We are a small team group of highly experienced development and business professionals united in our aspirations to deliver sustainable positive impact better hand in hand with our clients
Director
Audrey Ahwan
Audrey has 15 years’ experience in International Development, including 11 years at senior management level in areas that include education, women’s economic empowerment, food security, and livelihoods, WaSH and emergency response. With MA’s in International Development & Education and Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Audrey is committed to education, the development of human capital and improving the life opportunities of the most vulnerable. Learn More
Director
Nick Virr
Nick spent 20 years launching and growing technology businesses in Australia and internationally. With a 1st Class Honours in International Development and MSc in Sustainability.
Nick’s passion is at the intersection where people, the environment and the economy meet: where positive impact can simultaneously improve people’s lives, biodiversity and climate change outcomes. Leadership roles at BRAC and Renewable World helped grow and tune his understanding of and commitment to, sustainable development. Learn More
Director
Alwyn Chilver
Alwyn is a seasoned international development practitioner and manager. With 30+ years in the sector he is a recognised leader in the field of systems change and market-based approaches to development. As a director at ChangeMaker International he is well placed to work, advise and innovate with our clients and partners to promote private sector led growth that ultimately benefits large numbers of people.
With a PhD in Developing Country Innovation Systems and a Masters in Agricultural Economics, and an impressive career with the likes of AusAID, DFID, Palladium and Aurecon Learn More
Director
Tamjid Au Rahman
Tamjid Rahman is a pioneering advocate for private sector integration and value chain approaches to sustainable development. He has extensive knowledge and expertise in market systems development, private sector engagement, and the analytical frameworks of capital markets, rural finance, SME finance, and enterprise development. His work focuses on designing high-growth business models and facilitating meaningful national and international trade, commerce, and investment, all aimed at maximising employment, economic growth and tackling the challenges of climate change. Tamjid has undertaken numerous national and international assignments and has led several Bangladesh and international organisations. Learn More
Our Impressive Associates (examples only)
Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all experts in their field. With many years of experience in the industry, they have the expertise to provide comprehensive, first-rate services to our clients.
Sarah Mills
Gender Inclusion
An interdisciplinary, skilled professional with expertise on gender, equality and women’s economic empowerment across impact investing, clean energy and agriculture in emerging economies.
Highly competent results and purpose-driven interdisciplinary professional with significant
expertise on gender inclusion and social impact. Experience with the private sector, DFIs,
impact investors and NGOs to implement gender inclusive strategies to improve business and social outcomes
Sarah Johansen
Climate, environment and development specialist
+16 years of experience working with international agencies, the UK government, and developing countries' governments on high-priority sustainability issues. I conduct international consultancy assignments through a company. Established Standley-Johansen Consulting Ltd (2016).
Strength include leading small and adaptable teams to provide results-based monitoring and evaluation, and climate change-related advisory services. Sarah strengthens our project strategy development, project management, coordination, development of M&E systems/tools, impact assessments and evaluations especially in the climate change arena to our portfolio of services.
Joanna Conlon
Leadership Coach, Trainer, Facilitator
Maximising potential Joanna coaches people to help them live their lives to the full - personal and professional. She facilitates events and meetings to help make life easier for clients adding value and to ensuring that all stakeholders are engaged.
Workshops assist organisations with a real commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Clients that recognise the abilities of their high potential women and are investing in and that retention of talent is more critical than ever in a challenging recruitment market and with stakeholders and shareholders focusing on ESG and EDI success.
Hasina Akter
Global Humanitarian and development professional
27 years of experience in leading and managing large-scale humanitarian and development programs across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Extensive expertise in multi-country program design, disaster risk reduction, resilient livelihoods, inclusive governance, and refugee response. Proven track record in securing and managing high-value grants from major donors including USAID, FCDO, GAC, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Skilled in donor compliance, team leadership, and fostering partnerships with governments, NGOs, and private sector stakeholders. Committed to driving sustainable impact and empowering marginalized communities through innovative, inclusive development strategies.
Our Strategic Partners (examples only)
Working with strategic partners that extend our services for our clients and share our values ensures we provide the very best for our clients.
Partnership Bureau
Ghana
We seek to reimagine how communities, grassroots, local and national organisations across the Global South can draw on collective power and address the imbalances within the international development sector through innovation, intervention and impact.
Bateleur Partners
United Kingdom
Our founding Directors, Kate and Stephen, bring decades of experience ''doing it themselves'' as CEOs, board members and project managers.
Our approach is insightful, pragmatic and concise.
We listen, we engage, we recommend, we act, we learn. We don't write reports. We make things happen together with our clients.
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