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Charmarie Maelge (She / Her)

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Expert, Asia Development Bank, Strengthening Capacity for Livable and Resilient Cities -Project

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Postgraduate DiplomaUniversity of Colombo

South Asia

Summary

Experienced in front-line International Development and Tourism roles. Successfully conceptualized and delivered complex innovative country/regional/international economic growth projects monitoring for consistency and compliance for donors (ADB, USAID, UNDP, BioFin, IFAD, EU, DFID, The Travel Foundation) and Sri Lanka Government. Proven track record of identifying innovative strategic partnerships for trusted long term collaborations with high level stakeholder engagement and fundraising. Marketing and Communications specialist. Programmes cover ; - sustainable tourism, sustainable tourism value chain - pro poor and inclusive growth - climate change mitigation, and adaptation - sustainability certification and education - international trade, investment and marketing promotion, - micro finance - institutional strengthening and capacity building - gender mainstreaming, women in development - advocacy, enabling policy and regulatory environment - private sector development, technology transfers - public-private partnerships - biodiversity conservation and natural resources management - research and publications Led Destination Marketing for Sri Lanka Tourism covering 35+ International markets; marketing, PR, Planning & New Product Development , Value Chain, Research, International Affairs and Policy Regulatory Reforms. Certified Trainer and Assessor in Higher Vocational Tertiary Education and University Lecturer Hands on Crisis Management, Damage Control and Recovery experience.

Experience

  • development
  • gender
  • human rights
  • tourism
  • market research
  • sri lanka
  • united states
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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