Climate & Development Engagement Specialist E: emma.boles@oxfamnovib.nl Emma Boles is a Climate & Development Engagement Specialist with extensive experience in strategic engagement, campaigns, and delivery for multi-stakeholder programs across the international development and for-purpose sectors. Emma excels at building networks and aligning teams to deliver impactful programs and campaigns. She brings expertise in engagement strategy, […]

Green: Unit Manager – Climate Resilient Communities E: Gerard.Steehouwer@oxfamnovib.nl Gerard Steehouwer is the Manager of the GREEN Climate Resilience Unit at Oxfam Novib, where he brings over 35 years of experience in environmental studies, ecology, and international development. His work has spanned gender mainstreaming, supporting environmental movements in the Middle East and South Asia, leading […]

Business Developer E: angelica.aparicio@oxfamnovib.nl Angelica Aparicio is a business developer brings over 10 years of experience in institutional fundraising and project development, with a focus on seeds, climate justice, and local value chains. At Oxfam Novib, she works closely with smallholder farmers and grassroots organizations to develop impactful partnerships and manage donor relationships. Her strength […]

Thematic advisor ANLFP E: martina.huber@oxfamnovib.nl Martina Huber supports the team with technical expertise in local food plants, agroecology, and nutrition. With an academic background in plant sciences, she has gained hands-on experience through research on smallholder rice farming in Southeast Asia and native potato cultivation in the Peruvian Andes. Martina has also contributed to projects […]

Policy Advisor Land Rights E: moritz.koenig@oxfamnovib.nl Moritz Koenig is Policy Advisor on Land Rights at Oxfam Novib. He works with project partners to integrate land tenure and natural resource governance into programs, helping ensure that all farmer field school participants have secure access to agricultural land. Moritz designs and delivers capacity strengthening trainings on land […]

Project Lead E: eco.matser@oxfamnovib.nl Eco is the project lead of SD=HS, he has a long experience in supporting fair and sustainable transitions working at global environmental organizations like Greenpeace and development organizations like Hivos. He graduated from the Wageningen Agriculture University with a focus on environmental knowledge and policy change. He previously worked on development […]

Program Officer E: maya.piotrowska@oxfamnovib.nl Maya Piotrowska is a Policy Advisor in the Seeds team at Oxfam Novib. Her work focuses on promoting and supporting an enabling policy environment for farmer-managed seed systems, contributing to more resilient and sustainable food systems. Before joining Oxfam, Maya worked in the financial sector. She holds a Master’s degree in […]

Thematic Advisor Local value chain level E: desire.agossou@oxfamnovib.nl Desire Agossou is the Thematic Advisor for Local Value Chain Development at Oxfam Novib, based in The Hague, The Netherlands. In this role, he works to strengthen local value chains for agroecological products to improve food security and income, particularly for female farmers. He collaborates with national […]

Thematic Advisor on seeds and farmer-managed seed systems E: gea.galluzzi@oxfamnovib.nl . Gea Galluzzi is a Thematic Advisor on seeds and farmer-managed seed systems at Oxfam Novib. For over 15 years, she has been involved in programs focused on agrobiodiversity management, including participatory plant breeding and community-based approaches across Europe and the Global South. Gea spent […]

Policy Lead Food and Land E: nout.vandervaart@oxfamnovib.nl Nout van der Vaart is Oxfam Novib’s Policy Lead Food and Land. Within the broader organization, he works on engaging stakeholders like government officials, (Dutch) MPs and media in policy issues related to food security and sustainable and inclusive agricultural development. Within the SD=HS program, he works to […]

Senior Technical Advisor, Policy, Advocacy and Strategy E: bhramar.dey@oxfamnovib.nl Dr. Dey brings a unique blend of project design, management, and analytical skills focusing on country-led interventions (often through negotiations with governments) in data, policy, monitoring and evaluation, and agricultural input systems. She has over 15 years of experience in data and regulatory reform analyses, and […]

Communication Lead E: catalina.vonhildebrand@oxfamnovib.nl Catalina is the Communication Lead, managing our different channels and coordinating content creation among the team, our partners and allies. Previously she worked in different NGO’s on coalition building for sustainable value chains, access to finance and climate resilience. She has a MSc in International Development from the University of Amsterdam.

Thematic Advisor Participatory Plant Breeding E: sanshrestha@oxfam.org.uk Santosh Shrestha, PhD is Thematic Advisor for Participatory Plant Breeding at Oxfam Novib, based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has over a decade of experience in agrobiodiversity conservation, climate-resilient agriculture, farmer-managed seed systems, and evidence-based seed policy advocacy. Santosh is a master trainer in farmer field schools on participatory […]

Project Officer E: stephanie.may@oxfamnovib.nl Stephanie May is Project Officer at Oxfam Novib, responsible for managing the partner-related aspects of the program administration. She serves as the main contact for partner organizations and Oxfam offices across participating countries. With a background in sociology and a degree in International Relations and Transnational Studies from Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg, […]

Lead, Farmer Seed Enterprises E: connie.formson@oxfamnovib.nl Connie Formson is currently leading the work on Farmer Seed Enterprises at Oxfam in the Netherlands. The work on farmer seed enterprises within SD=HS is focused on empowering smallholder farmers as professional seed producers who are able to effectively market their seeds in different markets. Prior to Oxfam she […]

Business developer E: myrthe.meeuwissen@oxfamnovib.nl

Seed Policy Advisor E: bram.de.jonge@oxfamnovib.nl Dr. Bram De Jonge is the Seed Policy Advisor at Oxfam, the Netherlands. In the context of the SD=HS program, De Jonge’s work aims to support the development and implementation of an enabling policy environment for farmers’ seed systems and the implementation of Farmers’ Rights, at global, national and local […]

Roving Technical Advisor E: HMbozi@oxfam.org.uk Hilton Mbozi is a Roving Technical Advisor in the Seeds program under the Climate Resilient Communities Unit at Oxfam Novib. He supports the implementation of Participatory Plant Breeding and Local Food Plants Farmer Field Schools, working closely with partners and farming communities. Hilton brings over 20 years of experience in […]

Communications Specialist E: nowar.rahmouni@oxfamnovib.nl Nowar Rahmouni is Oxfam’s Communications Lead, overseeing various channels and coordinating content creation across the team, partners, and allies. She brings extensive experience in communications and community engagement from her work with several international NGOs. Her background includes digital marketing, social media content creation, and building strong local and international networks. […]