Laura Hughes

Biography

Laura Hughes joined LEAD International's Training and Capacity Development team in April 2006 as Programme Assistant. She is a member of the LEAD Europe coordination team, and project officer on LEAD’s Bridging Leadership project in tsunami-hit communities in Indonesia. She is also part of the team developing LEAD International’s operational Sustainability Policy.

Prior to LEAD, she worked with a local development NGO in South India on rural and urban projects addressing issues of: gender inequalities in education and earning potential; education and skills training in marginalised communities; child labour; health and nutrition in rural communities; women's empowerment; and the importance of grassroots community action to promote sustainable development.

Having studied BSc. Zoology Laura has a particular interest in the multi-faceted impacts of climate change on health and malaria, and in natural resource management. She also has varied experience in teaching roles with children of all ages in the UK and abroad.

After graduating in 2004, she worked on urban community regeneration and environment projects with UK charities Groundwork and Wildlife Trust. Her role involved community consultation, environmental education, facilitating participation of young people in the development of urban open spaces, and GIS mapping of socio-economic indicators.

This biography was last updated on May 19, 2008