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Drs. Yannick has been working 32 years in the field of higher (vocational) education & economic development, most of it as a founder of SPARK Foundation and various other initiatives. During his tenure he has build economic and educational development programmes in over 25 fragile and conflict effected states, including in Afghanistan, Europe, East and West Africa, the Middle East & North Africa, Ukraine & Somalia.
He is currently a member of the Netherlands State Development Cooperation Committee at the Advisory Council on International Affairs. He serves in the Boards of Open Door Ukraine (The Hague), United Work (Eindhoven), the Advisory Board of the Centre of Theory of Change (New York) and, is a member of the DIHAD International Scientific Advisory Board (DISAB) at DIHAD (Dubai), lecturers in the DIHAD Masters programme “Sustainble Humanitarian Action” (Dubai/Murcia). He is presently a strategic advisor for four international development agencies including Glocalshift, a new dynamic new economic development foundation placing localisation of aid central to its mission.
with more than 25 years designing, managing, and adapting programming in conflict-affected contexts in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. Most recently, she led private sector devlopment programs in Libya and six ecosystems in sub-Sahran Africa working alongside financial institutions including banks, imapct investing and venture capital firms. She led education governance and economic resilience programs in Syria for seven years introducing evidence-driven innovative initiatives in Social and Emotional Learning, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Trauma Recovery.
Ms. Bradford is currently the Chairperson of the Boatrd of Directors for PARSA, a charity that operates exclusively in Afghanistan. She co-authored an article on social integration of Syrian children who were exposed to trauma under the ISIS caliphate.
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