Catherine Budgett-Meakin

Catherine Budgett-Meakin Network Coordinator of the Population and Sustainability Network.

"From 1983 to 1998 Catherine worked for the Intermediate Technology Development Group (now Practical Action), setting up their UK education programme, and eventually leading their communications department.

"Since 1998 she has worked as a freelance consultant for a number of international NGOs including Save the Children, ActionAid and Oxfam, and has carried out a number of evaluations for the UK Department for International Development and the Commonwealth Institute.

"Since 2001 she has worked on population and reproductive health issues, and attended WSSD 2002 in Johannesburg. In 2003 she set up the Population and Sustainability Network with the support of the steering group."