A selection from people who have worked with me:
"Clare’s input to the Escuela Nueva - International Prototype Kit we are developing has enhanced this curriculum especially in the areas of health and environmental education, child-to-child activities and the complex characteristics and specifics of the African context. We appreciated her constructive comments and recommendations to improve the learning guides our team was writing.
"With the exchanges and interesting discussions we are confident our end product will be a sufficiently robust curriculum that will serve as a solution to the lack of appropriate educational materials and teacher training for multigrade teaching in developing countries."
Clarita Arboleda, Escuela Nueva Foundation www.escuelanueva.org
"I’ve known and worked with Clare for over 15 years, starting with the time I was a volunteer with Child-to-Child in Uganda. I’ve always been impressed by Clare’s passion and drive, underpinned by her deep knowledge and experience. Clare combines an enthusiasm for the genuine participation of children and young people with a strong understanding of education and health promotion.
Kate Harrison, HIV coordinator, Comic Relief
"It has made a big difference to me in my professional life to work with Clare. It came at a time when I was beginning to expand my skills and use my experience and expertise to set up challenging and visionary programmes. In reality, as a consultant, we are often expected to be able to do and know everything, often wider than our original area of expertise.
"Having Clare's support whilst I was working on developing the programme in Sierra Leone gave me the confidence to feel safe to spread my wings and develop my potential. Her support was consistent, wise, understanding and humorous. She helped me to stay focused, resourceful and optimistic at all times. Since that time, I have used the wisdom I learnt from working with Clare, to go on and set up and develop many more international programmes around the world. So my work with Clare continues to make an impact, so thank you Clare!"
Sally Price, Heartspeak International. Consultant, coach and advisor working with organisations to set up and develop life skills and education programmes around the world.
"My experience was that you were totally in my world. I felt completely understood and supported. Thanks to the way you compassionately and powerfully listened and guided our work together."
Natasha Mecurio, a social entrepreneur working with young people in South Africa - www.tretchikofftrust.com
"Our sessions have helped me to focus on what is important to me. Making things clear in my mind. I have been through a very busy and productive time throughout our time together. Having someone to share all that was happening and having your support during this time was absolutely wonderful. I appreciated you reminding me of all that I had achieved. It is often too easy to focus on what you haven’t done; forgetting what has been done already."
Marie Munro, a social entrepreneur who teaches lifeskills to and coaches parents and teenagers in the UK
A selection of testimonials from people who are using my publications on Lifeskills and HIV prevention
"There are very few books which target young people, with their specific problems and vulnerability and also very few which combine theoretical knowledge with a lifeskills approach. Your publication covers all these issues. I found the different sections of the book very useful: they provide trainers with useful tools not only with what to do but how to do it."
Johann Heteleer, Plan International, South American Region
"It is a relief and exciting to find such a well thought out and designed programme as this. The book addresses the crucial issue of HIV prevention in clear straightforward terms and more importantly provides a methodology for doing so which is understanding, non-judgemental and supportive towards participants. This makes it quite unique."
Alison Lane, Director General, Juconi, Mexico
"It is an excellent, practical, empowering resource for a range of organizations (children and youth-led organizations, local NGO’s, INGO, UN, government agencies) who are evolving in empowering, preventative work with and by young people on HIV."
Claire O’Kane, Save the Children , Afghanistan
"The lifeskills handbook has proved to be a great resource tool and companion for our peer education and volunteers, especially due to its user friendly, step-by-step instructions on how to conduct sixty lifeskills activities. Its advice and learning activities are absolutely necessary and a sure must for every school especially as the present generation is now more than ever before faced with a great challenge to make wise and responsible choices. This can only be achieved by implementing programmes of teaching lifeskills, and I assure you this that the handbook has made our lifeskills implementation very easy and practical."
Cosmus Maina, Project Coordinator, Teens Watch Centre, Mombassa, Kenya
