Partner Focus Area: -Sexuality

Lynn Van Lith

I am a Senior Technical Advisor—HIV/AIDS with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs under the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative project. Prior to this position, I served as the Senior Technical Advisor-Behavior Change Communication on the RESPOND family planning project with JHU/CCP. Before that, I served as the HIV/AIDS Technical Advisor on the Health Communication Partnership (HCP) with the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and co-chaired HCP’s Capacity Resource Group helping country teams strategically integrate community and institutional strengthening plans into their field programs. I have also worked for International Planned Parenthood Affiliates in Africa as well as the UNDP. I have worked in the field of international health and development with a focus on HIV and Reproductive Health more broadly, during which time I lived in Zambia and South Africa, and provided short-term technical support to many countries across Africa and Asia. I have a master’s degree from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Lilian Kayaro Esemere Population Health and Environment Programme Expert working with communities to integrate PHE related activities in various other components. I have over 8 years experience around working with Integrated approaches to Development

Esemere Kayaro Lilian Holds a Masters in Development Studies. She has over 10 years in Integrated Development Programming around Gender, Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. She has extensive knowledge and practice in Human Rights, and a Rights Based Approach to Sustainable Development. Lilian has extensively involved herself in Advocacy areas at Local, National and International while monitoring processes and policies to make sure they conform to acceptable and agreed standards.
She is enthusiastic and Keen in promoting Health Rights for all within the broader Development discourse, while safeguarding the rights and interests of the marginalized, vulnerable, the minority and less privileged.