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This Expert's name is Rachel Wilson

This Expert's occupation is Global Health Advocacy and Public Policy Consultant

Snapshot

Experience

15+ years

Languages

English

Countries of Work

Kenya, United States of America

Areas of Expertise

  • Coaching
  • Process facilitation
  • Training
  • Remote Coaching
  • Civil society engagement
  • Social accountability and community advocacy for health
  • Domestic resource mobilization
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategy development
  • Indicator development
  • Research
  • Results and logical frameworks
  • Family planning
  • Maternal, newborn and child health
  • Dissemination and knowledge brokering
  • Policy analysis
  • Problems and priorities assessment
  • Root cause analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Facilitating stakeholder dialgoue
Advocacy strategy development trainings and capacity strengthening; advocacy monitoring, evaluation and learning; advocacy program planning- and start-up

Professional Experience

  • Principal, Catalysts for Change

    May 2015 - Present
    Founded Catalysts for Change, a small woman-owned consulting firm that advises organizations on advocacy strategy development and capacity strengthening. Rachel and her team provide clients with support and training in policy analysis, stakeholder mapping, advocacy strategy development, coalition-strengthening, and movement building. Past clients include: Amref Health Africa, Center for Reproductive Rights - Africa, CIVICUS, Counterpart International, Digital Impact Alliance, Global Health Council, Jhpiego, Planned Parenthood Global, RESULTS Educational Fund, Self-Care Trailblazer Group, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Women Deliver. See more at www.c4cglobal.com.
  • Director of Policy and Advocacy, PATH

    Sep 2006 - Apr 2015
    Created and led the Advocacy and Public Policy Department at PATH by raising advocacy capacity, visibility, funds, influence, and impact of a team of 30+ advocates in the US, UK, German, Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, South Africa, DRC, and India. Developed PATH's approach to advocacy strategy development, which served as the foundation of PATH's advocacy capacity building program which trained over 400 people from 50 countries. Established the Global Health Technologies Coalition, advocating for global health research and development, and numerous other health advocacy networks and advisory committees. See https://www.path.org/resources/stronger-health-advocates-greater-health-impacts-tools-trade/.
  • Director of Policy Communications, Global Health Council

    Mar 2005 - Sep 2006
    Developed and implemented communications strategies to advance global health policy priorities of the United States Congress and Administration and global policy-setting bodies. Coordinated media outreach, policy messaging, and advocacy-related events, including congressional briefings, NGO forums, and high-level policy dialogues. Managed all organizational and member communications and mobilization initiatives. See www.globalhealth.org.

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health

    Graduated 1997
    Master of Public Health
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison

    Graduated 1991
    Bachelor of Arts

Publications

  • Strengthening country-based advocacy for maximum impact: What will it take?

    Published May 2016 View publication

Areas of Expertise

  • Coaching
  • Process facilitation
  • Training
  • Remote Coaching
  • Civil society engagement
  • Social accountability and community advocacy for health
  • Domestic resource mobilization
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategy development
  • Indicator development
  • Research
  • Results and logical frameworks
  • Family planning
  • Maternal, newborn and child health
  • Dissemination and knowledge brokering
  • Policy analysis
  • Problems and priorities assessment
  • Root cause analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Facilitating stakeholder dialgoue
Advocacy strategy development trainings and capacity strengthening; advocacy monitoring, evaluation and learning; advocacy program planning- and start-up