Shona has worked to promote health and rights for key populations since 2004. She currently lives in South East Asia though she spent most of her career in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. She believes firmly in the power of civil society groups and in particular groups of key populations to contribute to the creation of effective policy to promote health and rights. Shona has dedicated her work to empowering those communities.
Before becoming a freelance consultant, Shona worked as a Programme Director for the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network and, before that, for the Russian Community of People Living with HIV. She participates actively in a number of advocacy networks, currently as the Co-Chair of the European AIDS Treatment Group’s‚ Policy Working Group and the Advisory Board of the Eurasian Network of People who Use Drugs.
Shona’s consultancy work often focuses on providing technical support for advocacy work including development of position papers, grant-writing, guideline development. For ASAP, she provided assistance to the Eastern European and Central Asian Union of Organizations of PLHIV to develop a concept note for a regional advocacy proposal to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria aimed at closing the gap in access to services for key populations.
It is a pleasure to work with like-minded, dedicated people and a privilege to work with a team that is so directly focused on promoting kindness and generosity.