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Our Team
One South, is supported by a team of international development specialists with methodological and practice-specific expertise.
We build teams of country and global expertise to develop and carry out targeted and inclusive planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.
We believe that localizing research for development supports the sustainability of our impact.
Meet the team
Eva Bolza-Schünemann
Consultant
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James Gathogo
Consultant, MEL
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James is a MEL and logistics specialist. He has supported health, education, and entrepreneurship projects in Africa and Asia and has coordinated several large-scale and mixed-methods data collection activities for a range of evaluation designs. He has worked closely with in-country partners to co-design MEL processes and strengthen organization-wide MEL capacity. James has significant experience in capacity building, data analysis, project management, and logistics.
Marieke van Egmond
Research Advisor
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Marieke holds a PhD in Cross-cultural psychology. Her research examines topics relating to education and psychology from a cross-cultural perspective. At One South, she has developed and adapted psychometric measures for the evaluation of education and behavior change programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Marieke's work with One South has resulted in several peer reviewed publications.
Jo Seth-Smith
Senior Consultant
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Jo is a project management specialist with expertise managing sexual and reproductive health and education programs with a focus on gender and social inclusion. At One South, Jo has supported several assignments in education, health, gender, advocacy, and women's empowerment. She has conducted multi-country evaluations for health and education projects and has supported project design activities, drawing on a range of participatory methods.
Meet the team
Andrés Navarrete
Founding Member
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Andrés has over 12 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning and is a Founding Member of One South. He has led evaluations of health, education, and advocacy programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has advanced methods training and expertise in capacity building and research design. Andrés has led several multi-country evaluations, and has designed and facilitated remote and in-person training courses for project management and MEL professionals. He is on a leave of absence, serving as a MEL specialist at the FAO. Andrés holds a MSc in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and a BA in Integrated Social Sciences with a specialization in research methods from Jacobs University Bremen.
Tariq Omarshah
Founding Member
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Tariq has over 12 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning. He has led evaluations of health, education, gender and private sector development programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Tariq specializes in strengthening MEL systems and fostering an evidence culture within philanthropic organizations. He has significant experience building and coaching teams. He holds a MSc in International Relations Theory from the London School of Economics and a BA in International Politics and History (IPH), with a specialization in research methods from Jacobs University Bremen. He is currently completing a PhD in Public Policy with a focus on aid administration and the anthropology of policy.
Eva is a development management specialist with expertise in gender equality, social inclusion, and private sector development. She has supported projects working in entrepreneurship, health and education across Africa, Asia and Latin America. This has included projects working to enhance the economic empowerment of youth through digital inclusion, projects promoting improved teaching quality, and projects supporting health access for key populations. She holds a MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and a BA in International Politics and History (IPH) with a specialization in research methods from Jacobs University Bremen.
