David Sunderland's website

This site lists various activities I have been involved with over the last five years. My one-page CV is downloadable in English and French (both Word) although these do not have the hyperlinks below.

I have been living in Paris since January 2004 and am a British citizen. Since January 2005 I have been working for the IIEP - International Institute for Educational Planning - which is part of UNESCO. My work has mainly been supporting a US$9 million fund on HIV/AIDS as well as doing research on 'external educational finance' (overseas aid for education).

Oxfam
I became a Trustee of Agir ici, the French Associate Member of the Oxfam International confederation in May 2005 (I also volunteered for them for several months in 2004). For Oxfam GB, I have been a non-Trustee member of their Association (a body which plays a role in the governance of the organisation) since 2000. This is in additional to being a volunteer since 1991, which has involved mainly campaigning in the UK.

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
I have been a Research Associate with ODI since July 2004, having done work including coordinating a study on European public opinion on multilateral aid and facilitating various e-consultations for the 'Commission for Africa'. Before this, I was Personal Assistant to the Director from March 2002 to January 2004.

Study on UK international development sector
Volunteering with Coordination SUD (the French national NGO platform) for a few months in 2004, I produced a 50-page panorama study on the International Development sector in Great Britain. This can be downloaded here in Word, along with a Powerpoint summary of the key points in English and French.

MSc in Development Management with the UK Open University
I started this (distance learning) course part-time in May 2005.

Society of Friends (Quakers)
I am a Member of Hampstead Preparative Meeting. Between 2001-2004, I was centrally involved in the Young Friends Mental Health Concern, including roles of coordination and fundraising. This included building and maintaining a website. The concern sought to increase awareness about, and reduce the stigma around, mental health issues.

Peace-Now.info
Full-time feasibility study I undertook between October-December 2001 which looked at setting up an Internet database of peace initiatives.

The Intermundia Project
A pilot project I directed between July-November 2000 which looked at the possibility of using the Internet to help link up similar civil society groups in Ghana and the UK.

Updated June 2005