Programme Officer

Sophia Harding

Sophia Harding joined PWYP as Programme Officer in May 2010. Her responsibilities entail coalition building and outreach, support to national coalitions, and capacity-building for members and PWYP’s members in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific regions. Sophia has over seven years experience on public policy-oriented research, campaigns and communications within the international development sector. Much of her previous experience is grounded within Asia. Specifically she brings to PWYP an expertise in promoting civil society engagement for more inclusive public sector decision-making processes, as well as an expertise on local governance processes and state-society relations. She was previously working at Tearfund, a UK-based international relief and development organisation.

Sophia holds a BA in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Bristol and an MA in Governance and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

You can contact Sophia Harding by email or on +44 20 7031 1716.