Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Professional Development
Publications
References
Affiliations
Timeline
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Elin L Duby

Facilitator, Designer
Knysna

Summary

Creative and innovative facilitator and creator of transformative learning experiences and materials in the areas of permaculture, resilience, climate change adaptation and social change. Proven experience designing and running impactful projects for a regenerative future. An empathic and collaborative leader with experience of working with diverse and multi cultural teams.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Languages

Work History

Project Designer & Coordinator

PLEDGE NATURE RESERVE
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Development and coordination of pilot education programme for local primary schools at Pledge Nature Reserve focused on transformative learning for a sustainable future using art, storytelling, biomimicry and mindfulness.

Instructional Designer: Online Course

SCALE/ MERCY CORPS
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Development of online course in foundations of Permagarden Approach
  • Evaluation of existing materials and identification of gaps and opportunities for enhancement
  • Design of curriculum and identification of tools to optimize learning outcomes
  • Writing content for sessions and supplemental materials
  • Working closely with graphic designers on final product

Instructional Designer: RCLA Fellowship

SCC/ MERCY CORPS
12.2019 - 05.2022
  • Co-design of fellowship for Resilience Collaboration Learning and Adaptation to serve as a pilot for a new model to foster resilience, systems thinking and fostering greater collaboration, learning and adaptation in the Sahelian context
  • Design of curriculum with focus on experiential, participatory and creative methodologies and writing of content for sessions.
  • Facilitating team discussions with teams in Niger & Burkina Faso to ensure relevance of content and methodologies
  • Collaboration with graphic designer on final product

Instructional Designer: RD Facilitator Guides

SCALE/ MERCY CORPS
07.2021 - 12.2021
  • Design of Facilitator Guides to support roll out of RD approach using Adult Learning Principles, Participatory and Asset Based Community Development framework
  • Evaluation of existing learning materials and toolkits
  • Writing of new content and design of practical exercises with focus on accessibility for diverse groups of learners.
  • Facilitating feedback sessions
  • Working closely with graphic designer on final product

Designer: Curriculum & M&E Toolkit

TOPS/ MERCY CORPS
01.2018 - 10.2018
  • Collaboration on design of RD curriculum- revising existing permaculture curriculums and adapting to USAID programme context.
  • Field testing curriculum at five day trainings in Uganda, Niger & Nepal
  • Design of participatory M&E toolkit for the RD Approach with an emphasis on creating a learning tool for field officers and farmers
  • Field testing M&E toolkit in Niger with field staff and community members.

Design: Participatory M&E Process

Seeding Futures Programme/SEED
01.2018 - 10.2018
  • Developed participatory MEL process for Seeding Futures Programme to assess change in areas of resilience and empowerment amongst both students and community members.
  • Facilitation of workshops with students and interviews with community members using Participatory Impact Assessment, Most Significant Change stories and Theory U methodologies.

Consultant: Organizational Strategy

Seeding Futures Programme/ SEED
01.2018 - 10.2018
  • Facilitated workshops with stakeholder groups to gain insight into issues and opportunities
  • Support to Founder/CEO with development of organizational visioning and strategy


Facilitator: Team Building Workshop

URYADI"S VILLAGE
08.2018 - 09.2018
  • Design and facilitation of team building, organizational visioning process and Holistic Goal Formation with management team.
  • Established a new collaborative process to facilitate better communication.

Director

PRI-Kenya
03.2011 - 09.2016
  • Design of organizational strategy
  • Fundraising and management of diverse teams
  • Design of permaculture education programme and revision of curriculum for the Kenyan context
  • Designed programme for education of Kenyan permaculture consultants
  • Design and development of impactful community-led permaculture projects for food security and community based enterprises reaching farmers association and women's groups across Kenya.
  • Established East Africa's first network of permaculture practitioners

Facilitator

IPK/ GIZ
10.2019 - 11.2019

Design & facilitation of Action Planning Workshops in Mauretania and Burkina Faso for GIZ as Associate of IPK (Ingenious People’s Knowledge).

Education

Master of Arts - Gender And Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies
Brighton, United Kingdom
04.2008 - 04.2009

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations & Spanish

Sussex University
Brighton, United Kingdom
04.2000 - 04.2004

Skills

Permaculture & Resilience Design

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Professional Development

  • ARCH Model Life Coach-ongoing
  • Animas Valley Wild Mind Training Programme
  • Permaculture Design & Teacher Training
  • IPK: Systemic and Participatory Process Design and Facilitation
  • Presencing Institute MIT: Theory U/Leading Change in Times of Disruption
  • 200 hr Yoga teacher training
  • Forum Theatre Teacher Training

Publications

  • SCALE/USAID: Permagarden Foundations Online Course
  • SCALE/USAID: Resilience Design Facilitator's Guide
  • World Vegetable Centre: Home Garden Toolbox.
  • SCALE/USAID: Adaptive Thinking in Agriculture & NRM Programming
  • TOPS/USAID: Resilience Design Measurement Toolkit

References

  • Kristin Lambert, Technical Director, +1 571.494.5613, klambert@mercycorps.org
  • Warren Brush, Permaculture & Resilience Designer, +1 808 535 8552, Warrenbrush@mac.com

Affiliations

Member of Re:Alliance Network

Associate of Ingenious People's Knowledge (IPK)

Timeline

Project Designer & Coordinator

PLEDGE NATURE RESERVE
01.2023 - 12.2023

Instructional Designer: Online Course

SCALE/ MERCY CORPS
01.2022 - 12.2022

Instructional Designer: RD Facilitator Guides

SCALE/ MERCY CORPS
07.2021 - 12.2021

Instructional Designer: RCLA Fellowship

SCC/ MERCY CORPS
12.2019 - 05.2022

Facilitator

IPK/ GIZ
10.2019 - 11.2019

Facilitator: Team Building Workshop

URYADI"S VILLAGE
08.2018 - 09.2018

Designer: Curriculum & M&E Toolkit

TOPS/ MERCY CORPS
01.2018 - 10.2018

Design: Participatory M&E Process

Seeding Futures Programme/SEED
01.2018 - 10.2018

Consultant: Organizational Strategy

Seeding Futures Programme/ SEED
01.2018 - 10.2018

Director

PRI-Kenya
03.2011 - 09.2016

Master of Arts - Gender And Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies
04.2008 - 04.2009

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations & Spanish

Sussex University
04.2000 - 04.2004
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