Sherin Alsheikh Ahmed

Sherin is an inclusion specialist with over 17 years of experience in disability mainstreaming for development and humanitarian projects. Sherin spent 8 years working with children with disabilities including shaping the strategic direction of disability inclusion for children 0 – 15 years old in Syria, concentrating on early intervention programming and change management at the ministerial level. From 2009 until 2015, she led and managed humanitarian responses in a number of organisations (implementing in 15+ countries) along with management of the teams in both UK and overseas. In her capacity as a Protection and Inclusion Advisor, she has successfully led a change management programme for aging and disability inclusion in humanitarian action (ADCAP). Currently, Sherin is tasked to introduce change to organisational policies and strategies, project design, implementation and review. Much of this work focuses on the development of the organisational capacity, skills and knowledge needed to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities and older people, and to ensure that no one is left behind.