CANBERRA — The humanitarian and development sectors have become increasingly aware of the need to promote inclusivity in their programs. That means ensuring that they work for everyone, including groups such as women or people with disabilities, who might face unique challenges in accessing the benefits of development work and whose needs have not always been included in the past.
Building inclusive development programs requires legal, social, and analytical thinking to ensure that disadvantaged groups are at the core of projects’ work. That is where gender and social inclusion specialists come in.
Arthi Patel started her career in Australia working in refugee law before taking on her first role in development as a volunteer supporting a women’s legal organization in Mongolia.