Louise’s almost ten years of experience has provided her with key qualifications within governance, democratic processes, human rights, civil society and gender equality. She has broad experience conducting large-scale complex evaluations for bilateral donors and CSOs and has as team member on numerous assignments, conducted country, sector and thematic evaluations. She is also specialized in providing capacity development support to CSOs with a focus on gender mainstreaming, human rights-based approach, results-based management including theory of change and strengthening organizational governance structures and oversight mechanisms.

Louise holds an MA in African Studies, and a BA in Religious Studies and Portuguese. She has carried out numerous large studies, complex evaluations and has gained solid experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and research methods. She has conducted household-, base- and endline as well as online surveys, and participatory qualitative data collection.

Louise has conducted several country evaluations (Ghana and Bolivia) for bilateral donors (Sida, Danida), and thematic evaluations within renewable energy (Sida), water and sanitation, agriculture (Danida) and anti-corruption (Norad). She has conducted numerous CSO evaluations and reviews within gender equality, women’s and children’s rights as well as rights of people with disabilities and indigenous people.

Louise has provided capacity building activities to Sida supported CSOs in Ukraine, Bangladesh and Moldova and supported them in integrating poverty, rights, conflict and environment perspectives into their programming. She supported them in strengthening their governance structures, applying results-based programming based on human rights-based approach and gender mainstreaming.