Building on the IOM X approach to Social and Behaviour Change Communication

The work that I have done as an individual consultant, and in partnership with technical and creative professionals around the world, has been informed by my experience as part of the original team behind IOM X - the International Organization for Migration’s flagship initiative to promote safe migration and prevent human trafficking and exploitation through targeted campaigns and collaborative, evidence-based media content.

IOM X campaign and research resources are freely available here, including IOM X Learn - a ready-made workshop guide to teach others about human trafficking and exploitation, which I developed.

A selection of projects appear below.

 
 

Reducing vulnerability to trafficking in persons among young women in Mongolia

Client: IOM Mongolia

 

Building the resiliency of communities at risk of trafficking and exploitation in the Philippines

Client: IOM Philippines

 

Supporting youth advocacy to help end Child, Early and Forced Marriages and Unions in Asia Pacific

Client: Plan International Asia Pacific

 
 

Promoting informed decisions about migration among young people in Viet Nam

Client: IOM Viet Nam


 

SAFE & FAIR: Realizing women migrant workers rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region

Client: ILO Asia Pacific

 

Facilitation & trainings

  • Counter-trafficking

    • Designed and facilitated a campaign design workshop focused on women migrant workers in Southeast Asia (ILO & UN Women).

    • Co-facilitated a participatory planning and capacity-development workshop in the Autonomous Regional in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines with community stakeholders for a targeted safe migration campaign (IOM X).

    • Co-developed and facilitated a Communication for Development capacity-building workshop for Cambodian counter-trafficking practitioners (IOM X).

    • Designed and led regional trainings for young counter-trafficking advocates from across ASEAN (MTV EXIT & IOM X).

    • Delivered regular sessions on communicating effectively about human trafficking for border and immigration officials from across Southeast Asia as part of the Transnational Security Training (RMIT University).

    • Organized and facilitated the COMMIT Youth Forum as part of the Senior Officials Meeting of the Co-ordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (IOM X).

  • Youth & community engagement

    • Facilitated workshops on youth engagement at international conferences in Mauritius, Tahiti, Sweden, Spain and France (UNESCO).

    • Delivered gender equality workshops and presentations across Canada for over 1,000 students and educators (Plan Canada).

    • Co-designed and facilitated training for staff and youth leaders on gender equality (MTV EXIT & IOM Asia-Pacific).

    • Advised Community Policing Forums undertaking campaigns on social justice and safety and security issues (IOM Iraq).

  • Fostering connections

    • Facilitated the Asia Climate & Labor Dialogue for stakeholders from civil society, media, academia, private sector and the UN (Putlizer Center).

    • Designed and co-facilitated a workshop on communications and advocacy for LGBTQI organizations from across Asia as part of APCOM’s Community Summit (Love Frankie).

    • Led a workshop on strategic communication for staff (Heinrich Böll Foundation – Southeast Asia).

    • Designed and facilitated a workshop on public speaking (Embassy of Canada in Thailand).

    • Co-designed and facilitated a multimedia workshop for communications staff from British Council projects across Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on visibility and impact through effective engagement with target audiences (Love Frankie).