Institute, Serampore University, India. I have lived and worked in cross-cultural communities for more than 25 years. I am excited to contribute my strengths and proficiency in communication to the team's efforts.
Suchitra Behera
Gender and International Development Specialist
Dr Sana Ashraf
(She/Her)
Gender and Migration Specialist
Location: Australia
Hello, my name is Sana Ashraf and I am a policy expert in areas of gender, migration, and intercultural communication. I have conducted research in a variety of social and gender equity areas, including women’s safety, with a particular focus on intersections of gender, migration, age, and poverty. In addition to my exceptional research and analytical skills, I have significant experience in community engagement, stakeholder, and government relations management. I have worked as Senior Policy Officer at Harmony Alliance - the national coalition of migrant and refugee women in Australia.
I am the author of Finding the enemy within: Blasphemy accusations and subsequent violence in Pakistan, a book based on my multi-award-winning PhD thesis in Anthropology, completed at the Australian National University. I am also the co-author of this blog post titled “Unravelling ‘complexity’: Keeping all women safe from violence” in which we consider the unintended consequences of framing certain forms of violence as complex by providing a background to diverse experiences of violence for women and their children.
I am highly skilled in qualitative research methods and have extensively used tools such as participant observation, structured and semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and content analysis. I am experienced in conducting qualitative research in a range of settings; my research participants have included Police departments across Australia, government officials, NGO professionals, social workers, lawyers, and the wider community.
I am competent in knowledge sharing and research communication as I have facilitated a range of workshops and delivered seminars focussed on evidence-based capacity building. In my role as a policy professional, I have convened a national advocacy group on migrant women’s safety and facilitated workshops to develop the group’s advocacy strategy and action plan. Previously, as an academic researcher, I have delivered “Political Islam Seminars” organised by the Australian National University for Australian government officials working as development professionals in Muslim countries.
Dr Sana Ashraf
Gender and Migration Specialist
Dr. Hoimonty Mazumder
(She/Her)
Gender and Public Health Specialist and Consultant
Location: USA
Hi all, my name is Hoimonty Mazumder and I am a Public Health expert who worked for many years in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and maternal health in Bangladesh. Although I was trained as a medical doctor, my passion for working on women’s health, especially SRHR, maternal health, women’s mental health grew up through my long experience in working at the grassroots levels, including humanitarian settings. Through this work, I have observed that enormous barriers to women’s health access exist in the communities I have worked with.
As a current doctoral researcher, I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. at the University of Memphis, USA. In my doctoral thesis, I explore women’s health and non-communicable disease pattern amongst underprivileged or marginalised communities. My expertise in both medicine and public health provides a great combination of skills that is instrumental in working in these fields. I have contributed at the policy level in Bangladesh as a national representative of family Planning at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). I have significant experience in public health implementation programs, community engagement, and government liaison. Besides my immense passion for research, I envision contributing directly to ameliorating women’s health across the globe.
Dr. Hoimonty Mazumder
Gender and Public Health Specialist and Consultant
Sadia Choudhury
(She/Her)
Gender Research Associate
Location: Australia
Hello, my name is Sadia Choudhury and I am an aspiring gender and policy analyst with experience in designing qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis tools. My cross-cultural experiences have helped me contribute to several development projects inspired by gender equality, social justice, and a holistic approach to ensuring wellbeing. At the beginning of my career, I worked as a research associate in a non-government organisation in Bangladesh, supporting the involuntarily displaced children under rehabilitation programs. I have also worked in Fiji as a consultant to raise health awareness among school children. I have academic qualifications in social research and development studies, allowing me to blend my research skills in policy and social development projects. In my role as a policy and project officer in a non-government organisation in Australia targeted to support migrant and refugee women, I was involved in planning and management, research and policy writing, and stakeholder engagement to support the projects. I am currently pursuing my career as a data analyst.
Sadia Choudhury
Gender Research Associate
Dr Kaveenda Samarasinghe
(He/him)
Videographer and Filmmaker
Location: Australia
Hello everyone, my name is Kaveenda Samarasinghe and I am a videographer and filmmaker who strongly believes in using the power of the motion picture to make a difference. Born and raised in Sri Lanka and currently based in Canberra, I have a PhD in Molecular Genetics from The Australian National University. However, my true passion lies in videography and filmmaking. I have experience in producing and directing documentaries, short films, and promotional videos. My documentaries have covered subjects such as raising awareness on impoverished schools in rural Sri Lanka and the preservation of ancient cultural monuments in Sri Lanka. Some of my short films have garnered awards at national-level short film competitions in Sri Lanka with one getting broadcasted via national television. A feature film that is to be produced and directed by me is also currently in pre-production (filming planned to take place in late 2022).
I am excited to collaborate with Go Equal to provide my expertise to develop audio-visual content that would help effectively communicate Go Equal’s message. I am proud to join hands with Go Equal in their mission to achieve gender equality. I can be contacted via [email protected].
