Ashan Abeywardena

Group manager, Human Settlements

Humanitarian and development practitioner with experience in various programme management and advisory roles in South Sudan, Southern Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Bangladesh.

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Expertise

Conflict management; peacebuilding; programme and project management; funding and grants management; humanitarian programming; protection.

Before IIED

Programme advisor at Saferworld; project manager on Peacebuilding and Natural Resources at UNEP, head of programmes (Southern Africa) at HelpAge International; and programme analyst at UNDP.

Other experience in humanitarian and development programme and grants management in South Sudan, Sri Lanka and Sudan.

Education

MA International Political Economy
BA (Hons) Economics

Current work

Operational management for the Human Settlements research group and supporting strategic management of the group.

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Ashan Abeywardena

Current work

50 years linking local to global