Carolina is a founder and director of the GAP Unit. She has been involved in, and co-ordinated, research and development programmes in poverty reduction through community participation. She works as a consultant, researcher and trainer for several national...
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Hannah Berry is a founder and director of the GAP Unit and has worked previously for Manchester Women's Network, the Women's Design Service and Ethical Consumer Research Association. She is carrying out PhD research based on the role of the GAP Unit in...
Jenny Lazarus did her degree in Social Sciences, with a postgraduate degree in Social Psychology. Following a job working on researching the factors influencing depression in women she has worked as an Administrator in various settings - a small software...
My name is Tendayi Madzunzu, I come from Zimbabwe, I have three sons and one daughter. I am the Secretary of Zimbabwe Women's Organisation. My interest is in working with women who are getting active in society. I used to volunteer with Women and Aids...
Bridget undertakes advice and monitoring work on the public sector duties. She previously worked at the Equal Opportunities Commission on the gender duty and at the Commission for Racial Equality, promoting the race duty. She has undertaken policy and...
Throughout his career, Dave, a community worker since 1970, has sought to contribute to the development of networks in the North West Region with the aims of sharing information and good practice, and providing mutual support for practitioners. He is a...
I've been working as a researcher since 2000. My interests are in equality and diversity in the labour market, (particularly women working in non-traditional industries); community use of ICT, and relocalisation of food supply. Its a broad range of...
I got involved with GAP through the Arise and Shine project for female migrants. Having worked with female asylum seekers for the British Red Cross, I was happy to contribute to strengthening links within the community of women migrants in the North West....
Michela Baldo graduated at the University of Padova (Italy) in Classics and Italian in 2000 and has a Masters degree and PhD in Translation studies from the University of Manchester. Her PhD focused on migrant literature (Italian-Canadian writing) and her...
Kimberley Osivwemu works with women and girls in developing self-advocacy and voice. Most recent participants have included WAST, Feminist Webs and GAP. She is a part-time tutor at Manchester Metropolitan University. Examples of materials developed can be...
Ruth Rosselson has been an associate for GAP since 2009 and is also an independent writer, researcher and facilitator. She has worked with Community Researchers in Salford and is project managing the Step Up programme for BME and refugee women. She...
Jess joined the GAP Unit team in September 2010 to co-ordinate the Arise and Shine education project. She is a trained secondary and further education teacher with additional long experience in the community and voluntary sector. Jess is a director of the...
Nicola has helped to plan and deliver workshops for GAP’s Arise and Shine education project. She is a qualified Citizenship Education/Humanities teacher, and a university tutor. Prior to GAP Unit and teaching Nicola worked for Ethical Consumer. She...