Marie is a seasoned social worker with a strong foundation in human rights law. She brings diverse experience working with marginalized communities and expertise in gender-sensitive project management, seamlessly bridging practical support with strategic advocacy. Her work spans psychosocial and legal counseling for individuals, designing community-focused aid strategies, and advising organizations on inclusive, rights-based approaches to project development, implementation, and evaluation. Marie has worked extensively in international and local contexts, including:

• Supporting indigenous communities in Mexico in their fight for land rights.

• Collaborating with Dalit women in rural India to combat intersectional discrimination.

• Assisting migrants in Germany who have survived domestic violence, human trafficking, forced marriages, and female genital mutilation.

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Marie´s buzzwords: Project management, evaluation, inclusion, community development, psychosocial counseling, migration, human rights, land rights and resource governance, feminist development principles and gender mainstreaming.