THOMAS GASS
Development and Cooperation Consultant
Development cooperation is changing. New partnership models and innovative approaches are required so that we can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). People around the world are facing new risks. The consequences of climate change and pandemics like Covid-19 are challenging us. Are you looking for a consultant who supports you in project planning, monitoring and evaluation? Would you like to develop a new partnership model? Do you need public health expertise for this? Have a look at my website, I would be happy to advise you.
ABOUT ME
Development and Cooperation Expert and Doctor of Public Health
Cooperation creates positive changes - be it in projects, organizations or institutional partnerships. I am convinced of this after more than 20 years of NGO work in international cooperation. At Caritas, SolidarMed and in the Swiss Red Cross, I led development programs in various functions in Africa and Asia. The HIV / AIDS pandemic and its effects in Africa had a lasting impact on my professional career. In southern and eastern Africa, I have been committed to effective prevention and treatment of the infectious disease for more than 10 years. I completed my doctoral thesis in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine with a study on the adherence to therapy of HIV patients in Zimbabwe. Most recently, I headed the Fundamentals and Development team at the Red Cross, where I continued to develop quality and knowledge management.
I like collaboration, always think positively, usually have a good idea and like to participate in changes. I am at home in Bern, where I like to fly, preferably by bike.
MY SERVICES
Advice, support, expertise
Tailored to the needs of your organization, I would be happy to support you in your ideas, projects and partnerships. Be it advisory, accompanying, as a coach or moderator, or simply with a professional input - I can help.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Learn from experience and demonstrate effectiveness
From the idea to implementation to evaluation: Successful projects and programs are a learning process for everyone involved.
I support you in developing your monitoring system further, for example with the introduction of impact indicators.
I conduct evaluations tailored to your questions and needs.
I advise you in the conduct of accompanying research, for example in baseline surveys or in studies of behavior changes.
ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Strengthen partners with organisational development
Strong NGOs in the global south are key players in poverty reduction and sustainable development. Local challenges require agile local partners:
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I support your organisation in further developing its partnership model.
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I advise you on promoting the institutional development of your partner organizations.
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I support them in setting up a knowledge management system that makes it easier for employees and partners in their organisation to generate, share and use knowledge.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Health - a human right
The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly shown us that diseases do not respect national borders and that health is a fundamental prerequisite for development.
I offer you professional expertise in public health issues, especially in these topics:
health promotion in local communities;
Prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS from an epidemiological point of view;
Prevention of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases through behavioral changes.
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