International development agencies must communicate with a wide range of audiences: governments and civil society organizations, communities in the countries you work in, people interested in your work, donors, partners and colleagues.
No matter whom you are writing for, I can help you get your messages across clearly. With integrity, professionalism, and respect.
What I can do for you
As someone who worked on international development projects for over eight years, I can edit your writing so that it
- reflects the integrity and professionalism of your organization
- uses clear, uncluttered language with minimal acronyms 🙂
- shows respect for all peoples
(I’m 100% for helping development agencies move away from inaccessible, difficult language.)
Let me help you make sure your documents are targeted and your messages clear.
Subjects
- Child protection
- Development economics
- Disaster risk reduction
- Economic policy
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Gender and leadership
- Health rights
- Life skills
- Maternal health
- Migrant health
- Public policy
- Reproductive & sexual health, HIV/AIDS
- Youth empowerment
Organizations
International organizations
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Tokyo Office
Non-profits/NGOs
- DanChurchAid
- SIAP SIAGA Program: Australia-Indonesia Partnership on Disaster Risk Management
- Volunteer Activists
Promoting clear language in international development
If you want to practice writing more clearly and communicate better with international audiences (or you want your staff to), I can offer webinars (like the ones I’ve held for UNITAR) and give editing support and feedback.
Examples of past work
The work I edit for international development agencies include the following.
- Pitch decks and concept notes for programmes in entrepreneurship, gender empowerment, disaster risk reduction
- Project documents, assessment reports
- Project completion reports for disaster risk reduction, entrepreneurship, and nuclear disarmament training programmes
- Text for e-learning modules
- Web articles, press releases, website text
- Speeches and speaking points
- Video captions
- Social media messages
I also design and deliver training on clear writing in the international system. Past examples:
- Clear writing for the United Nations: 90-min. workshop for around 20 aspiring UN professionals
- Writing for international audiences: 1-hour online workshop for around 20 UN colleagues
- Clear writing for UNITAR: 1-hour online workshop for UNITAR colleagues
- Mini-webinars/online workshops for UNITAR colleagues: 30-45 min. each
- Structuring your writing
- More than decoration: Making charts that tell your story
- Writing great link text
- Using Word and PPT accessibility features
- Boost readability with 4 basic design principles
Get in touch to discuss whether we might be a good fit for your scholarly or international development writing project!
Resources for international development professionals
Here are a few clear-writing resources for UN and other international development professionals. Find more in my library of resources.
Contact me
If you would like to discuss whether we might be a good fit for your editing or training needs, please send me details via the contact form or email me at info@theclarityeditor.com. I will get back to you as soon as I can during my working hours.