Our Consultants

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Mr. Garcia is a seasoned communication and research professional with extensive experience across the development and private sectors, specializing in Social and Behavior Change (SBC), social marketing, risk communication, marketing, advertising, photography, and public relations.

In the development sector, he has led capacity building and training initiativesand contributed to projects for international organizations such as FHI 360, The Gates Foundation, The Red Cross, Pact, Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), World University Service of Canada (WUSC), USAID, EU, and others, working across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

His expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including reproductive health, education, earthquake preparedness, nutrition, WASH, and infectious diseases such as Nipah Virus, HIV, Ebola, and malaria. 

He has implemented projects in countries including Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.

Mrs. Parady has over 25 years of experience in research and communication, providing consultancy services to international organizations, including The World Bank, FAO, UNICEF, IMA World Health, BAPPENAS, Global Health Strategies, Indopacific Edelman, and many others.

At TGIC, she contributed to an SBCC assignment promoting earthquake readiness in Indonesia, implemented by the American Red Cross and funded by USAID/OFDA.

Previously, she worked as a Qualitative Researcher for the World Bank in Jakarta and as a Communication Consultant for Global Health Strategies in India, supporting the development of a champion network of influencers in Indonesia.

She also serves as a Communication Lecturer at the Department of Communication, Universitas Indonesia, sharing her expertise with the next generation of communication professionals.

Vida holds an M.A. on Mass Communication from California State University Fresno, USA, and a B.A. on Mass Communications and Journalism, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia.

Mr. Mwirigi has over 17 years of experience in communication across the private and development sectorsin Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. His expertise includes integrated marketing communication, digital media, advertising, and public relations.

He has worked with major clients, including MTN Uganda, supporting brand awareness and publicityacross Mobile Financial Services, Sports, Corporate Social Investment, Business Operations, Marketing Campaigns, and the MTN Uganda Foundation.

With TGIC Group, he contributed to a nutrition communication program for the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)in Uganda, participating in initial research analysis, developing the communication strategy, training stakeholders, and leading the pretesting of campaign materials.

He holds a Master's, Strategic and Corporate Communication, and a B.A. in Social Sciences with a focus on International Relations and Social Administration, both from Makerere University, and is currently pursuing a PGD, Journalism and Communication Management, fromthe Uganda Management Institute.

Ms. Banda is a Malawi-based community mobilization expert with over 20 years of experience developing materials and conducting training for organizations such as RTI, Link Community Mobilization, Stephanos Outreach Programme, Oikonomos Malawi Foundation, and Action AID among others. 

Among her consulting projects, she has also worked on community mobilization programs for CARE-Malawi, Edukaids, Netherlands, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Norwegian Church AID, National AIDs Commission of Malawi, UNICEF, Abt Associates, and CLM Consultancy.

Annie has experience with education, project management, SBCC, HIV AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, business development, and strategic planning. 

Ms. Deepan is a Sri Lankan communication expert with over 16 years of experience managing projects, creating communication materials, and conducting training for organizations such as World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Scope Global, Webgurus International, and Dynamic Solutions.

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Judy was the ASSET Project Manager responsible for planning, developing, and implementing a Social Marketing/SBCC TVET intervention to address the shortage of skilled workers in Sri Lanka. The communication campaign won Gold in the Asia Pacific Media Awards as the Best Not for Profit Marketing Campaign in the APAC region.  

Judy holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Marketing (MSC) from Asia University in Malaysia. 

Mrs. Kambalame is a Malawi-based communication professional with over 14 years of experience in SBCC and communication for development. She is a lecturer at The Malawi Polytechnic in Blantyre, coordinating the Masters in Health and Behaviour Change Communication program. 

As a consultant for PLAN Malawi and Pakachere Institute for Health and Development Communication, she worked as a TV and radio scriptwriter for Development Communication, as well as on television programming and brand development for radio and TV.

She holds an MA in Theatre and Media Communication for Development from the University of Malawi.