RESPONDER PARTNERSHIP

Disability and Inclusion Advisor

 

Aude Brus is a research specialist at Humanity & Inclusion (HI), an international NGO dedicated to standing alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations to improve their living conditions and uphold their dignity and rights. She has extensive experience in designing and implementing research projects in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on vulnerable populations.

 

Over the past year, she has led the development of multiple methodological approaches for measuring project outcomes, as well as the creation of guidance notes and capacity-building initiatives. Committed to bridging the gap between research and practice, her work supports evidence-based programming and policy-making in resource-constrained settings, ensuring that knowledge generated is both relevant and actionable.

LGBTQI+ Rights Advisor

 

Dr. Alessi’s research focuses on stress, trauma, and resilience among LGBTQ+ individuals. More recently, he has examined how pre- and post-migration experiences affect the mental and sexual health of LGBTQ+ (im)migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
 

He has conducted studies globally and developed trauma-informed interventions, including arts- and theater-based HIV prevention programs. His work, published in leading journals, informs policy, clinical practice, and research.
 

His emphasis on qualitative methods to understand how sociocultural and psychological processes shape the experiences of individuals with intersecting stigmas led to the development of trauma-informed research guidelines (TIRGs) for qualitative and mixed-methods research. Published in Qualitative Research in Psychology, the article is one of the first scholarly works to provide an in-depth discussion of how to conduct interview and focus group research that protects participants' safety and promotes their resilience.

SEA Safeguarding Advisor

 

Marija Cvejic is the Middle East & Eastern Europe Safeguarding and Protection Advisor with World Vision, drawing on almost 15 years of experience with INGOs, the UN, and local women’s organisations. She is pursuing her PhD at Charles University in Prague, focusing on women’s civil society movements in the former Yugoslav region. 
 

She has conducted research on women-led civil society organisations and gender equality in the Western Balkans for international NGOs, Central European University, and other academic and policy institutions.

Masculinities Advisor

 

Anthony Keedi is a Lebanese psychologist and Gender and Masculinities Specialist who manages the Engaging Men Programme at ABAAD, a resource center for gender equality dedicated to ending gender based violence and advancing equality across the MENA region.

 

He holds a Master of Arts in Gender Studies from the Lebanese American University and brings over twenty years of professional experience developing, piloting, and leading pioneering work on masculinities in Lebanon and across the SWANA region. His work focuses on engaging men and boys in advancing gender justice and transforming harmful social norms. He has led numerous initiatives supporting awareness raising and capacity building with refugee and host community groups throughout Lebanon.

Sexual Violence Against Men/Boys Advisor

 

Charu Lata Hogg is the Founder and Executive Director of All Survivors Project. She serves on the UK Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative Steering Board and the Advisory Board of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton. 

 

Formerly an associate fellow at Chatham House, a Human Rights Watch researcher, and a journalist in South Asia, her work focuses on human rights, sexual violence, and accountability. She holds a BA in history (University of Delhi) and an MSc in international relations (LSE).

Ethics Advisor

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Jim Lavery is the inaugural Conrad N. Hilton Chair in Global Health Ethics and a Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University. Formerly at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto, he has led research on ethical, social, and cultural issues in global health, including equitable vaccine distribution, malaria elimination, and antimicrobial resistance. 

 

He is a Hastings Center Fellow and serves on multiple global health and bioethics advisory boards.