Marije van Lidth de Jeude is a M.Sc. graduate in Cultural Anthropology with a specialization in gender and development studies; and a B.Sc. graduate in Commercial Economy. She has a professional record of more than twenty years in sustainable development, in particular with multi- and bilateral agencies, governmental institutions, academia, producer cooperatives, small enterprises, community-based organizations and other civil society stakeholders. Marije is specialized in participatory design processes for urban development, conducting gender capacity assessments and development strategies as well as participatory baseline studies, mid-term and end evaluations with a gender perspective. Her expertise was established as program officer (amongst others for Oxfam-Novib and IFAD) and during research and consultancy assignments related to all phases of the project-cycle. She combines qualitative participatory research methods with quantitative data collection and analysis.
